settima

1960s

The Anniversary (Roy Ward Baker + Alvin Rakoff, 1968)

Jan

10

National Houseplant Appreciation Day

The Anniversary (1968)

Dear Mrs. Taggart (Bette Davis) takes a moment during the anniversary to water her many many houseplants in her winter garden. DP: Harry Waxman.

Someone is watering houseplants for National Houseplant Appreciation Day (USA)

“Shirley my dear, would you mind sitting somewhere else? Body odor offends me.”

– Mrs. Taggart

#Bales2023FilmChallenge#NationalHouseplantAppreciationDay #RoyWardBaker #AlvinRakoff #BillMacIlwraith #BetteDavis #SheilaHancock #JackHedley #JamesCossins #ChristianRoberts #ElaineTaylor #PhilipMartell #HarryWaxman #plants #houseplants #drama #comedy #theatre #UK #1960s ★★★½

Z ​(Costa-Gavras, 1969)

Jan

1

Z Day

Z (1969)

Hélène (Irene Papas) and Z (Yves Montand). DP: Raoul Coutard.

“A single cannon is fired and a teacher's monthly salary goes up in smoke.”

– Z

#Bales2023FilmChallenge #ZDay #CostaGavras #VassilisVassilikos #YvesMontand #IrenePapas #JeanLouisTrintignant #MikisTheodorakis #RaoulCoutard #crime #drama #BookAdaptation #France #Algeria #1960s