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<blockquote data-quote="Karin Schill" data-source="post: 97829"><p>[ATTACH=full]8642[/ATTACH]</p><p>Drumroll as we open up the envelope...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]8643[/ATTACH]</p><p>It's a tie between two movies of your two most favorite directors!</p><p></p><p><strong>The first of your favorite movies that has won the Academy Award is: </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]8646[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Rebecca (1940)</strong></p><p>This is a romantic mystery film about the brooding, aristocratic widower Maxim de Winter who falls in love with a young woman and marries her. Yet the new bride has barely moved into the house before she starts hearing things about his previous wife, Rebecca and the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death...</p><p></p><p>This was the first American movie that Alfred Hitchcock directed. It was produced by David O Selznick. It stars Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine in the leads.</p><p></p><p><strong>You gave it a total of: 36 points. </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Here's a trailer for the movie: </strong></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]PwneccC52fY[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p><strong>The second of your favorite movies that has won the Academy Award is: </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]8647[/ATTACH] </strong></p><p><strong>Schindler’s List (1993)</strong></p><p>This is an american epic historical drama movie. It is about the German business man Oskar Schindler who saved over 1000 Jews from holocaust during the Second World War. Liam Neeson portrays Schindler. The movie is directed and produced by Steven Spielberg. It was filmed on location in Krakow, Poland. It was a commercial success and it won 7 Oscars. The movie is considered one of the best 100 movies ever made by the American Film Institute.</p><p></p><p><strong>You gave it a total of 36 points.</strong></p><p></p><p>Here's a trailer for the movie:</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]M5FpB6qDGAE[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p><strong>In third place with 34 points: </strong></p><p>[ATTACH=full]8648[/ATTACH]</p><p><strong>Gone with the Wind (1939)</strong></p><p>The classic lovestory of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>In forth place with 29 points:</strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]8649[/ATTACH] </strong></p><p><strong>Casablanca (1943)</strong></p><p>An impossible love affair in north Africa in the middle of the second world war...</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>In tied fifth place with 26 points: </strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]8650[/ATTACH] </strong></p><p><strong>The Sound of Music (1965) </strong></p><p>The story about the singing Van Trapp family</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]8666[/ATTACH] </strong></p><p><strong>The Silence of the Lambs (1991) </strong></p><p>About a serial killer</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]8667[/ATTACH] </strong></p><p><strong>Titanic (1997) </strong></p><p>Jack and Rose on that sinking ship...</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Then here's the rest of the list: </strong></strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>All About Eve (1950) 22 p.</p><p>The King’s Speech (2010) 22 p.</p><p>My Fair Lady (1964) 19 p.</p><p></p><p>A Man for All Seasons (1966) 17 p.</p><p>The Departed (2006) 17 p.</p><p>The Godfather (1972) 15 p.</p><p>Midnight Cowboy (1969) 14 p.</p><p>West Side Story (1961) 13 p.</p><p>Kramer vs Kramer (1979)13 p.</p><p>The English Patient (1996) 13 p.</p><p>Argo (2012)12 p.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>At Ten Points:</strong></strong></p><p>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)</p><p>No Country For Old Men (2007)</p><p>Slumdog Millionaire (2008)</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>At Nine Points:</strong></strong></p><p>How Green Was My Valley (1941)</p><p>The Sting (1973)</p><p>Crash (2005)</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>At Eight Points:</strong></strong></p><p>Dances with Wolves (1990)</p><p>Amadeus (1984)</p><p>American Beauty (1999)</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>At Seven Points:</strong></strong></p><p>Oliver (1968)</p><p>Chariots of Fire (1981)</p><p>The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)</p><p>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>At Six Points:</strong></strong></p><p>The Life of Emile Zola (1937)</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>At Five Points:</strong></strong></p><p>Ordinary People (1980)</p><p>Gladiator (2000)</p><p>The Deer Hunter (1978)</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>At Four Points:</strong></strong></p><p>Terms of Endearment (1983)</p><p>Platoon (1986)</p><p>The Godfather II (1974)</p><p>Moonlight (2016)</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>At Three Points:</strong></strong></p><p>Annie Hall (1977)</p><p>Chicago (2002)</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>At Two Points:</strong></strong></p><p>Out of Africa (1985)</p><p>Forrest Gump (1994)</p><p>12 Years a Slave (2013)</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>At One Point:</strong></strong></p><p>Ben-Hur (1959)</p><p>The Last Emperor (1987)</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Thank you to everyone who's taken part in this round. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Karin Schill, post: 97829"] [ATTACH=full]8642[/ATTACH] Drumroll as we open up the envelope... [ATTACH=full]8643[/ATTACH] It's a tie between two movies of your two most favorite directors! [B]The first of your favorite movies that has won the Academy Award is: [ATTACH=full]8646[/ATTACH] Rebecca (1940)[/B] This is a romantic mystery film about the brooding, aristocratic widower Maxim de Winter who falls in love with a young woman and marries her. Yet the new bride has barely moved into the house before she starts hearing things about his previous wife, Rebecca and the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death... This was the first American movie that Alfred Hitchcock directed. It was produced by David O Selznick. It stars Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine in the leads. [B]You gave it a total of: 36 points. [/B] [B]Here's a trailer for the movie: [/B] [MEDIA=youtube]PwneccC52fY[/MEDIA] [B]The second of your favorite movies that has won the Academy Award is: [ATTACH=full]8647[/ATTACH] Schindler’s List (1993)[/B] This is an american epic historical drama movie. It is about the German business man Oskar Schindler who saved over 1000 Jews from holocaust during the Second World War. Liam Neeson portrays Schindler. The movie is directed and produced by Steven Spielberg. It was filmed on location in Krakow, Poland. It was a commercial success and it won 7 Oscars. The movie is considered one of the best 100 movies ever made by the American Film Institute. [B]You gave it a total of 36 points.[/B] Here's a trailer for the movie: [MEDIA=youtube]M5FpB6qDGAE[/MEDIA] [B]In third place with 34 points: [/B] [ATTACH=full]8648[/ATTACH] [B]Gone with the Wind (1939)[/B] The classic lovestory of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. [B] In forth place with 29 points: [ATTACH=full]8649[/ATTACH] Casablanca (1943)[/B] An impossible love affair in north Africa in the middle of the second world war... [B] In tied fifth place with 26 points: [ATTACH=full]8650[/ATTACH] The Sound of Music (1965) [/B] The story about the singing Van Trapp family [B] [ATTACH=full]8666[/ATTACH] The Silence of the Lambs (1991) [/B] About a serial killer [B] [ATTACH=full]8667[/ATTACH] Titanic (1997) [/B] Jack and Rose on that sinking ship... [B] [B][B][B]Then here's the rest of the list: [/B][/B][/B] [/B] All About Eve (1950) 22 p. The King’s Speech (2010) 22 p. My Fair Lady (1964) 19 p. A Man for All Seasons (1966) 17 p. The Departed (2006) 17 p. The Godfather (1972) 15 p. Midnight Cowboy (1969) 14 p. West Side Story (1961) 13 p. Kramer vs Kramer (1979)13 p. The English Patient (1996) 13 p. Argo (2012)12 p. [B] [B]At Ten Points:[/B][/B] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) No Country For Old Men (2007) Slumdog Millionaire (2008) [B] [B]At Nine Points:[/B][/B] How Green Was My Valley (1941) The Sting (1973) Crash (2005) [B] [B]At Eight Points:[/B][/B] Dances with Wolves (1990) Amadeus (1984) American Beauty (1999) [B] [B]At Seven Points:[/B][/B] Oliver (1968) Chariots of Fire (1981) The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) [B] [B]At Six Points:[/B][/B] The Life of Emile Zola (1937) [B] [B]At Five Points:[/B][/B] Ordinary People (1980) Gladiator (2000) The Deer Hunter (1978) [B] [B]At Four Points:[/B][/B] Terms of Endearment (1983) Platoon (1986) The Godfather II (1974) Moonlight (2016) [B] [B]At Three Points:[/B][/B] Annie Hall (1977) Chicago (2002) [B] [B]At Two Points:[/B][/B] Out of Africa (1985) Forrest Gump (1994) 12 Years a Slave (2013) [B] [B]At One Point:[/B][/B] Ben-Hur (1959) The Last Emperor (1987) [B] Thank you to everyone who's taken part in this round. :)[/B] [/QUOTE]
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