settima

politics

Bom Povo Português [The Good People of Portugal] (Rui Simões, 1980)

Apr

25

1974

Bom Povo Português (1980)

A young soldier triumphantly holds up his riffle. DPs: Manuel Barros, Mário Cabrita Gil, José Luís Carvalhosa, Gérard Collet, Acácio de Almeida, Russell Parker & José Reynès.

Takes places between April 25th, 1974 and November 25th, 1975, during the Revolução dos Cravos.

1. April 2000 [April 1, 2000] (Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1952)

Apr

1

2000

1. April 2000 (1952)

The President of the Global Union (Hilde Krahl) stepping out of her spaceship. DPs: Sepp Ketterer, Karl Löb & Fritz Arno Wagner.

Waiting for Fidel (Michael Rubbo, 1974)

Mar

8

International Women's Day

Waiting for Fidel (1974)

A group of six girls and two boys sing in celebration of International Women's Day. DP: Douglas Kiefer.

Time flies while waiting for Fidel, and before you know it, it's March 8.

 

 

Film du Jour posts does not list holidays on their respective date, unless a film or scene happens to take place on one.

N.P. il segreto [N.P.] (Silvano Agosti, 1971)

Jan

3

1979

N.P. il segreto (1971)

The January 3–4 International Herald Tribune reports on The Gunboat Affair. DP: Dimitri Nicolau.

And April 27.

 

Report (Bruce Conner, 1967)

Nov

23

1963

Report  (1967)

Television footage of JFK's state funeral with the caption “November 23, 1963”, superimposed over it.

A Face in the Crowd (Elia Kazan, 1957)

Nov

21

1956

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Variety blares L. R.'S BLOOPER TOPS UNK DON'S. It's Wednesday, November 21, 1956. DPs: Gayne Rescher & Harry Stradling Sr..

“I'm not just an entertainer. I'm an influence, a wielder of opinion, a force… a force!”

– Lonesome Rhodes

Peace, little girl [Daisy / Daisy Girl] (Sidney Myers, 1964)

Nov

3

1964

Peace, little girl (1964)

Monique Corzilius aka Monique Cozy as the Daisy Girl. DP: Drummond Drury.

“One… two… three… four… five… seven… six… six… eight… nine… nine…”

– Daisy Girl

La sixième face du pentagone [The Sixth Face of the Pentagon] (Chris Marker + François Reichenbach, 1968)

Oct

21

1967

La sixième face du pentagone (1968)

Armed police seen from the back. In front of him someone holds up a sign that reads WHY WAR. DPs: Tony Daval, Chris Marker & Christian Odasso.

Calle Santa Fe (Carmen Castillo, 2007)

Oct

5

Calle Santa Fe (2007)

Miguel Enriquez holding Carmen Castillo in a family snapshot. DPs: Ned Burgess, Sebastián Moreno, Raphaël O'Byrne & Arnaldo Rodríguez.