“Truly the light is sweet; and what a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the Sun.”The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Val Guest, 1961)
May
23

Jeannie Craig (Janet Munro) trying to cool down in a bathtub. DP: Harry Waxman.
– Peter Stenning
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“Truly the light is sweet; and what a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the Sun.”The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Val Guest, 1961)
May
23

Jeannie Craig (Janet Munro) trying to cool down in a bathtub. DP: Harry Waxman.
– Peter Stenning
“Ja sam vaša budućnost”Mlad i zdrav kao ruža [Young and Healthy As a Rose] (Jovan Jovanović, 1971)
May
21
Employee Health and Fitness Day

Stiv (Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić) working out. DPs: Petar Lalović & Petar Dositej Aranđelović.
A character who works out on Employee Health and Fitness Day (USA)
– Stiv
Touha zvaná Anada [Desire Called Anad / Adrift] (Elmar Klos + Ján Kadár, 1968/1971)
May
20

Zuzka (Milena Dravić) holds a mirror to Anada's (Paula Pritchett) face. Zuzka's husband Jánoš (Rade Marković) looks on. DP: Vladimír Novotný.
“Hélène Picard, born in Lyon, May 20, 1943. A child in care, she is reported as a runaway, a thief and unstable.”La Femme Bourreau [A Woman Kills] (Jean-Denis Bonan, 1968)
May
20
1943

A dark-haired woman lounging on a bed. DP: Gérard de Battista.
“sroena evor ssiapon”Reason Over Passion [La raison avant la passion] (Joyce Wieland, 1969)
May
19
Victoria Day

A winding road. nearos oevr isoasnp. DP: Joyce Wieland.
A movie made or set in Canada for Victoria Day (Canada)
– Pierre Trudeau
Joyce Wieland's heart and camera travel from the Canadian east coast all the way to the west. Cars drive by, suns set, suns rise, and Pierre Trudeau's motto rings on in 537 permutations.
“For a handful of coins!”L'uomo più velenoso del cobra [The Man More Venomous Than the Cobra / Human Cobras] (Bitto Albertini, 1971)
May
19

Leslie (Erika Blanc) and Tony Garden (George Ardisson). DP: Emilio Foriscot.
“You must realize that today in Germany anything can happen, even the improbable, and it's just the beginning, Frederick. Personal morals are dead. We are an elite society where everything is permissible. These are Hitler's words. My dear Frederick, even you should give them some thought.”La caduta degli dei (Götterdämmerung) [The Damned] (Luchino Visconti, 1969)
May
18
Visit Your Relatives Day

Martin Von Essenbeck (Helmut Berger) entertains the family. DPs: Pasqualino De Santis & Armando Nannuzzi.
A family gathering on Visit Your Relatives Day (USA)
– Aschenbach
The wealthy Von Essenbecks gather for a family dinner party. There is entertainment.
Den vita väggen [The White Wall] (Stig Björkman, 1975)
May
17
från Sverige

Monika (Harriet Andersson) (via). DP: Petter Davidson.
An actor, director, or character from Sweden for OP Bramble Jim's Swedish grandma's birthday (happy birthday, Grandma!).
Monika – in spirit the Monika from Bergman's Sommaren med Monika (1953) – is middle-aged, unemployed, and in limbo. We follow her life for a single day.
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (Gordon Davidson, 1972)
May
17
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Director Gordon Davidson and the defense attorney (David Spielberg) on set. DP: Haskell Wexler.
“Ich bin meine eigene Frau” (“I am my own woman/wife”)Ich bin meine eigene Frau [I Am My Own Woman] (Rosa von Praunheim, 1992)
May
16
Honor Our LGBT Elders Day

Ichgola Androgyn, Jens Taschner, and Charlotte von Mahlsdorf as Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. DP: Lorenz Haarmann.
An LGBTQ actor, director, or character over 55 for Honor Our LGBT Elders Day (USA)
– Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, in response to her mother's request to settle and get married
The extraordinary life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, Berliner, gender bender, Nazi killer (her own father, with a wooden rolling pin, mind you), prisoner, custodian, museum founder, barmaid, Stasi informer (arguably), den mother to the GDR's LGBT+ youngsters, but most of all, her own woman.