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Dutchman (Anthony Harvey, 1966)

Oct

3

Mean Girls Day

Dutchman (1966)

Clay (Al Freeman Jr.) reading a newspaper and minding his business on a subway train home. Just arrived on his car is Lula (Shirley Knight) and her endless supply of apples. DP: Gerry Turpin.

The haunting retelling (beware of spoilers) of #Wagner's The Flying Dutchman.

“Bet you can't eat just one.”

– advertising slogan

#Bales2023FilmChallenge #MeanGirlsDay #AnthonyHarvey #Amiri Baraka #ShirleyKnight #AlFreemanJr #JohnBarry #GerryTurpin #apples #fruit #food #drama #racism #theatre #UK #1960s ★★★★★

Lisztomania (Ken Russell, 1975)

Jun

16

National Richard Day

Lisztomania (1975)

The cover of November 1975's films and filming (NSFW). Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas) appears as a vampire in a German sailor uniform to Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey). DP: Peter Suschitzky.

“No, Wagner! Stay in Hell where you belong!”

– Franz Liszt

#Bales2023FilmChallenge #NationalRichardDay #KenRussell #PaulNicholas #RogerDaltrey #RickWakeman #PeterSuschitzky #Wagner #opera #music #biography #fantasy #comedy #UK #1970s