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The Outfit (John Flynn, 1973)
Jul
31
bread
“I don't talk to guys wearing aprons.”
– Earl Macklin
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Goodbye & Amen (Damiano Damiani, 1977)
Jul
25
cereal
Mrs. De Mauro (Claudia Cardinale) peeks around her hotelroom door. Waiting for her is a room service cart with coffee, coffee cups, and numerous boxes of Post Toasties. DP: Luigi Kuveiller.
“Twelve boxes of cornflakes – all for himself?”
– Jack
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Le combat dans l'île (Alain Cavalier, 1962)
Jul
8
lait
Clément (Jean-Louis Trintignant) – well-suited in a wood-panelled elevator – opening a milk bottle. DP: Pierre Lhomme.
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Un posto ideale per uccidere [An Ideal Place to Kill / Oasis of Fear] (Umberto Lenzi, 1971)
Jun
19
champagne
A white hand places a champagne filled coupe on a tiled floor, right in front of a tabby cat. Said Highness is also enjoying a full plate of carefully prepared seafood. DP: Alfio Contini.
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La diosa arrodillada [The Kneeling Goddess] (Roberto Gavaldón, 1947)
Jun
13
cake
A woman's manicured hand holds up a glass of champagne next to what appears to be an opulent wedding cake. DP: Alex Phillips.
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Jun
12
Belmondo and a white woman in a Cheongsam – both looking straight at us – awkwardly sit at a small round table in some sort of nightclub-ish establishment. There are cigarettes, an empty glass, and an ice bucket in front of her. DP: Nicolas Hayer.
“I don't give a damn. But I have the jewels and I need the money.”
– Silien
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Les yeux cernés [Marked Eyes] (Robert Hossein, 1964)
May
22
dishes
Dirty plates on what looks like a professional kitchen's counter. A bobbed woman in black moves cutlery out of the frame. DP: Jean Boffety.
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簪 [Kanzashi / Ornamental Hairpin] (Hiroshi Shimizu, 1941)
Mar
3
melon
A traditional Japanese room with tatami mats. Boys at a table eat melon slices. A woman makes a phone call. The view through the window reveals a gnarly tree and a mountain in the background. DP: Suketarō Inokai.
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Paranoia [A Quiet Place to Kill] (Umberto Lenzi, 1970)
Feb
13
J&B
Carroll Baker as Helen pours herself a stiff drink while a guy in lettuce-coloured pants struts in. She's deserves it. Damn it, we ALL deserve it! DP: Guglielmo Mancori.
“You represent everything I detest in a man.”
– Lily Harmer
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Night Must Fall (Karel Reisz, 1964)
Feb
2
roast
A man mostly off screen carves meat of some sort. Surely it's symbolic. DP: Freddie Francis.
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