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Altered States (Ken Russell, 1980)
Jan
7
Wed
Eddie Jessup (William Hurt) in his tank. Around him visions of clouds, fishes, the ocean. DP: Jordan Cronenweth.
“I'm a man in search of his true self. How archetypically American can you get?”
– Eddie Jessup
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N.P. il segreto [N.P.] (Silvano Agosti, 1971)
Jan
3
1979
The January 3–4 Herald Tribune reports on The Gunboat Affair. DP: Dimitri Nicolau.
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Que la bête meure [The Beast Must Die] (Claude Chabrol, 1969)
Jan
3
A hand writes 3 janvier in red ink on quad paper. DP: Jean Rabier.
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Amore di ussaro (Luis Marquina, 1940)
Jan
1
1900
Margarita (Conchita Montenegro) and her hussar Leonardo de Vargas (Luis Sagi Vela) hold each other on New Year's Eve when the year changes from 1899 to 1900. DP: Carlo Montuori.
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X2000 (François Ozon, 1998)
Jan
1
2000
A young, naked man holding a drink observes two men asleep in a sleeping bag on the floor. On the wall behind them the text “2000” spelled out with tinsel garlands. DP: Pierre Stoeber.
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儀式 [Gishiki / The Ceremony] (Nagisa Ōshima, 1971)
Jan
1
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Traversées [Crossing Over] (Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud, 1982)
Dec
31
1980
The two passengers stuck on a ferry, endlessly traveling between shorelines (via). DP: Gilberto Azevedo.
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The Book of Life (Hal Hartley, 1998)
Dec
31
1999
The “New York News” of December 31, 1999. The headline reads LAST DAY OF CENTURY BELIEVERS PRAY FOR END. DP: Jim Denault.
“It was the morning of December 31, 1999 when I returned, at last, to judge the living and the dead. Though still, and perhaps always, I had my doubts.”
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Sprawa Gorgonowej [The Gorgon Case] (Janusz Majewski, 1977)
Dec
30
1931
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Canon City (Crane Wilbur, 1948)
Dec
30
1947
A calendar page. It's December 30, 1947. DP: John Alton.
“We're not here to play dominoes.”