Cours West Side Story, Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins
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Question 1

Who are Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins?

French writers

American film directors

Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins are American film directors. Jerome Robbins is also a dancer and a choreographer.

British painters and artists

Question 2

Who did the studio take off the film?

Robert Wise

Jerome Robbins

Robbins only lasted a short time directing the film. After months of preparatory rehearsal the studio felt he spent too much time meticulously filming each scene and decided to take him off the film.

Ernest Lehman

Question 3

Who created the original Broadway version of the movie?

Jerome Robbins

Jerome Robbins created the original Broadway version of the movie.

Robert Wise

Ernest Lehman

Question 4

How many Academy Awards did the movie receive?

3

7

10

West Side story is Wise’s biggest hit to date and received 10 Academy Awards, including best picture and best director (first duo to share this award).

Question 5

Where and when does the movie take place?

In 1973, in New York

In 1957, in Manhattan

The movie takes place in the rough neighborhood of Lincoln Square West Side of Manhattan during the summer of 1957.

In 1945, in Los Angeles

Question 6

Which book of William Shakespeare inspired West Side Story?

Romeo and Juliet

West Side Story is a contemporization of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, scripted by Ernest Lehman (with whom Wise had already collaborated on two movies).

Hamlet

Question 7

What are the genres of the movie?

Science fiction and musical

Romance and thriller

Musical and romantic comedy

The movie is a musical and a romantic comedy.

Question 8

What happens in 1898?

US forces invaded Puerto Rico

In 1898, US forces invaded Puerto Rico to free the island from the Spanish colonial rule.

The Cold War begins 

The end of the Soviet Union

Question 9

Which are the two gangs fighting each other in the movie?

The Bulls and the Stones

The Jets and the Sharks

The story revolves around two gangs based on ethnic origins: the Jets (Whites) vs the Sharks (Puerto-Rican - aka Nuyoricans). They are united in their difference: of different origins but all poor.

The Lions and the Kings

Question 10

What are the main themes of the movie?

Love, joy, kindness, new life, marriage, religion

Loneliness, grief, sadness, feelings, new beginning, loss

Loyalty, class, racial prejudice, love, violence, disillusionment of immigration

The main themes of the movie are loyalty, class, racial prejudice, love, violence, disillusionment of immigration.