Round 5: Tossup 15

In a shot from this character’s POV, the camera glides up past men punching each other on a dance floor and enters the bell of a trumpet. This character reads from the Book of Daniel in a Bible before shutting it when he sees “And God said, ‘Let there be light’” preceded by the phrase “as is the cry of the fishmongers.” A sex scene involving this character occurs off-screen as the camera dollies left from a bed and down the drain of a sink. Critics have speculated that Hitler and Mussolini are represented by two detectives who ask this character about a killer known for (*) beheading his victims. This character frequently gazes at a painting of a woman shielding her eyes from the sun in front of waves on a beach. George S. Kaufman and Clifford Odets inspired the (10[1])look and mannerisms of this character, who meets Charlie (10[1])Meadows at a decrepit hotel where he tries to write a “wrestling picture.” For 10 points, John Turturro played what title writer of a 1991 Coen brothers film? ■END■

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