In honour of Mrs. Henderson
THE FILMS OF DIRECTOR STEPHEN FREARS QUESTIONS: 1. Stephen Frears has directed adaptations of two novels in Irish author Roddy Doyle’s “Barrytown Trilogy.” Name them. 2. What adaptation of a Nick Hornby novel did Frears direct? 3. Frears was hired to direct a film (since cancelled) based on Halle Berry’s character in Die Another Day (2002). Name that character. 4. The 1990 Toronto Film Festival saw the world premiere of this Frears movie about con men and women, starring Angelica Huston, John Cusack and Annette Bening. 5. My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) launched the career of Frears and this Irish actor who would go on to win an Oscar four years later for his portrayal of Christy Brown. 6. John Malkovich stars in this Frears-directed film as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. (Hint: Julia Roberts plays the title character). 7. Malkovich has appeared in another Frears film as Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont. Name that film. 8. One of Frears’ earliest movies, Gumshoe (1971), about a bingo caller turned private eye, stars this British actor who has played Tom Jones, Hercule Poirot and Daddy Warbucks on screen. 9. In Canada, this Frears film was released under the title Sammy and Rosie
(1987). What two words were removed from the original title for the Canadian release? 10. This Frears film, which screened at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival, looks at the plight of illegal immigrants in England — an England in which human organs, such as hearts and kidneys, are being traded by desperate donors in exchange for money and passports.