Round 1: Tossup 20
A shot by this director tracks a group of policemen frantically trying to break a series of speakers blasting the song “Hasta Siempre.” The end credits of a film by this director are prefaced by a list including Mark Twain, the Beatles, mini-skirts, and men with long hair. This director fictionalized the lives of Artur London and Dan Mitrione in the films The Confession and State of Siege. A monologue analogizing “isms” to mold infections is delivered in an opening scene by this director preceded by a ballsy disclaimer asserting that its resemblance to real events is (*) “DELIBERATE.” A newsreader announces the fates of the protagonists in the pessimistic ending to that film by this director, which inspired the documentary-style camerawork of The French Connection. This director of Missing used a slogan meaning “he lives” to title a 1969 film that lambasted his home country’s military junta. For 10 points, the political thriller Z is the magnum opus of what director from Greece? ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Spec Script - Canada | 2025-06-21 | ✓ | 2 | 100% | 50% | 0% | 111.50 |
| 2025 Spec Script - Online 1 | 2025-06-21 | ✓ | 10 | 100% | 80% | 0% | 68.60 |
| 2025 Spec Script - Online 2 | 2025-06-21 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 0% | 33% | 147.50 |
| 2025 Spec Script - VCU | 2025-06-21 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 69.00 |