The French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville gained most fame for such dry, laconic gangster films as Bob le flambeur, Le Doulos, Le Deuxième souffle, and Le Samouraï. These films teem with bravura techniques that involve:

A. available-light shooting.
B. trolley-mounted camerawork.
C. studio shooting.
D. short takes.

Answer: A

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The 1931 film La Chienne introduced many elements that would characterize the work of director Jean Renoir EXCEPT ________.

A. tragic endings B. scenes staged in depth C. abrupt switches of tone D. virtuoso camera movements

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