settima

melons

簪​ [Kanzashi / Ornamental Hairpin] (Hiroshi Shimizu, 1941)

Mar

3

melon

Kanzashi (1941)

A traditional Japanese room with tatami mats. Boys at a table eat melon slices. A woman makes a phone call. The view through the window reveals a gnarly tree and a mountain in the background. DP: Suketarō Inokai.

 

#FilmDinner #melons #fruit #HiroshiShimizu #MasujiIbuse #KinuyoTanaka #HirokoKawasaki #TatsuoSaitō #ChishūRyū #ShinIchiHimori #TakeshiSakamoto #TakaakiAsai #SuketarōInokai #comedy #drama #BookAdaptation #Japan #1940s ★★★½

Strategia del ragno The Spider's Stratagem] (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970)

Apr

19

melon

Strategia del ragno (1970)

Athos Magnani (Giulio Brogi) and Draifa (Alida Valli) sharing a meal. There's a carafe with water, a small vase with two flowers, wine glasses, and half a melon. Athos looks up, past us, towards something. DPs: Franco Di Giacomo & Vittorio Storaro.

“There's phrase that… 'A man is made of all men. He is equal to all and all are equal to him'.”

– Athos Magnani

#FilmDinner #melons #fruit #BernardoBertolucci #JorgeLuisBorges #FrancoDiGiacomo #VittorioStoraro #GiulioBrogi #AlidaValli #BookAdaptation #mystery #drama #Italy #1970s ★★★★☆

L'eclisse [The Eclipse] (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1962)

Jul

19

fruit

L'eclisse (1962)

Vitti as Vittoria in front of a fruit stand next to La Borsa, the Rome stock exchange located in the remnants of the Hadrianeum. The fruit in the middle is a Melone Mantovano, a type of cantaloupe. DP: Gianni Di Venanzo.

“I still can't figure out if it's an office, a market place, or a boxing ring. And maybe I don't even need to.”

– Vittoria

#FilmDinner #fruit #MichelangeloAntonioni #MonicaVitti #AlainDelon #GiovanniFusco #GianniDiVenanzo #eclipse #romance #apples #pears #melons #drama #mystery #EUR #Rome #Italy #France #1960s ★★★★★