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Die Republik der Backfische [The Republic of Flappers] (Constantin J. David, 1928)

Sep

20

1928

Die Republik der Backfische (1928)

The Berliner Zeitung (a rag of a paper that's still around to this day) of September 20, 1928. It blares something about America and Graf Zeppelin, the then-new airship. DP: Mutz Greenbaum.

Depending on the language version you watch, you'll see a 1928 newspaper headline dated September 20 (a Thursday), January 10 (a Tuesday), or January 9 (a Monday).

 

Mélodie en sous-sol [Any Number Can Win] (Henri Verneuil, 1963)

Sep

6

Tue

Mélodie en sous-sol (1963)

Mario (Henri Virlojeux), bathhouse proprietor. A nearby wall calendar reads mardi, septembre 6. DP: Louis Page.

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.

“He won't listen to anybody. He's been very crazy all summer. Since June he's been trying to kill me.”

– Leon

Götter der Pest [Gods of the Plague] (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1970)

Jul

16

Götter der Pest (1970)

The Gorilla (Günther Kaufmann) and Franz (Harry Baer) reflected in the window of a deserted supermarket at night (via). DP: Dietrich Lohmann.

Someone complains about costs or prices*

– We'll go to an island and live from fishing and hunting. And the sun will shine and it will never rain. And we'll eat lobster and drink wine. – … – Why not? – Because it's too expensive. – Why too expensive? – It's just too expensive.

 

Bob le flambeur [Bob the Gambler] (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1956)

Jun

13

frites

Bob le flambeur (1956)

Anne (Isabelle Corey), a cute blonde with a beret, eats a fry (French, obviously) while giving us a side glance. It's all very proto-Vague. DP: Henri Decaë.

– I saw you the other morning, eating frites.

– I like frites.

Bob le flambeur [Bob the Gambler] (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1956)

Jun

13

Friday

Bob le flambeur (1956)

Bob (Roger Duchesne) at the tables, gambling. DP: Henri Decaë.

An unlucky character on Friday the 13th

“I'd even lose at hopscotch these days.”

– Bob Montagné

Bob gambles, and always wins. But then he starts losing. And not just games.

Le temps des loups [The Heist] (Sergio Gobbi, 1970)

Jun

12

1938

Le temps des loups (1970)

Dillinger (Robert Hossein) followed by Stella (Virna Lisi). DP: Daniel Diot.

 

The Thomas Crown Affair (Norman Jewison, 1968)

Jun

9

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A newspaper covered in food scraps. Barely legible a large ad: BE A FINK FOR $25,000! WAS HE IN BOSTON ON JUNE 9TH? DP: Haskell Wexler.

“Left early. Please come with the money… or, you keep the Rolls. All my love,

Tommy”

Supermarkt [Die Stadt, Jane Love / Supermarket] (Roland Klick, 1974)

Mar

30

Supermarkt (1974)

Willi Hansen (Charly Wierzejewski) in a phone booth. Filmed from the outside in, his face is partially obscured by neon lights. DP: Jost Vacano.

Hell Bound (William J. Hole Jr., 1957)

Mar

12

Saturday

Hell Bound (1957)

A man writes a name in the 9:30 a.m. time slot of the calendar page for Saturday March 21. DP: Carl E. Guthrie.

“Three days ago, at exactly 0600 – because that is really not the time – on February 5 – because that is really not the date – this freighter, which shall be nameless, sailed from a certain Far Eastern port. Its destination: The Port of Los Angeles, Wilmington, California. This is fact.”

– narrator