Round 7: Tossup 1

Dialogue from a film by this director recurs throughout Pet Shop Boys’ song “DJ Culture.” A film by this director inspired the structure of Elliott Carter’s String Quartet No. 1. Three 1990s chamber operas by Philip Glass (-5[1])have (15[1])libretti taken from scripts by this director. An actor who was this (-5[1])director’s lover indirectly inspired the Beatles’ mop-top haircuts via Astrid Kirchherr (“KEER-chair”) and is depicted on the cover of The Smiths’ song “This Charming Man.” Apocryphally, this director died in 1963 upon hearing of (*) Édith Piaf’s death the day before. The opening song of David Bowie’s album Heroes is inspired by this director’s film Beauty and the Beast. (10[2])This director is the namesake of a band who used muddied lyrics (10[1])on songs like (10[1])“Cherry-coloured Funk” on the album Heaven or Las Vegas. For 10 points, what director inspired a Scottish dream-pop band named for “Twins”? ■END■

Back to tossups

Buzzes

Summary