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 (15[1])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 (-5[1])represented by two detectives who ask this character (-5[1])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. (10[1])George S. Kaufman (10[1])and Clifford (10[1])Odets inspired the look and mannerisms of this character, who meets (10[1])Charlie Meadows at a decrepit (10[1])hotel where he tries to write a “wrestling picture.” For 10 points, John (10[1])Turturro (10[2])played what title writer of a 1991 Coen brothers film? ■END■ (10[1])

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