settima

1960s

I fidanzati [The Fiancés] (Ermanno Olmi, 1963)

Feb

29

leftovers

I fidanzati (1963)

Giovanni (Carlo Cabrini) in a restaurant. It's near closing time. Cooks scape the pans. DP: Lamberto Caimi.

“If an old man can't even have a glass of wine, what's left to live for?”

Dwaj panowie 'N' [Two Gentlemen 'N'] (Tadeusz Chmielewski, 1962)

Feb

29

Dwaj panowie 'N' (1962)

Elzbieta Brylska (Joanna Jedryka) and Sgt. Jan Dziewanowicz (Stanislaw Mikulski). DP: Jerzy Stawicki.

Les scélérats [The Wretches] (Robert Hossein, 1960)

Feb

26

canapés

Les scélérats (1960)

Maid Louise (Perrette Pradier) holding a platter with canapés at a black tie party. Observing her is the master of the house, Jess Rooland (Robert Hossein). DP: Jacques Robin.

Иконостасът [Ikonostasat / The Icon Stand] (Christo Christov + Todor Dinov, 1969)

Feb

5

apples

Иконостасът (1969)

A closeup of woman's hand moving an apple. The black-and-white photography is deliberately out of focus. DP: Atanas Tasev.

El verdugo [The Executioner] (Luis García Berlanga, 1963)

Jan

31

stale bread

El verdugo (1963)

A closeup of man's hands crumbling bread over a small bowl placed next to a newspaper with keys on top of it. The man has a wool blanket over his shoulders. DP: Tonino Delli Colli.

“Father, we just ate!”

The Thomas Crown Affair (Norman Jewison, 1968)

Jan

26

champagne

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

A production photo showing Thomas Crown (McQueen) and Vicki Anderson (Dunaway) sharing foods and drinks. Them seem enthralled with each other. DP: Haskell Wexler.

– Do you play? – Try me.

Touha zvaná Anada [Desire Called Anad / Adrift] (Elmar Klos + Ján Kadár, 1968/1971)

Jan

21

salt

Touha zvaná Anada (1968/1971)

Semi-off screen, an older man with a moustache at a dinner table – many plates, glasses, and foods – reaches for a bowl of salt. DP: Vladimír Novotný.

Восточный коридор [Vostochny Koridor / Eastern Corridor] (Valentin Vinogradov, 1967)

Jan

15

Восточный коридор (1967)

People eating, drinking, singing. DP: Yuri Marukhin.

Les yeux cernés [Marked Eyes] (Robert Hossein, 1964)

Jan

11

baguette

Les yeux cernés (1964)

A young woman with big eyes and a dark bob (Marie-France Pisier) picks crumbs out of a fresh baguette. She's somewhere in a dreary small town. The snow's almost gone. DP: Jean Boffety.

A cavallo della tigre [On the Tiger's Back / Jail Break] (Luigi Comencini, 1961)

Jan

6

A cavallo della tigre (1961)

Two men in a doorway with a stunned look on their faces and their mouths stuffed with food. DP: Aldo Scavarda.