PT155 S3 P1 Q7 ExplanationScreening Nonfiction Films

Answer choices, explained

1. A

   Too Strong: entirely lacking in value2% picked this

   They are usually little more than clever marketing gimmicks and are entirely lacking

   The author was not trashing these directors' cuts as totally lacking in artistic value. She was just saying, "Let's take that same enthusiasm and desire for authenticity and also funnel it towards how we exhibit these films."

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2. B

   Too Strong: pointless2% picked this

   Producing them is largely a pointless endeavor, in that it is striving for a goal that can

   Similar to (A), the author isn't saying these are lame or pointless. She's actually presumably a fan of them. She's all about authenticity. She is hoping to get the archivists to see that they should not only worry about authenticity with director's cuts but also worry about it when it comes to how they exhibit these films.

   2%
3. C

   Out of Scope: less authentic42% picked this

   Paradoxically, even though they are produced in an attempt to increase authenticity, in many cases they are less

   The author never complains that the makers have failed in making the most authentic version. She is just saying that "as far as the exhibition side is concerned, films are presented in an inauthentic setting".

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4. D

   Correct52% picked this

   The time and effort expended in producing them is potentially wasted if no attention is paid to

   Why this is right

   This is pretty strongly worded, but it's softened by saying "the effort is potentially wasted if you don't pay attention to other aspects of authenticity". She knows the goal of these archivists is to present the film "as they supposedly were when originally produced", and the author thinks that the makers will fall short of that goal if "as far as the exhibition side is concerned, authenticity is allowed to go out the window". This is the only answer that comes close to expressing the author's view of these director's cuts. Her view is, "It's weird that they obsess over making the film appear just as it originally did, but they don't ever worry about making the exhibition setting feel just as it originally did". This answer is the only one even trying to capture that complaint, so we'll forgive it for its interesting word choice.

   Skill tested: Author Opinion · how this choice captures the passage's function is the move to repeat next time.

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5. E

   Too Strong: by far the best2% picked this

   In the vast majority of cases where such a version is available, it represents by far the best

   The author never expresses any positive or negative opinion about the directors' cuts themselves. We need some textual support to back up a hyperbolic claim like "by far the best way" to experience the film. It's possible that our author would rather an inferior version of the film shown in a more authentic setting (she might consider that, on balance, to be a better way to experience the film).

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