Packet 1: Tossup 5

A film blends shots of one of these structures together as the narrator quotes Falstaff’s metaphor about “naked, poor, forked radish” in discussion of “this grand choiring shot of affirmation.” In a 1963 film, the camera pans up to show one of (15[1])these structures as a man asks, “who put that there?” right after his suit is ruined by ice cream spilled by Audrey Hepburn’s character. Narration over (-5[1])a montage depicting one of these structures argues that artworks eventually overshadow their creators’ identity; (15[1])that scene (15[1])is from (*) Orson Welles’s F for Fake. (10[1])A Canadian tourist’s suicidal jump off of (10[1])this sort of (10[1])structure results in the death of Amélie’s mother. (10[1])In (10[2])Before Sunset, Jesse and Celine discuss how one (-5[1])of these structures “will be gone one day” (-5[1])as they sight-see along (-5[1])the Seine. For 10 (10[1])points, what sort of structure names a Disney (-5[1])film about Quasimodo? (10[2])■END■ (10[5])

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