Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Auteur's Guide to Romance


Happy (belated) Valentine's Day, everyone!

I know it's a bit late for Valentine's posts but the idea came to me and I just couldn't resist it. I've been thinking lately that what we classic film geeks could really use (you know aside from money for film preservation and more big-screen venues for classic film showings and more DVD releases, etc.) is a personality quiz tailored to our needs. I'm a sucker for personality quizzes, but sadly, most of them are along the lines of "What Elemental Dragon Are You" and while that's cute and all, it gets old fast.

So, because it was Valentine's, I had the idea to just write up my own quiz, asking film geeks a series of romantic questions, geared at finding out which classic film director's movies best describe their romantic personality. I would have preferred to just post it up here on the blog but for now, Quizilla is still the most convenient host for personality quizzes. So, if you're interested, here's a link and here's the quiz description:

The Auteur's Guide to Romance

Here's a personality quiz for classic film lovers (and lovers in general). Which classic film director's movies best describe your romantic personality? Are your dark, twisted romances like something out of an Alfred Hitchcock film? (For your sake, we hope not.) Or are you more like a fast-talking, flirty Howard Hawks character? For the relatively few people who have ever pondered this question, this quiz is for you. (Note: This quiz is meant in fun. Any hasty generalizations were made intentionally.)

If you do take the quiz, by all means come by and post your result. And yes, I did take the quiz myself and it turns out I'm a Hawks-Romantic. Huh. Wasn't expecting that one.


Happy Valentine's, you guys! And rest assured that I will be getting back to the land of in-depth reviews and discussions soon. I don't plan on hanging out in meme-land forever, nice and fluffy as it is.

15 comments:

  1. How fun! I'm a Wilder Romantic, which is actually quite fitting. :)

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  2. Brandie: Yeah, I can see that. :) Personally, I was expecting to be a Capra-Romantic but who wouldn't like to be like a Hawks movie?

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  3. Hah, we're both Hawks girls! I can dig it.

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  4. Well, I'm a Wilder-Romantic. Brandie and I have something in common. LOL

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  5. I'm a Capra Romantic. Sigh. I guess that means that someday I'll get my happy ending!

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  6. Here's to Capra-romantics (including me)! Thanks for the fun, Rachel!

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  7. Loved the quiz and the result. I'm a Wilder romantic :)

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  8. Oh dear! I came up a Hitchcock-Romantic!

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  9. Capra romantic, here. Thanks for the fun survey!

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  10. I'm a Lubitsch romantic! Your description of one fits me, so you're spot on. Thanks for this fun quiz!

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  11. Rachel,
    It was worth the wait for your cute Valentine's Day post. I'm a Lubitsch Romantic! : )
    Have a great weekend!
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  12. My favourite classic love film for Valentines would have been Gone With The Wind. :)


    xoxo,
    Addie
    The Cat Hag

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  13. I'm a Ford romantic, complete with a photo of John Wayne and all! Couldn't be more perfect -- well done!

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