settima

paranoia

Ucho [The Ear] (Karel Kachyňa, 1970)

Jul

17

Ucho (1970)

Party member, and rather drunk, Anna (Jiřina Bohdalová) and her newspaper hat at the officials' party. DP: Josef Illík.

“The 17th of July. Comrade Anna is not lying!”

#FilmDuJour #July #KarelKachyňa #RadoslavBrzobohatý #JiřinaBohdalová #SvatoplukHavelka #JosefIllík #ČeskoslovenskáNováVlna #drama #satire #paranoia #politics #Czechoslovakia #1970s ★★★★☆

Mikey and Nicky (Elaine May, 1976)

Jan

27

milk and cigarettes

Mikey and Nicky (1976)

The titular Mikey and Nicky sharing snacks, smokes, and sips at a tiny fast food table. There are piles of boxes with canned beer behind them. Mikey (Falk) cheesily grins at Nicky (Cassavetes). DPs: Bernie Abramson, Lucien Ballard, Jack Cooperman, Jerry File & Victor J. Kemper.

#FilmDinner #milk #ElaineMay #PeterFalk #JohnCassavetes #NedBeatty #JohnStrauss #BernieAbramson #LucienBallard #JackCooperman #JerryFile #VictorJKemper #paranoia #drama #crime #ComingOfAge #USA #1970s ★★★★★

Ucho [The Ear] (Karel Kachyňa, 1970)

Jan

8

cake

Ucho (1970)

A gold-rimmed plate with a messy piece of cake on its side. Near it two glasses and a bottle of alcohol. DP: Josef Illík.

#FilmDinner #cake #KarelKachyňa #RadoslavBrzobohatý #JiřinaBohdalová #SvatoplukHavelka #JosefIllík #ČeskoslovenskáNováVlna #drama #satire #paranoia #politics #Czechoslovakia #1970s ★★★★☆

Ucho [The Ear] (Karel Kachyňa, 1970)

Jan

27

Thomas Crapper Day

Ucho (1970)

Ludvik (Radoslav Brzobohatý) taking a break from the official's party in a pristine but claustrophobic, white-tiled toilet stall. DP: Josef Illík.

“Even you, Ear, can't listen in the toilet!”

– Ludvik

#Bales2023FilmChallenge #ThomasCrapperDay #toilets #KarelKachyňa #RadoslavBrzobohatý #JiřinaBohdalová #SvatoplukHavelka #JosefIllík #ČeskoslovenskáNováVlna #drama #satire #paranoia #politics #Czechoslovakia #1970s ★★★★☆