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Jul
17
MacConnachie (Robert Shaw, standing and peering upwards) and Ansell (Malcolm McDowell, squatting and facing away) in a barren landscape. Both have their hands tied behind their back. DPs: Henri Alekan, Peter Suschitzky & Guy Tabary.
“I'll tell you what though, Mac. There'll be no more games from now on.”
– Ansell
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L'uomo più velenoso del cobra [The Man More Venomous Than the Cobra / Human Cobras] (Bitto Albertini, 1971)
May
19
Leslie (Erika Blanc) and Tony Garden (George Ardisson). DP: Emilio Foriscot.
“For a handful of coins!”
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Goya 3 de mayo [Goya, May 3rd] (Carlos Saura, 2021)
May
3
1808
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Fata/Morgana [Left-Handed Fate / Panik 75] (Vicente Aranda, 1966)
Mar
9
Gim (Teresa Gimpera) modelling in a photo studio. The photographer, another woman in silhouette, has an identical hairstyle and outfit. DP: Aurelio G. Larraya.
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Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie [The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie] (Luis Buñuel, 1972)
Feb
16
No One Eats Alone Day
The diners at a long table. DP: Edmond Richard.
“My God. What am I doing in this place?”
– Henri Sénéchal
The bourgeoisie meet for dinner in various settings, but never consume.
* this event takes place on the Friday of the second full week in February, which makes the 2025 date February 14.
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Accidente 703 [Los culpables] (José María Forqué, 1962)
Dec
21
A darkened room. People take care of a man slumped on a coach. A wall calendar tells us it's the 21st. DP: Juan Mariné.
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20 de noviembre de 1936 ¿Te acuerdas de esta fecha, compañero? [20th of November] (1937)
Nov
20
1936
Soldiers in silhouette. Disclaimer: I am not 100% sure this still is from the correct film. DP: anonymous.
A documentary made by the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo in honour of anarchist Buenaventura Durruti, who was murdered on November 20, 1936.
“Fascism is not to be debated, it is to be destroyed.”
– Buenaventura Durruti
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Pensione paura [Hotel Fear] (Francesco Barilli, 1978)
Oct
18
wartime soup
Rosa (Leonora Fani) prepares soup for two of the hotel guests. DP: Gualtiero Manozzi.
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La notte dei diavoli [The Night of the Devils] (Giorgio Ferroni, 1972)
Oct
12
soup
The two children (Cinzia De Carolis on the right) eat soup and giggle. Some parsley is stuck to the left child's mouth. DP: Manuel Berenguer.
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More (Barbet Schroeder, 1969)
Sep
7
Estelle (Mimsy Farmer) and Stefan (Klaus Grünberg) tripping in Ibiza. DP: Néstor Almendros.
“I had imagined this journey as a quest. I finished my studies in math. I wanted to live. I wanted to burn all the bridges, all the formulas, and if I got burned, that was okay, too. I wanted to be warm. I wanted the sun and I went after it.”
– Stefan
