settima

mystery

The Appointment (Lindsey C. Vickers, 1982)

May

14

Tue

The Appointment (1982)

“Subject, Sandy Fremont. The last positive sighting of the child was on her way home from a school orchestra rehearsal. This was on Tuesday May 14th at approximately 6:30 in the evening.”

Le Horla [The Horla] (Jean-Daniel Pollet, 1966)

May

08

Le Horla (1966)

A reel-to-reel tape recorder. DP: Jean-Jacques Rochut.

and subsequent days.

“8th of May. What a lovely day!”

– voice on tape

My Name Is Julia Ross (Joseph H. Lewis, 1945)

May

5

My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)

Nina Foch as Julia Ross… or is she… Julia's lying on a made bed, looking over her shoulder at two middle-aged men and an elderly woman standing in the doorway to her room. DP: Burnett Guffey.

– You haven't forgotten us again, have you, Marion?

– You know perfectly well I'm Julia Ross!

Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)

Apr

24

Notorious (1946)

Devlin (Cary Grant) and Alicia Huberman (Ingrid Bergman). DP: Ted Tetzlaff.

And January 9.

“Dry your eyes, baby; it's out of character.”

– Devlin

Les yeux cernés [Marked Eyes] (Robert Hossein, 1964)

Apr

2

1964

Les yeux cernés (1964)

A typed request on official stationary dated April 2, requesting to show up at the police precinct on April 4, 1964. DP: Jean Boffety.

The Gruesome Twosome (Herschell Gordon Lewis, 1967)

Mar

27

1967

The Gruesome Twosome (1967)

The March 27, 1967 newspaper headlining CAMPUS PUZZLED! and GIRLS VANISH and FATE STILL A MYSTERY. It's Monday. DP: Roy Collodi.

Sisters [Blood Sisters] (Brian De Palma, 1972)

Mar

27

Sisters (1972)

Danielle and Dominique Blanchion (Margot Kidder) – one beaming one gloomy – wearing bathing suits. In the background, Emil Breton (William Finley) in a therapy pool – fully clothed – with a woman and small child. DP: Gregory Sandor.

“Did you know that the germs can come through the wires? I never call and I never answer. It's a good way to get sick. Very, very sick… That's how I got so sick! SOMEONE CALLED ME ON THE TELEPHONE!”

The Chase (Arthur Ripley, 1946)

Mar

21

The Chase (1946)

A man's hand holds up two first class tickets for March 21, destination Cuba. DP: Franz Planer.

“Have you ever been afraid? Really afraid?”

– Lorna Roman

Grauzone [Zones] (Fredi M. Murer, 1979)

Mar

21

1976

Grauzone (1979)

The anonymous, urgent newspaper announcement referencing the oath of secrecy considering a mysterious epidemic, starting March 21, 1976. It lists all the symptoms. DP: Hans Liechti.

Eine mysteriöse EPIDEMIE ist ausgebrochen.

Fata/Morgana [Left-Handed Fate / Panik 75] (Vicente Aranda, 1966)

Mar

9

Fata/Morgana (1966)

Gim (Teresa Gimpera) modelling in a photo studio. The photographer, another woman in silhouette, has an identical hairstyle and outfit. DP: Aurelio G. Larraya.