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Un chant d'amour [A Song of Love] (Jean Genet, 1950)
Jan
30
National Escape Day
From one prison window to another, a bunch of flowers swings towards a grasping hand. DP: Jacques Natteau.
An escape of sorts, in love and lust.
“He puts his cheek to the wall. With a kiss he licks the vertical surface and the greedy plaster sucks in his saliva. Then a shower of kisses.”
– Jean Genet, Notre-Dame des Fleurs (1942/43)
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Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège [Zero for Conduct] (Jean Vigo, 1933)
Jan
24
International Day Of Eduction
The students on a rooftop, saluting as if part of an army. DP: Boris Kaufman.
“War is declared! Down with monitors and punishment! Long live rebellion! Liberty or death! Hoist our flag on the school roof! Stand firm with us tomorrow! We'll bombard them with rotten old books, dirty tin cans, smelly boots and all the ammo piled up in the attic! We'll fight those old goats on commemoration day! Onward!”
– Tabard, one of the students
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Numéro zéro [Odette Robert] (Jean Eustache, 1971)
Jan
21
Dzień Babci
Jean Eustache holds up a clapperboard while interviewing his grandmother Odette Robert. DPs: Adolfo Arrieta & Philippe Théaudière.
“These are not pretty stories but they need to be recorded.”
– Odette Robert
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Le jour se lève [The Day Rises / Daybreak] (Marcel Carné, 1939)
Jan
3
Memento Mori Day
François (Jean Gabin) and Clara (Arletty). DPs: Philippe Agostini, André Bac, Albert Viguier & Curt Courant.
“People in love are said to be more alive than others. Is it true?”
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Z (Costa-Gavras, 1969)
Jan
1
Z Day
Hélène (Irene Papas) and Z (Yves Montand). DP: Raoul Coutard.
“A single cannon is fired and a teacher's monthly salary goes up in smoke.”
– Z
