Round 8: Tossup 3

The title character of a film by this screenwriter is told “may you live to be a thousand years old, sir!” after buying four huge suitcases from a salesman who declares that luggage is “the central preoccupation of [his] life.” A Roger Deakins shot in which pillow feathers engulf the frame illustrates a monologue by this screenwriter in which a man recounts the story of a woman who dreams of a hand pointing at her. This author wrote the line “my father says that almost the whole world is asleep” for a film starring Meg Ryan in three roles. This author wrote an (*) Oscar-winning screenplay that includes the lines “I lost my hand! I lost my bride!” for a 1987 film whose (10[1])credits are set to “That’s Amore.” (-5[1])This screenwriter, whose comedic work includes Joe Versus the Volcano and Moonstruck, cast Viola Davis in a 2008 film as the mother of a closeted altar boy. (10[1])For 10 points, Philip Seymour Hoffman played a Catholic priest in what author’s adaptation of his own play Doubt? ■END■

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