Question 1

Which festival premiered Intolerable Cruelty?

Accepted Answer

It premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2003.

Question 2

What inspired Catherine Zeta-Jones' acting style in the film?

Accepted Answer

Her style was modeled upon Katharine Hepburn's romantic roles.

Question 3

Why does Billy Bob Thornton speak so fast in this movie?

Accepted Answer

It was a deliberate contrast to his slow-speaking character in The Man Who Wasn't There (2001).

Question 4

What is the central conflict in Intolerable Cruelty?

Accepted Answer

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer to profit from a divorce.

Question 5

Which classic film's sound effects were reused for Herb's medical equipment?

Accepted Answer

The beeping sounds are taken directly from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Question 6

Which actress's performance in 'Intolerable Cruelty' was modeled after Katharine Hepburn's romantic roles?

Accepted Answer

Catherine Zeta-Jones' acting style in this film was modeled upon Katharine Hepburn's romantic roles.

Question 7

Why does Billy Bob Thornton speak so quickly in this movie?

Accepted Answer

Billy Bob Thornton speaks very fast in this movie because his character in 'The Man Who Wasn't There' (2001) speaks very slowly, mirroring a similar approach used with Steve Buscemi in other Coen brothers films.

Question 8

What Shakespearean poem is quoted in Marylin's line about dismissing vows and flattery?

Accepted Answer

Marylin's line, 'Dismiss your vows, your feigned tears, your flattery / for where a heart is hard they make no battery' comes from William Shakespeare's poem 'Venus and Adonis'.

Question 9

Which major film festival featured 'Intolerable Cruelty' in 2003?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Venice Film Festival in 2003.

Question 10

What is the central conflict in 'Intolerable Cruelty'?

Accepted Answer

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

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