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Murder by Contract (Irving Lerner, 1958)
Nov
29
candy
In a small movie theatre, a guy in a suit (Phillip Pine) stuffs his face with something from a small brown paper bag. Behind him are the Hollywood idea of an “elderly” woman (Janet Brandt) and a man with a moustache (Albert Cavens), Right next to snack man, a fellow with his hat pulled deeply over his face (Herschel Bernardi) takes a nap.. DP: Lucien Ballard.
“The way i see it, Harry, everybody lives off everybody else.”
– Claude
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Belle (André Delvaux, 1973)
Nov
28
Belle (Adriana Bogdan) in front of her cabin on the moors. DPs: Ghislain Cloquet & Charles Van Damme.
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Touche pas à la femme blanche [Don't Touch the White Woman!] (Marco Ferreri, 1974)
Nov
23
potato chips
“Whoever dies for the country hasn't lived in vain. I, on the contrary, will live for the country because I'm not that stupid.”
– George A. Custer
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The Walking Dead (Michael Curtiz, 1936)
Nov
16
John Ellman (Karloff), dead man walking. DP: Hal Mohr.
“You take away my life and offer me a favor in return. That's what I call a 'bargain'.”
– John Ellman
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The Big Combo (Joseph H. Lewis, 1955)
Nov
15
1946
A man's hand holds up a photo negative of a black-and-white picture, showing two men and a woman, and the date 11-15-46 underneath. DP: John Alton.
“I'm trying to run an impersonal business. Killing is very personal. Once it gets started, it's hard to stop.”
– Mr. Brown
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Götter der Pest [Gods of the Plague] (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1970)
Nov
12
1943
Pornography peddler Carla Aulaulu's (Carla Egerer) criminal record. She's born on November 12, 1943 in Kronstadt. DP: Dietrich Lohmann.
During one scene a perpetual calendar is visible. It's a 26th.
– Why do they call you The Gorilla?
– Because I'm big and strong… and everyone has to have a name.
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Na wylot [Through and Through] (Grzegorz Królikiewicz, 1972)
Nov
4
1933
Maria (Anna Nieborowska) and Jan (Franciszek Trzeciak) in court. The film is based on the 1933 Jan and Maria Malisz’s Case. DP: Bogdan Dziworski.
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I pugni in tasca [Fists in the Pocket] (Marco Bellocchio, 1965)
Nov
3
Alessandro (Lou Castel). DP: Alberto Marrama.
“I'm a volcano of ideas.”
– Alessandro
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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.
“IF they want to kill me, let them do it.”
– Enrico Mattei
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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.
