Packet 8: Tossup 3

A film by this director frequently uses extreme wide shots of the protagonist to imply he’s under constant surveillance, such as when he meets an “ex-ex-FBI Agent” at an amusement park. (15[1])The protagonist of that film by this director secretly passes a note to a flight attendant informing her of a bomb on their plane. A film by this director is bookended with slow zooms into and out from a congressional committee announcing their conclusions about two separate (*) assassinations. In that film by this director, the main character (-5[1])is exposed to a video montage juxtaposing words like “COUNTRY” and “HAPPINESS” with images like a burning cross, an orgy, (-5[1])and a Nixon rally. Another film by this director (-5[1])features the protagonists being told that their lives are in danger by a man almost entirely obscured by shadows while in a parking garage. For 10 points, name this director, whose “Paranoia” trilogy includes the films The Parallax View and All The President’s Men. (10[2]0[1]) ■END■

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