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BookAdaptation

My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)

My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)

#May 5

My Name Is Julia Ross (Joseph H. Lewis, 1945)

– You haven't forgotten us again, have you, Marion? – You know perfectly well I'm Julia Ross!

#FilmDuJour #JosephHLewis #NinaFoch #AnthonyGilbert #USA #crime #suspense #drama #mystery #thriller #BookAdaptation #1940s ★★★★☆


Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

A hand with dirty nails writing on a scrap of paper with a pencil stump. It starts, Mai 2 Ma chère maman, Je suis à la pris[…]. DP: Léonce-Henri Burel.

Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (1956)

#May 2

Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut aka Le vent souffle où il veut [A Man Escaped] (Robert Bresson, 1956)

Time to empty our slop pails and run a little water over our faces, then back to our cells for the entire day. With nothing to do, no news and in terrible solitude, we were 100 unfortunates awaiting our fate. I had no illusions about my own. If I could only escape, run away…

#FilmDuJour #RobertBresson #AndréDevigny #FrançoisLeterrier #LéonceHenriBurel #drama #WW2 #biopic #BookAdaptation #JailBreak #France #1950s ★★★★☆


The Shout (1978)

Charles Crossley (Alan Bates) in Anthony Fielding's (John Hurt) kitchen. Despite being the outsider here, Crossley's presence is imposing. DP: Mike Molloy.

The Shout (1978)

It's May 1 and a hearty dinner's served

The Shout (Jerzy Skolimowski, 1978)

#FilmDinner #JerzySkolimowski #RobertGraves #AlanBates #SusannahYork #JohnHurt #TimCurry #TonyBanks #RupertHine #MikeRutherford #MikeMolloy #horror #drama #BookAdaptation #Devon #UK #1970s ★★★★☆


The Devil Rides Out (1968)

The menacing Mocata (Charles Gray). DP: Arthur Grant.

The Devil Rides Out (1968)

#April 29

The Devil Rides Out (Terence Fisher, 1968)

Do you realise what today's date is, Rex?

#FilmDuJour #TerenceFisher #UK #horror #RichardMatheson #DennisWheatley #ChristopherLee #CharlesGray #JamesBernard #ArthurGrant #BookAdaptation #HammerFilms #1960s ★★★☆☆


L'amore (1948)

Nannina (Anna Magnani) ascending a staircase while eating in “Il miracolo”. DP of this segment: Aldo Tonti; DPs “Una voce umana”: Robert Juillard & Otello Martelli.

L'amore (1948)

It's April 22 and dinner's served

L'amore (Roberto Rossellini, 1948)

The madwoman has received your grace.

#FilmDinner #RobertoRossellini #JeanCocteau #FedericoFellini #RamónDelValleInclán #AnnaMagnani #Peparuolo #AmeliaRobert #RenzoRossellini #AldoTonti #RobertJuillard #OtelloMartelli #drama #romance #religion #AnthologyFilm #theatre #monologue #Neorealismo #BookAdaptation #Italy #1940s ★★★★☆


Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) pulling Sidney Falco's (Tony Curtis) tie over cocktails and oysters. DP: James Wong Howe.

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

It's April 20 and dinner's served

Sweet Smell of Success (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957)

#FilmDinner #AlexanderMackendrick #ErnestLehman #BurtLancaster #TonyCurtis #SusanHarrison #ChicoHamilton #FredKatz #ElmerBernstein #JamesWongHowe #BookAdaptation #drama #jazz #FilmNoir #romance #NewYork #USA #1950s ★★★★☆


Strategia del ragno (1970)

Athos Magnani (Giulio Brogi) and Draifa (Alida Valli) sharing a meal. There's a carafe with water, a small vase with two flowers, wine glasses, and half a melon. Athos looks up, past us, towards something. DPs: Franco Di Giacomo & Vittorio Storaro.

Strategia del ragno (1970)

It's April 19 and dinner's served

Strategia del ragno [The Spider's Stratagem] (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970)

There's phrase that… “A man is made of all men. He is equal to all and all are equal to him”. I forgot my suitcase at the station.

#FilmDinner #BernardoBertolucci #JorgeLuisBorges #FrancoDiGiacomo #VittorioStoraro #GiulioBrogi #AlidaValli #BookAdaptation #mystery #drama #Italy #1970s ★★★★☆


Culloden (1964)

One of the clansman. DP: Dick Bush.

Culloden (1964)

#April 16, 1746

Culloden (Peter Watkins, 1964)

“Sir Thomas Sheridan, Jacobite military secretary. Suffering advanced debility and loss of memory. Former military engagement, 56 years ago. Sir John MacDonald, Jacobite captain of cavalry. Aged, frequently intoxicated, described as 'a man of the most limited capacities.' John William O'Sullivan, Jacobite quartermaster general. Described as 'an Irishman whose vanity is superseded only by his lack of wisdom.' Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Jacobite commander in chief. Former military experience: 10 days at a siege at the age of 13.”

#FilmDuJour #PeterWatkins #JohnPrebble #DickBush #BookAdaptation #CinémaVérité #DocuDrama #documentary #war #TVMovie #drama #history #UK #1960s ★★★★☆


Série noire (1979)

Franck Poupart (Patrick Dewaere) about to dig into a can of pilchards. A pile of French women's magazine “marie claire” is next to him on an otherwise bare coffee table. DP: Pierre-William Glenn.

Série noire (1979)

It's April 9. Dinner for one.

Série noire (Alain Corneau, 1979)

#FilmDinner #AlainCorneau #JimThompson #PatrickDewaere #MyriamBoyer #MarieTrintignant #BernardBlier #JeanneHerviale #AndreasKatsulas #PierreWilliamGlenn #drama #comedy #crime #BookAdaptation #France #1970s ★★★★½


La Chambre verte (1978)

La Chambre verte (1978)

#March 17

La Chambre verte [The Green Room aka The Vanishing Fiancée] (François Truffaut, 1978)

Our past doesn't belong to us

#FilmDuJour #FrançoisTruffaut #HenryJames #NathalieBaye #France #drama #romance #BookAdaptation #1970s ★★☆☆☆