A cavallo della tigre [On the Tiger's Back] (Luigi Comencini, 1961)
Jun
4
Mario (Mario Adorf) rinsing his mouth while eyeing two of the wardens. DP: Aldo Scavarda.
or June 5th?
“IF they want to kill me, let them do it.”
Il caso Mattei [The Mattei Affair] (Francesco Rosi, 1972)
Oct
27
1962
A group of well-dressed men, somewhere in a field, with Enrico Mattei (Gian Maria Volontè) in the centre. DP: Pasqualino De Santis.
– Enrico Mattei
Banditi a Milano [The Violent Four] (Carlo Lizzani, 1968)
Oct
22
Two of the four bandits, Pietro 'Piero' Cavallero (Gian Maria Volontè) and Sante Notarnicola (Don Backy), surrounded by press and Carabinieri. DPs: Giuseppe Ruzzolini & Otello Spila.
“Film is kijken naar mensen die kijken.”
Het gangstermeisje [A Gangstergirl] (Frans Weisz, 1966)
Sep
20
Sophia Loren – 1934
Cast and crew study a map of Rome (via). DP: Gérard Vandenberg.
Italy or Sophia Loren for La Loren's birthday (1934).
– Remco Campert, Het gangstermeisje (1965)
A writer tasked with writing a screenplay based on his novel Het gangstermeisje suffers from writer's block. Some time at his friends' house in France brings the inspiration needed but also a few twists and turns, similar to his book, leading him to Cinecittà.
“Have you ever tried to dress as a priest? Try it, at least once. It's a bit like being a woman. In summer the breeze enters under the genitals. You can go without briefs. Priests are half men and half women.”
Todo modo [One Way or Another] (Elio Petri, 1976)
May
1
National Day of Prayer
M. (Gian Maria Volontè) speaks to the gathered elite while a gypsum Christ multiplies bread and fishes. DP: Luigi Kuveiller.
A spiritual theme for the National Day of Prayer (USA)
– Don Gaetano
Inspired by the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, Italy's political leaders, industrialists, bankers, and business leaders gather for a retreat as an atonement for their past crimes of corruption and unethical practices, and to reinforce their power.
“When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat, for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk.”
Todo modo [One Way or Another] (Elio Petri, 1976)
Feb
13
Eucharist
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Captains of industry, politicians and others of the upper echelons share a meal of bread, water, and wine at a long table. DP: Luigi Kuveiller.
– 1 Corinthians 11:20–21, via
A cavallo della tigre [On the Tiger's Back / Jail Break] (Luigi Comencini, 1961)
Jan
6
Two men in a doorway with a stunned look on their faces and their mouths stuffed with food. DP: Aldo Scavarda.