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Murder by Contract (Irving Lerner, 1958)

Nov

29

candy

Murder by Contract (1958)

In a small movie theatre, a guy in a suit (Phillip Pine) stuffs his face with something from a small brown paper bag. Behind him are the Hollywood idea of an “elderly” woman (Janet Brandt) and a man with a moustache (Albert Cavens), Right next to snack man, a fellow with his hat pulled deeply over his face (Herschel Bernardi) takes a nap.. DP: Lucien Ballard.

“The way i see it, Harry, everybody lives off everybody else.”

– Claude

Touche pas à la femme blanche [Don't Touch the White Woman!] (Marco Ferreri, 1974)

Nov

23

potato chips

Touche pas à la femme blanche (1974)

Two white Frenchmen – in a University of Columbia and a CIA sweatshirt respectively – comment on the “period piece” they're in. CIA man (Paolo Villaggio) stuffs his face with potato chips. DP: Étienne Becker.

“Whoever dies for the country hasn't lived in vain. I, on the contrary, will live for the country because I'm not that stupid.”

– George A. Custer

Mélodie en sous-sol [Any Number Can Win] (Henri Verneuil, 1963)

Nov

22

banquet

Mélodie en sous-sol (1963)

Backstage at the Cannes casino, stars and stagehands enjoy their well-deserved end-of-season banquet. Just walking in front of the showgirls is piano player Sam (Jimmy Davis). DP: Louis Page.

The End (Christopher Maclaine, 1953)

Nov

13

ice cream

The End (1953)

A man suggestively licks an ice cream cone. DP: Jordan Belson.

Divorzio all'italiana [Divorce Italian Style] (Pietro Germi, 1961)

Nov

9

Divorzio all'italiana (1961)

Ferdinando Cefalù (Mastroianni), all handsome and bored, at a table set with food and wine for one. DPs: Leonida Barboni & Carlo Di Palma.

Compartiment tueurs [The Sleeping Car Murder] (Costa-Gavras, 1965)

Nov

8

Compartiment tueurs (1965)

Eliane Darrès (Simone Signoret) – comédienne, by herself – takes a long hard look at her table-set-for-two. DP: Jean Tournier.

Rosso sangue; Happy End; The Hang Up

Nov

2

axe

Rosso sangue (1981)
Happy End (1967)
The Hang Up (1969)

Top to bottom: Rosso sangue [Absurd] (Joe D’Amato, 1981), Happy End (Oldřich Lipský, 1967), The Hang Up (TonyVorno, 1969).

Watched on November 2, 4 and 7 respectively.

Rosso sangue [Absurd / Monster Hunter] (Joe D'Amato, 1981)

Nov

2

spaghetti

Rosso sangue (1981)

Pretending to be set somewhere in the US, people watch an American Football match on TV. Being Italian, their go-to snack is spaghetti. DP: Joe D'Amato.

“So this is the team, ey? A priest, a detective near retirement, and a young moron rookie of a cop… Terrific.”

– Sgt. Ben Engleman

Legacy of Satan (Gerard Damiano, 1972/74)

Oct

31

cherry pie

Legacy of Satan (1974)

A lady cuts her left index finger with a knife. Nearby a plate with bloodred cherry pie. DP: João Fernandes.

Pensione paura [Hotel Fear] (Francesco Barilli, 1978)

Oct

18

wartime soup

Pensione paura (1978)

Rosa (Leonora Fani) prepares soup for two for the hotel's patrons. DP: Gualtiero Manozzi.