Packet 6: Tossup 8
An LG ad based on El Topo and a theatre showing this film influence Lady Gaga’s hallucinations in Tarsem Singh’s video for her song “911.” This 20th-century film inspired an unofficial soundtrack album by Nicolas Jaar. Near this film’s end, a man shoots an arrow that knocks Mary’s face out of a church’s ceiling fresco. This film’s protagonist says, “You are fire. Your dress is fire” as his lover gazes at him through a sheet of red lace. A boy stares at a (*) shell covering a woman’s breast in this film, which features a shot in which a country’s outline is formed by a juice stain. This film’s male lead is among six roles played by its director’s muse Sofiko Chiaureli (“chee-OW-reh-lee”). Due to censorship, this film’s director opened its eight chapters with narrated stanzas from its protagonist’s poetry. For 10 points, the bard Sayat-Nova is the subject of what magnum opus of Sergej Parajanov ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Superpower % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Absolute Cinema - Canada | 2025-11-08 | ✓ | 2 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 116.50 |
| 2025 Absolute Cinema - Chicago Open | 2025-11-08 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 127.00 |
| 2025 Absolute Cinema - Minnesota | 2025-11-08 | ✓ | 2 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 72.00 |
| 2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (1) | 2025-11-08 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 67% | 33% | 96.00 |
| 2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (2) | 2025-11-16 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 0% | 60% | 0% | 67.40 |