settima

bookadaptation

A História do Olho [The Story of the Eye] (Ivan Cardoso, 1977)

Sep

10

leite

A História do Olho (1977)

Simone (Claudia Ohana) about to dip her derrière in a bowl with milk. DP: Eduardo Viveiros.

Maléfices [Sorcery / Where the Truth Lies] (Henri Decoin, 1962)

Sep

10

Maléfices (1962)

Myriam Heller (Juliette Gréco) sharing a bed with Nyète, her cheetah. DP: Marcel Grignon.

The Black Cat (Harold Hoffman, 1966)

Sep

9

The Black Cat (1966)

A sad blonde (Robyn Baker) with her perfectly coiffured head on a perfectly set table. DP: Walter Schenk.

И дойде денят [I doyde denyat / And the Day Came] (Georgi Djulgerov, 1973)

Sep

9

1944

И дойде денят (1973)

Mustafa (Plamen Maslarov) running. DP: Radoslav Spassov.

Corridor of Mirrors (Terence Young, 1948)

Sep

3

Corridor of Mirrors (1948)

Mifanwy (Edana Romney) anachronistically smoking a cigarette. DP: André Thomas.

La horse [Horse] (Pierre Granier-Deferre, 1970)

Aug

28

1923

La horse (1970)

Francis Grutti's (Armando Francioli) ID, handled by someone wielding a large stamp. His birthday is August 28, 1923. DP: Walter Wottitz.

La horse [Horse] (Pierre Granier-Deferre, 1970)

Aug

23

baguette

La horse (1970)

Auguste Maroilleur (Jean Gabin) at the head of a long table, covered in Good Things (wine, butter, coffee, and fresh milk). He cuts a baguette with his pocketknife. DP: Walter Wottitz.

Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975)

Aug

22

1972

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Sal (John Cazale) and Sonny (Al Pacino) in the bank, holding out with their increasingly impatient hostages. DP: Victor J. Kemper.

“Sal? Ready to go?”

– Sonny

Plein soleil [Purple Noon] (René Clément, 1960)

Aug

20

1959

Plein soleil (1960)

A contract for Marge, a sailboat, dated August 20, 1959. DP: Henri Decaë.

“Marge, my love, my angel.”

The Lady from Shanghai (Orson Welles, 1947)

Aug

9

The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

Elsa Bannister (Rita Hayworth) and husband Arthur Bannister (Everett Sloane) in the dizzying modernist finale. DP: Charles Lawton Jr..

“You need more than luck in Shanghai.”

– Elsa Bannister