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La caduta degli dei (Götterdämmerung) [The Damned] (Luchino Visconti, 1969)

May

18

Visit Your Relatives Day

La caduta degli dei (Götterdämmerung) (1969)

Martin Von Essenbeck (Helmut Berger) entertains the family. DPs: Pasqualino De Santis & Armando Nannuzzi.

A family gathering on Visit Your Relatives Day (USA)

“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.”

– Aschenbach

The wealthy Von Essenbecks gather for a family dinner party. There is entertainment.

The Servant (Joseph Losey, 1963)

Aug

16

National Authenticity Day

The Servant (1963)

Manservant Barrett (Dirk Bogarde) and his master Tony (James Fox). Tony is asleep in a folding chair wearing an overcoat in a sparse room with crumbling walls. Barrett – immaculately dressed in a dark overcoat, hat, gloves, tie – stands in the doorway, looking down on the sleeping man. DP: Douglas Slocombe.

– What do you want from this house? – Want? – Yes. Want. – I'm just the servant, miss. – Get my lunch.

Accident (Joseph Losey, 1967)

Feb

1

Car Insurance Day

Accident (1967)

Anna (Jacqueline Sassard) on the backseat of a car, her head tilted back. DP: Gerry Fisher.

A car accident.