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Oscar Winners
| Best Picture | Chicago | |
| Best director | Roman Polanski, The Pianist | |
| Best actor in a leading role | Adrien Brody, The Pianist | |
| Best actress in a leading role | Nicole Kidman, the Hours | |
| Best actor in a supporting role | Chris Cooper, Adaptation | |
| Best actress in a supporting role | Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago | |
| Best original screenplay | Pedro Almodovar, Talk to Her | |
| Best adapted screenplay | Ronald Harwood, The Pianist | |
| Best animated feature | Spirited Away | |
| Best original song | “Lose Yourself” from 8 Mile | |
| Best art direction | John Myrhe and Gord Sim, Chicago | |
| Best cinematography | Conrad L. Hall, Road to Perdition | |
| Best costume design | Colleen Antwood, Chicago | |
| Best makeup | Frida | |
| Best documentary feature | Bowling for Columbine | |
| Best visual effects | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | |
| Best film editing | Martin Walsh, Chicago |
C. Work in groups. Using the key words below, give some information about one of the European film festivals. Present the information to the class.
| Cannes | 1) to be the most prestigious / well-known world film festival / to be a French film festival / to be founded in 1938 / at Cannes / on the French Riviera; 2) the first opening / on 1 September 1939 / to be cancelled because of the war; 3) the first Cannes festival actually to take place / 6 years later; 4) soon / to become/ one of the top festivals; 5) the showbiz factor / to be high in Cannes; 6) to be / important / film market / its awards / guarantee / distribution for non-mainstream, non-Hollywood films; 7) the top Prize in the festival competition / the Palm d’Or / to be awarded in 1955 / to go to one or two presented films; 8) among the numerous other prizes / to be Camera d’Or for debut film. |
| Berlin | 1) to be / a German film festival / to be the most important in Germany; 2) the Berlin International Film Festival or Berlinale / to be founded in 1951; 3) to be / one of three major festivals in Europe / to be held annually / late February / through early March; 4) its prize / to be Golden Bear / in the competition for the top prizes / the Golden Bear / for the best film / the Silver Bear / for best directing / best acting; 5) in the international competition for Golden Bear award / film / to be assessed / by a jury of international celebrities; 6) to put an emphasis / independent and innovating film making (features, documentaries, experimental films, short and political films). |
| Venice | 1) to be / the world’s oldest film festival; 2) to be held / in Venice / in 1932 / to be unique in its devotion to cinema as an art form; 3) to be declared / an annual even with prizes / in 1934 / the Palazzo del Cinema / to be built especially for the festival in 1937/ still to house the event; 4) to be a showcase for / the best of world cinema / irrespective of ideology; 5) to be open to / the tastes of young cinema hopefuls; 6) to be open to / a mingling of European and American, art and popular cinema; 7) the festival’s top prize / the Golden Lion / to be established in 1949. |
D. Read the text. Divide it into several logical parts and suggest their titles.
Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
The appearance of the Molodist film festival was planned to happen in1962, when the Kyiv Institute of Theatrical Arts in the name of Karpenko-Kariy first introduced the department of Cinema Art. The natural attraction of young masters to the audience, the necessity for emotional impulse from the audience, and the necessity in conversation through the screen – all that made this great beginning successful and eternal.
The first Republican Festival of Student Film “Molodist” took place in Kyiv on October 31, 1970. 33 films were shown. The Jury with Mykola Maschenko as the Head determined the best student films, presented diplomas and prizes.”
Molodist was founded in1970 and organized only because of the energetic nature of the director Mykola Maschenko and with the help of the initiative group from the Cinematographers Union of Ukraine.
The first Grand Prix of the festival was given to the director V.Granin for the documentary “Big Trampline”.
In 1974 Russian films participated in the festival for the first time. In 1977 films from the Georgian Institute of Theatrical Art were presented at the festival.
Kyiv saw the debuts of many directors from outside of Ukraine, who took their prizes abroad such as Konstantin Lopushansky – 1980 “Solo”, Serhiy Snezhkin in 1985 with “Hey, On Lincoln”, Alexander Rogozhkin, 1985 “In Honor of a Few Lines”, Yuri Mamim, 1986 “Neptune’s Celebration”, Yevgeniy Tsymbal, 1988 “Sedov the Guard”.
One of the most talented master of Ukrainian cinematography, actor Ivan Mykolaychuk was given the Grand Prix for his directors debut with “Babylon XX”, 1979.
In 1987 Molodist gave birth to the one, who later was called “the new wave” of Kazakh cinema: Grand Prix – Serik Aprymov with “Two on a Bicycle”. For Nadia Evtushenko, 1985 “Gayduk”, from Moldova, and for Alexei Haritidi, 1994 – “Gagarin“ forum in Kyiv became a first step on a ladder to Cannes “Palme d’or” for the best animated film.
At the end of the 80’s the festival was continuously changing into the international: all the best student films and debuts shown in USSR at that time were coming to Kyiv. This period until Ukraine became an independent state in 1991, was characterized as a period when festival’s ideology was formed.
After the break in 1992, caused by the difficulties in financing the festival, it was opened the next year as a specialized “Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival” of student and debut films. The four categories in competition are still the same: debut student film, debut full-length feature film, debut short fiction film, debut animation film or documentary.
E. In small groups, brainstorm possible newspapers headlines about the film festival (based on the text)
F. Study the table below. Answer the following questions.
1. Since when have the Soviet films started winning international recognition?
2. Which of the films was the first prize winner?
3. What awards and at what film festivals went to the Russian films?
4. What actors and actresses were starring in them?
| Director | Film | Award | Notes | |
| Grigori Chukhrai, director | Sorok perviy / The Forty-First | A Special Prize in Cannes in 1957 | His films reflect a concern for individuals caught up in the tide of historical events. | |
| Ballada o soldate / Ballad of a Soldier | Prizes in Cannes and Venice in 1960 | |||
| Sergei Bondarchuk, director and actor | A four-part screen version of Tolstoy’s War and Peace | Won an Oscar (1968) | “War and Peace” is notable for its large-scale battle scenes and the quality of acting. | |
| Georgi Danelia, director and scriptwriter | Ossenni marafon / Autumn Marathon (1979) | Won the main prize at the 1979 San Sebastian Film Festival | A sad comedy in which the hero can never catch up with his obligations. | |
| Mikhail Kalatozov, director | Letyat zhuravli/ The Cranes are Flying (1958) | Won the Palme d’Or in Cannes in 1958 | A romance set against the outbreak of World War II. | |
| Josef Kheifits, director | Dama s sobachkoi / The Lady with a Dog | Won a prize in Cannes in 1960 | In Yalta at the term of the century, an unhappily married woman and a married man start an affair that lasts secretly. | |
| Nikita Mikhalkov, actor and director | Urga: Territory of Love (1991) | Won the Golden Lion in Venice in 1991 | Mikhalkov provides a most engaging view into the life of a nomadic Mongolian family. | |
| Utomlyonnye solntsem / Burnt by the Sun | Won the Oscar for the Best Foreign Film in 1995 | A tragic drama about the last happy summer in the life of a Bolshevik hero’s family. | ||
| Gleb Panfilov, Director | Tema / The Theme | Won the Golden Bear in Berlin in 1987 | A successful Soviet playwright undergoes a mid-life crisis and must reevaluate the meaning of his work that has been dictated (and lavishly praised) by the government | |
| Larissa Shepitko, director | Voskhozhdenie/ The Ascent, based on Vassil Bykov’s story “Sotnikov” | Won the Golden Bear in Berlin in 1977 | The story of the tragic fate of a group of partisans is filled with spiritual strength and religious symbolism. | |
| Andrei Tarkovsky, director and theorist | Ivanovo detstvo / Ivan’s Childhood | Won the Grand Prix in the Venice Film Festival in 1962 | He believed that cinema presented what he called the Sculptured Time. | |
| Andrei Rublyov | Won the FIPRESSI Prize in Cannes in 1971 | The film confronted the issue of artistic freedom | ||
| Nostalgia | Won the Special Jury Prize in Cannes in 1983 | |||
| Andrey Zvyagintsev, director | Vozvrashcheniye / The Return | Won the Golden Lion in Venice 2003 | In the remote Russian wilderness, two brothers face a range of new, conflicting emotions when their father – a man they only know through a single photograph – resurfaces. |
F. Write an article to a newspaper about the Ukrainian (or Russian) film festival.
Part VII. Consolidation
A. Fill the gaps with suitable words. The first two are done as examples.
1. The most popular programs on TV tend to be game shows, soap operas and crime ..............
2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first ............. –length ................. film: it was ..................... by Walt Disney.
3. Horror films like A Nightmare on Elm Street depend on spectacular .................. effects rather than a subtle............................
4. Superman 2, ..................................... by Richard Lester, was the ........................to Superman. The .......................was co-written by Mario Puzo, who wrote “The Godfather”.
5. A really exciting movie depends on good .................... (photography), good .................. (the way the film is cut with perfect timing so that each ....................... surprises you), and exciting ........................... (car chases, fights and falls).
6. Modern films have a Dolby stereo ........................ but not all cinemas have the ......................... to take advantage of this.
7. Foreign-language films can be shown with sub-....................... or may be .................................
8. Michael Keaton played the ................... of Batman in the movie but his ......................-star, Jack Nicholson, ......................... every scene he appeared in.
9. The Last Emperor was an Italian-American ...................., shot on ............................ in China. It received a lot of ............................, but I thought it was highly .............................
10. It was hard to follow the ................... because there were so many ....................... to scenes that had happened earlier.
11. The names of the stars and the ..................................... are given in the opening ......................., but you have to wait till the end to see the complete ............................of characters and the actors who ............................. them – and the name of every individual member of the film ......................... . The people who aren’t mentioned are all the ..........................who appear in the crowd scenes.
12. I never go to see ..........................films – my favourites are..................
13. In the new ......................of The Tempest by the Royal Shakespeare Company, the .......................... were designed by David Hockney.
B. Work in groups. Find out from your partners about their tastes in the cinema. Ask them to explain why they enjoy them.
C. What type of films are these?
- Some cowboys rob a train.
- A flying saucer lands from Mars.
- A dead person comes back to life.
- James Bond saves the world.
- Mickey Mouse goes on a picnic.
- A man falls in love with his teacher.
- A dead body is found in the river.
- There are lots of songs and dancing.
D. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
The Lord of Rings
With the possible exception of Star Wars, no movie project has ever (1) ……………as challenging as the Lord of Rings. It has been hyped as the ultimate production ever undertaken by Hollywood. How many films, after all, are acted out by a cast of elves, dwarves, trolls, giants, dragons and wizards, many of whom are somewhat (2) ……………characters? The big screen (3) …………….. of JRR Tolkien’s literary classic, the (4)…………….of which is the struggle of Good against Evil, may prove to be the movie of the decade. Translating such a book onto the silver screen, however, is no (5) ………….. of cake. The 1978 animated version fell as (6)…………… as a pancake when it reached the box office. On the other hand, the story has a huge base and, most importantly, it has sold over 50 million copies world-wide in 25 languages.
1 A claimed B proved C turned D resulted
2 A dubious B debatable C wavering D unclear
3 A conversion B adaptation C alteration D modification
4 A matter B title C trend D theme
5 A slice B bit C piece D chunk
6 A small B round C thin D flat
E. Render the following article in English:
F. Answer the clues.
| 1. | C | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | |||||||||
| 2. | __ | __ | __ | __ | I | __ | __ | __ | __ | |||||||
| 3. | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | N | __ | ||||||||
| 4. | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | E | __ | |||||||
| 5. | __ | __ | __ | __ | M | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | |||||
| 6. | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | __ | A | __ |
1. animated movie
2. translation of the dialogue of a foreign film printed on the film
3. replacing of the original voice sound-track of a film with a translation into a different language
4. film about vampires, black magic, etc.
5. a film showing some aspect of human or social activity
6. the script of the film
G. Read the passage below and find ten mistakes in the use of articles.
The Filming Day
No one filming day is the same as any other. Generally, we aim for the actual filming to go on for ten or eleven hours, from 8 a.m. to 6.30 or 7 p.m. This means that most people will be working a much longer day. Actors may need two hours in the costume and make-up department to get ready, so they may have to be collected from the hotel at 5.30 a.m. if they are to have breakfast. Obviously, the make-up team is on call from that time too. The location manager will be on the spot from the first call time to make sure no problems arise, and he will stay to the end to see everybody safely away and to check the location for damage. The art director and the electricians will need to rig the lights for the first filming at 8 a.m. Assistant directors and the continuity girl will walk through all the locations for the different scenes so everyone understands what is to be achieved that day. The Art Department will be making final checks and setting out props, so by 8 o’clock everything is ready for the day’s filming. At the end of shooting, all the costumes are removed, and the washing machines start going full tilt. Shoes are cleaned, coats brushed, hats are stored, and the ironing is done. After the actors have left, the make-up team washes and sets the wings for the following day. Lights are derigged, props are packed away. The catering team will have washed up. The continuity girl types up her continuity notes. Actors may have to learn lines. Assistant directors discuss the day’s work and then watch the rushes of the previous day’s filming. Once a week there is a production meeting with all the heads of departments to plan the following week’s filming. No one works less than a twelve-hour day and many regularly work for fifteen or sixteen hours.
H. Test your knowledge of “Cinema in Ukraine”.
a. Translate the sentences from Ukrainian into English.
b. Answer the questions.
1. Who made the first newsreels in Ukraine? When?
2. Who became an important figure in cinematography?
3. What did the filmmakers show during the World War II?
4. Can you name the popular Ukrainian actors?
5. Tell about O. Dovzhenko and his work.
6. What is your favorite Ukrainian film?
I. Write a self dictation.
Cinema in England
In England the cinema is usually called ‘the pictures’. The American name, ‘the movies’, is sometimes used. The first performance, or ‘showing’, as it is called, begins at about two o’clock in the afternoon, and the show goes on from then until about half past ten. The cinema is not emptied between ‘showings’, so that once you paid for your seat you can stay in the cinema as long as you like. There is usually one main film, a news film, some advertisement and a ‘trailer’ telling about the film for the next week. Cinema used to be more crowded than they are now. Many people used to go to the cinemas two or three times a week, but today people like to stay at home to watch television, especially if it is cold and wet outside.
The prices of cinema seats outside London are between three shillings and six shillings. The prices in London are higher.
Cinemas in England are usually larger and more comfortable than the theatres. There is often a restaurant, so it is possible to spend a pleasant afternoon and evening there. Behind the cinema screen there is a stage, so that the building can be used for concerts and other performances. In some towns in Britain the cinemas are closed on Sundays.
J. Do a crossword puzzle.
A c r o s s
1. A person or thing that helps.
3. A theater in which films are shown.
6. Making known to people by printed notices.
10. A place where pictures are made for the cinema.
11. Scenery.
12. Critical examination of a film, etc.
14. The main character trait of a stunt.
15. A separate description of events in a novel, play or film.
D o w n
2. A person who directs the production of a film.
4. To take part in a film.
5. Set of actors in a film.
7. A particular form or variation of smth.
8. An actor playing a leading role in a film.
9. A long fictional prose narrative about human beings that can lay the foundation of the script.
13. The least important factor for a talented actor/actress.
K. Using Internet.
A. Critiquing a Film
Objectives: Students will predict the success of current movies.
Students will compare the criteria for popularity between films in their country and English-language films.
Students will discuss and draw conclusions about this criterion.
Website Addresses: http://www.allmovie.com – Movie summaries
Look for “New in Theaters” Click on titles
http://www.filmland.com/boxoffice ‑ Box office reports
http://www.joblo.com/box-office.htm - Box office reports
Grouping:
Individual
Setup:
Search the Internet for movie previews, predict the success of a movie in the target culture and in their own countries, and compare their predictions with current popularity ratings.
Student’s name:_______________________________________________Date:______________
WORKSHEET
PART I. Go to the Internet and read the description of the movies.
1. Choose the three current movies you think will be the most popular with English speakers, and briefly summarize the content. Next, explain your choices (actors, story line, special effects, etc.).
Movie 1:_______________________________ Summary_______________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think this movie will be popular? _______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Movie 2:_______________________________ Summary_______________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think this movie will be popular? ________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Movie 3:_______________________________ Summary_______________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think this movie will be popular? ________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. Would these movies be popular in your country? Why or why not? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PART II. Go to the Internet and read the current status of the movies.
What are the three most popular films right now?
1.________________________ 2. _________________________ 3. _____________________
Did they match your predictions? Why or why not? What makes these films so popular?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Further Activities:
1. Have students see one of the movies and determine if they agree with the critical reviews of the film.
2. Have students work in pairs or small groups and write a review of a movie they saw.
B. Interpreting Soap Opera Subplots
Objectives: Students will identify and summarize soap opera subplots.
Students will collaborate to prepare for listening.
Students will interpret and record events.
Website Addresses: http://www.tvguide.com/soaps/ ‑ American soap operas update
Click on the “Daily Updates” link. Look for the “Select a Soap” menu. Click
on the down arrow. Click on a soap opera
http://members.oal.com/soaplinks/index.html#Non-US – British soap opera links
Click the “Search” button on your browser or use any search engine for soaps in other Anglophone countries.
Grouping:
Small groups
Students’ names:______________________________________________Date:______________
| PREACTIVITY WORKSHEET | ACTIVITY WORKSHEET |
| 1. What is the title of the soap opera? __________________________________ 2. What are the current subplots of the soap opera? A (event, character(s), promise/problem): __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ B (event, character(s), promise/problem): __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ C (event, character(s), promise/problem): __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Additional subplots: __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ | View the episode and answer below. How did each of the subplots evolve? Are there any new twists or characters? _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Predict what will happen tomorrow: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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