Lindsay Anderson Trivia Questions

True. Anderson's 1963 film 'This Sporting Life' is a classic of the British New Wave, focusing on a rugby player's struggles with class and masculinity.

Correct. Anderson's 1968 film 'If....' is a landmark of British cinema, featuring Malcolm McDowell in his breakout role as a rebellious schoolboy.

True. Anderson's leftist views and confrontational style led to blacklisting in the US. He made most of his films in the UK as a result.

False. Anderson made documentaries, but none about the royals. His 1973 film 'O Lucky Man!' satirized British institutions, but not as a documentary.

True. In 1987, Anderson directed this gentle drama featuring Lillian Gish and Bette Davis as elderly sisters, a rare late-career triumph for both stars.

False. Anderson was born in Bangalore, India, to a Scottish family, but he was not a vocal advocate for Scottish independence, and his films don't focus on that.

False. Anderson co-founded the British film magazine 'Sequence' in 1947. 'Cahiers du Cinéma' was French, founded by André Bazin and others.

Anderson never won the Palme d'Or. His film 'If....' won the Palme d'Or in 1969, making him the first British director to do so. Wait—that's actually true.