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Sedmi kontinent [Sedmý kontinent / The Seventh Continent] (Dušan Vukotić, 1966)

Aug

12

teevee dinner

Sedmi kontinent (1966)

A little blond boy on a red tricycle driving past his TV-ish dinner in an empty house. DP: Karol Krška.

L'œil du malin [The Eye of Evil / The Third Lover] (Claude Chabrol, 1962)

Aug

8

L'œil du malin (1962)

A table covered with a neatly ironed table cloth and on it, several stacks of flat and soup plates, plus silverware and nesting aluminium pans. DP: Jean Rabier.

Drak sa vracia [Dragon's Return] (Eduard Grečner, 1968)

Aug

6

Drak sa vracia (1968)

Eva (Emília Vášáryová) stares into the fire on which a small anthropomorphic cooking vessel is mounted. DP: Vincent Rosinec.

A Queda [The Fall] (Ruy Guerra + Nelson Xavier, 1978)

Aug

3

A Queda (1978)

Salatiel (Lima Duarte), a middle-aged balding man, in his undershirt at a dinner table. Working class poverty all around. DP: Edgar Moura.

“We were soldiers together. A long time ago. We were young, you know? Free from everything. We've been through a lot together, we were… friends.”

Os Fuzis [The Guns] (Ruy Guerra, 1964)

Aug

2

Os Fuzis (1964)

A bearded man in white eats from a simple, hand-carved wooden bowl using his hand. In his tangled up hair are small, silver devotional medals. DP: Ricardo Aronovich.

Canon City (Crane Wilbur, 1948)

Jul

31

grub

Canon City (1948)

A close-up of two prisoners' hands. One is handling grub with a spoon from a stainless steel soup bowl. DP: John Alton.

La ragazza con la pistola [The Girl with a Pistol] (Mario Monicelli, 1968)

Jul

28

La ragazza con la pistola (1968)

Assunta Patanè (Monica Vitti) seated between two dinner tables on a long, padded bench. She's clutching her purse and appears to be waiting for something. On the table to her right a sugar bowl and a branded ashtray. DP: Carlo Di Palma.

“Ah, well, if you love somebody, shoot!”

– Dr. Tom Osborne

L'homme qui ment [The Man Who Lies] (Alain Robbe-Grillet, 1968)

Jul

25

soup

L'homme qui ment (1968)

The titular man (Jean-Louis Trintignant) at a dinner table, observed by Sylvia (Sylvia Turbová) and Maria (Sylvie Bréal). The room is white and sparsely furnished. DP: Igor Luther.

The Sniper (Edward Dmytryk, 1952)

Jul

21

chow mein

The Sniper (1952)

Dr. James G. Kent (Richard Kiley) discussing the case during lunch at a Chinese restaurant. After scratching his temple with his chopsticks, he attempts to eat his noodles with the utensils' grip. DP: Burnett Guffey.

“You know how much coffee I've had today? 17 cups. The Brazilians ought to give me a medal.”

– ER doctor

Private Property (Leslie Stevens, 1960)

Jul

20

lemonade

Private Property (1960)

A blonde lady (Kate Manx) holds a wicker ray with a pitcher of lemonade and several glasses. Her anxious look contrast with the carefree promise of summer sky and cool drinks. DP: Ted D. McCord.

“I'm looking for the Hitchcock residence.”

– Duke