La polizia ringrazia [Execution Squad / The Law Enforcers] (Steno, 1972)
Nov
23
Sandra (Mariangela Melato) and Francesco Bettarini (Franco Fabrizi). DP: Riccardo Pallottini.
“Have you ever tried to dress as a priest? Try it, at least once. It's a bit like being a woman. In summer the breeze enters under the genitals. You can go without briefs. Priests are half men and half women.”
Todo modo [One Way or Another] (Elio Petri, 1976)
May
1
National Day of Prayer
M. (Gian Maria Volontè) speaks to the gathered elite while a gypsum Christ multiplies bread and fishes. DP: Luigi Kuveiller.
A spiritual theme for the National Day of Prayer (USA)
– Don Gaetano
Inspired by the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, Italy's political leaders, industrialists, bankers, and business leaders gather for a retreat as an atonement for their past crimes of corruption and unethical practices, and to reinforce their power.
“When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat, for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk.”
Todo modo [One Way or Another] (Elio Petri, 1976)
Feb
13
Eucharist
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Captains of industry, politicians and others of the upper echelons share a meal of bread, water, and wine at a long table. DP: Luigi Kuveiller.
– 1 Corinthians 11:20–21, via