La horse [Horse] (Pierre Granier-Deferre, 1970)
Aug
28
1923
Francis Grutti's (Armando Francioli) ID, handled by someone wielding a large stamp. His birthday is August 28, 1923. DP: Walter Wottitz.
“Now I know you're trying to get away from me —– but your vice is like a room locked from the inside and only I have the key…”
Lo strano vizio della signora Wardh [The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh] (Sergio Martino, 1971)
Aug
22
1970
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A German tabloid writes EIN NEUES OPFER DES IRREN MÖRDERS (“A new victim of the insane killer”). It's Saturday, August 22, 1979. DPs: Emilio Foriscot & Florian Trenker.
– bouquet card
“Marge, my love, my angel.”
Plein soleil [Purple Noon] (René Clément, 1960)
Aug
20
1959
A contract for Marge, a sailboat, dated August 20, 1959. DP: Henri Decaë.
“And oh, are the Giants mad!”
Experiment in Terror (Blake Edwards, 1962)
Aug
18
1961
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A ticket to a baseball game at Candlestick Park on August 18, 1961, a Friday. Playing are the San Francisco Giants vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants won. DP: Philip H. Lathrop.
And July 26, Joey's birthday. He's six now.
– announcer on PA
Al filo del hacha [Edge of the Axe] (José Ramón Larraz, 1988)
Aug
16
1978
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A computer screen with the admission date of Lillian Nebbs (Christina Marie Lane) in the psychiatric ward on August 16, 1978. Diagnosis: Psycho Amnesia [sic]. There are small pop magazine stickers on the display's bezel. DP: Tote Trenas.
Fuoco! [Fire!] (Gian Vittorio Baldi, 1968)
Aug
15
Ferragosto
The statue of the Virgin with a bullet hole right through her eye. DP: Ugo Piccone.
Someone opens fire on August 15, the day of Ferragosto and the Virgin's Assumption
“Matto, caldo, soldi, morto… girotondo…”
Vergogna, schifosi!… [Dirty Angels] (Mauro Severino, 1969)
Aug
4
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A small desk calendar. The 4 is circled. DP: Angelo Lotti.
While the month is never explicitly stated, there's mention of August traffic jams.
“I don't talk to guys wearing aprons.”
The Outfit (John Flynn, 1973)
Jul
31
bread
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A white man in a dark coat in an undefined room. A concrete wall, a metal pipe, a loaf of white bread on a walnut counter. DP: Bruce Surtees.
– Earl Macklin
“Twelve boxes of cornflakes – all for himself?”
Goodbye & Amen (Damiano Damiani, 1977)
Jul
25
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Mrs. De Mauro (Claudia Cardinale) peeks around her hotelroom door. Waiting for her is a room service cart with coffee, coffee cups, and numerous boxes of Post Toasties. DP: Luigi Kuveiller.
– Jack
“Don't ask a dying man to lie his soul into Hell.”
The Killers (Robert Siodmak, 1946)
Jul
20
1940
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The July 21 headline. DP: Elwood Bredell.
– Lt. Sam Lubinsky