Que la bête meure [The Beast Must Die] (Claude Chabrol, 1969)
Jan
3
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A hand writes 3 janvier in red ink on quad paper. DP: Jean Rabier.
Amore di ussaro (Luis Marquina, 1940)
Jan
1
1900
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Margarita (Conchita Montenegro) and her hussar Leonardo de Vargas (Luis Sagi Vela) hold each other on New Year's Eve when the year changes from 1899 to 1900. DP: Carlo Montuori.
儀式 [Gishiki / The Ceremony] (Nagisa Ōshima, 1971)
Jan
1
A boy in school uniform has his ear pressed against the ground. DP: Tōichirō Narushima.
Sprawa Gorgonowej [The Gorgon Case] (Janusz Majewski, 1977)
Dec
30
1931
Ewa Dałkowska as governess Rita Gorgonowa. DP: Zygmunt Samosiuk.
“We're not here to play dominoes.”
Canon City (Crane Wilbur, 1948)
Dec
30
1947
A calendar page. It's December 30, 1947. DP: John Alton.
La noche de los Inocentes [Night of the Innocents] (Arturo Sotto Díaz, 2007)
Dec
28
The cast in the hospital. Lighting and stances appear theatre-like. DP: Ernesto Granado.
“On the night of December 26, at 8:00 on Ukyō-ku.”
姿三四郎 [Sugata Sanshirō / Judo Saga] (Akira Kurosawa, 1943)
Dec
26
8 p.m.
A letter beckoning to come to Ukyō-ku, on December 26, at 8 o'clock. DP: Akira Mimura.
Balada pro banditu [Ballad for a Bandit] (Vladimír Sís, 1979)
Dec
24
Christmas Eve – Nikolas
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The bandit and his bride. DP: Viktor Růžička.
A Nikolas or Nicholas for Christmas Eve.
The tale of legendary highwayman Nikola Šuhaj from Koločava.
“Sloane! Be lucky!”
Nowhere to Go (Seth Holt + Basil Dearden, 1958)
Dec
22
Tue
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A man checks into a hotel. A wall calendar reads December 22, a Tuesday. DP: Paul Beeson .
– Paul Gregory
“He's growing! Look! See how he's growing! I have seen the Lord! The Lord! The Lord!”
Die Blechtrommel [The Tin Drum] (Volker Schlöndorff, 1979)
Dec
21
winter solstice
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Little Oskar with his tin drum. DP: Igor Luther.
Something short for winter solstice.
– Schugger-Leo
On the eve of World War 2, little Oskar – just three years old – decides he doesn't want to grow anymore.