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Teorema [Theorem] (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1968)
Dec
29
Independence Day of Mongolia
The visitor (Terence Stamp) in intimate closeup. DP: Giuseppe Ruzzolini.
Someone finds their independence: Independence Day of Mongolia (Үндэсний эрх чөлөө, тусгаар тогтнолоо сэргээсний баярын өдөр).
“I no longer even recognize myself. What made me like the others has been destroyed. I was like everyone else, with many faults, perhaps, mine and those of the world around me. You made me different by taking me out of the natural order of things.”
– Pietro, the son
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Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari [The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari] (Robert Wiene, 1920)
Dec
25
Hanukkah + Christmas
Cesare (Conrad Veidt) escapes with Jane (Lil Dagover) in his arms. Composition and distribution of light and shadow – much of which was painted directly on the set pieces – strike a strong resemblance with the oldest known survived photograph by Nicéphore Niépce from ca. 1822 – 1827. DP: Willy Hameister.
A favourite scene featuring light for Hanukkah and Christmas.
Alan “How long will I live?”
Cesare “Till the break of dawn.”
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Belle (André Delvaux, 1973)
Nov
28
Belle (Adriana Bogdan) in front of her cabin on the moors. DPs: Ghislain Cloquet & Charles Van Damme.
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El escapulario [The Scapular] (Servando González, 1968)
Nov
20
Padre Andrés (Enrique Aguilar). DP: Gabriel Figueroa.
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The Big Combo (Joseph H. Lewis, 1955)
Nov
15
1946
A man's hand holds up a photo negative of a black-and-white picture, showing two men and a woman, and the date 11-15-46 underneath. DP: John Alton.
“I'm trying to run an impersonal business. Killing is very personal. Once it gets started, it's hard to stop.”
– Mr. Brown
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The Mystery of the Mary Celeste [Phantom Ship] (Denison Clift, 1935)
Nov
11
Anton Lorenzen (Bela Lugosi). DPs: Eric Cross & Geoffrey Faithfull.
“No, I never left the wheel; not for a moment.”
– Anton Lorenzen
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Das Gold der Liebe [The Gold of Love] (Eckhart Schmidt, 1983)
Nov
9
DAF-fan Patricia (Alexandra Curtis). DP: Bernd Heinl.
“Oh keiner macht's wie du,
Wie du so traut sich's keiner,
So wie du”
– DAF – El Que (Gold und Liebe (1981)
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Compartiment tueurs [The Sleeping Car Murder] (Costa-Gavras, 1965)
Nov
8
Eliane Darrès (Simone Signoret) – comédienne, by herself – takes a long hard look at her table-set-for-two. DP: Jean Tournier.
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La donna del lago [The Lady of the Lake / The Possessed] (Luigi Bazzoni + Franco Rossellini, 1965)
Oct
25
Tilde (Virna Lisi) caressing a man's hand, resting on her shoulder, with her cheek. DP: Leonida Barboni.
Until November 20.
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Pensione paura [Hotel Fear] (Francesco Barilli, 1978)
Oct
18
wartime soup
Rosa (Leonora Fani) prepares soup for two of the hotel guests. DP: Gualtiero Manozzi.
