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黒の試走車 [Kuro no tesuto kā / Black Test Car] (Yasuzō Masumura, 1962)
Jan
18
We watch over a man's shoulder. He's behind a table, wearing a pinstripe suit. In front of him drinks and chopsticks on a chopstick rest. He's signing the top leaf of a chequebook. DP: Yoshihisa Nakagawa.
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The Sleeping Tiger (Joseph Losey, 1954)
Jan
14
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A cheque dated January 14. DP: Harry Waxman .
“If the halo fits, put it on. And don't pretend you don't love winding people up like little toys.”
– Glenda Esmond
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The Professionals (Richard Brooks, 1966)
Jan
12
1812
The sheriff jolts something down next to a wall calendar that reads January 12, 1812. Just visible through a window, Jake (Woody Strode) approaches. DP: Conrad L. Hall.
“Right now, I don't know if it's me or the dynamite that doin' all that sweatin'.”
– Jake Sharp
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El año de la peste [The Year of the Plague] (Felipe Cazals, 1979)
Jan
12
Armed police wearing gas masks in front of the Palacio Nacional, Mexico City. DP: Xavier Cruz.
“It has been a good day for everyone, even for God. No sign of rain. No evidence of disease or blood.”
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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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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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姿三四郎 [Sugata Sanshirō / Judo Saga] (Akira Kurosawa, 1943)
Dec
26
8 p.m.
A letter beckoning to come to Ukyō-ku, on December 26, at 8 o'clock. DP: Akira Mimura.
“On the night of December 26, at 8:00 on Ukyō-ku.”
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Nowhere to Go (Seth Holt + Basil Dearden, 1958)
Dec
22
Tue
A man checks into a hotel. A wall calendar reads December 22, a Tuesday. DP: Paul Beeson .
“Sloane! Be lucky!”
– Paul Gregory
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Die Blechtrommel [The Tin Drum] (Volker Schlöndorff, 1979)
Dec
21
winter solstice
Little Oskar with his tin drum. DP: Igor Luther.
Something short for winter solstice.
“He's growing! Look! See how he's growing! I have seen the Lord! The Lord! The Lord!”
– Schugger-Leo
On the eve of World War 2, little Oskar – just three years old – decides he doesn't want to grow anymore.
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Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (Richard Winer + Barry Mahon, 1972)
Dec
20
A bunch of screaming children on top of a red firetruck stand right behind the driver, a stoic person in a pink bunny costume. DPs: William Tobin & Richard Winer.
“What is that? What is that I hear? Where's it coming from? I hear a siren, but I don't see any fire, I don't see any smoke. Whenever there's a siren, it means there's a fire, but I don't see any smoke. That siren. Where is it coming from? Where's that sound coming from?”
– Santa Claus
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