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blackmail

Vergogna, schifosi!… [Dirty Angels] (Mauro Severino, 1969)

Aug

4

Vergogna, schifosi!… (1969)

A typed note reads VERGOGNA, SCHIFOSI !! LA NOTTE DEL 4 C.M. PORTARE 8 MILLIONI 9° Km. RACCORDO MILANO–LODI CASA ABBANDONATA CAMPO ARNIE – GRAZIE. UN RICATTATOREI !. DP: Angelo Lotti.

While the month is never explicitly stated, there's mention of August traffic jams.

“Matto, caldo, soldi, morto… girotondo…”

#FilmDuJour #August #MauroSeverino #LinoCapolicchio #MaríliaBranco #RobertoBisacco #DaniëlSola #IvanoDavoli #EnnioMorricone #AngeloLotti #blackmail #thriller #mystery #LGBT #Milan #Italy #1960s ★★★½

悲愁物語 [Hishu monogatari / A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness] (Seijun Suzuki, 1977)

Apr

13

1997 Masters Tournament

悲愁物語 (1977)

Reiko, looking fabulous, dropped down next to a sand-filled bunker. DP: Masaru Mori.

Golf (or a tiger) in honour of Tiger Woods' 1997 Masters Tournament victory.

 

Reiko (Yoko Shiraki), a professional model – is groomed into playing the circuit by the editor of a golfing fashion magazine. The rookie's unexpected success draws in all sorts of fans, including the obsessive.

#Bales2025FilmChallenge #golf #fashion #SeijunSuzuki #IkkiKajiwara #YokoShiraki #KunikoAshihara #KyōkoEnami #ChiekoHarada #YoshioHarada #AsaoKoike #ShūjiSano #JōShishido #KōjiWada #KeitaroMiho #MasaruMori #drama #sports #blackmail #BookAdaptation #ATG #Japan #1970s ★★★★☆

Vergogna, schifosi!… [Dirty Angels] (Mauro Severino, 1969)

Aug

14

fruit

Vergogna, schifosi!… (1969)

A group of people in skimpy swimwear sits on space-agey white plastic seating – Archizoom's radical Superonda (1967) – while decadently eating luxurious tropical fruit from a round table that futuristically descends from the ceiling via a steel pole. DP: Angelo Lotti.

“Matto, caldo, soldi, morto… girotondo…”

#FilmDinner #fruit #MauroSeverino #LinoCapolicchio #MaríliaBranco #RobertoBisacco #DaniëlSola #IvanoDavoli #EnnioMorricone #AngeloLotti #blackmail #thriller #mystery #LGBT #Milan #Italy #1960s ★★★½