Moi, un noir [I, a Negro] (Jean Rouch, 1958)
Oct
16
National Eddie Day
A young woman looks over her shoulder, smiling. DP: Jean Rouch.
Some of the leads play out their hopes and dreams and are named after famous actors from Western films. Petit Touré is #EddieConstantine.
#Bales2023FilmChallenge #NationalEddieDay #JeanRouch #OumarouGanda #Gambi #PetitTouré #AlassaneMaiga #AmadouDemba #SeydouGuede #KaridyoFaoudou #JosephYapiDegre #docufiction #documentary #France #1950s
Aaand, the blog's back up! Still got things to do but hey, it's a start https://write.underworld.fr/settima/
#blog #blogging #film #cinemastodon #FilmDuJour #Bales2023FilmChallenge
As part of my Bales catch up I'm enjoying a little trip to Space Coast (1979). And it's… something…
#Bales2023FilmChallenge #film #FilmDinner #cinemastodon #NASA #documentary
Ο Δράκος [O Drakos / The Ogre of Athens / The Ogre / The Vampire] (Nikos Koundouros, 1956)
Dec
31
New Year's Eve
Men in identical white shirts and dark slacks dancing in the club during after hours. Their upper bodies seem top-heavy, tending to lunge towards the ground. DP: Kostas Theodoridis.
New Year's Eve celebrations.
A mousy bank clerk (Dinos Iliopoulos), who bears an uncanny resemblance to a criminal on the run, finds himself hiding in a shady cabaret on New Year's Eve instead of spending a quiet evening alone. During his forced stay at the nightclub, he comes to enjoy and identify more and more with his newfound persona and assumes the role of the notorious “Drago”.
An initial box office dud, it is now considered one of the top ten all-time best Greek films.
Happy new year, everyone! On to many more cinematic discoveries!
#Bales2023FilmChallenge #NewYearsEve #NikosKoundouros #DinosIliopoulos #GiannisArgyris #MargaritaPapageorgiou #MarikaLekaki #ManosHatzidakis #KostasTheodoridis #Zeibekiko #FilmNoir #satire #crime #holidays #romance #drama #music #Greece #1950s ★★★★☆
#Bales2023FilmChallenge Dec 31: #NewYearsEve!
A mousy bank clerk finds himself hiding in a shady cabaret on New Year's Eve instead of spending a quiet evening alone. During his stay he comes to identify more and more with his newfound persona and assumes the role of the notorious “Drago”.
An initial box office dud, #NikosKoundouros O Drakos (1956) is now considered 1 of the top 10 all-time best Greek films.
#HappyNewYear and to many more discoveries in 2024!
#Bales2023FilmChallenge
December 31 - New Year's Eve celebrated in a movie
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Dec 31: New Years Eve celebrated
#Bales2023FilmChallenge #FilmX 📽️ 🎬
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#PhantomThread (2017)
Alma becomes tired of sitting around the house with Reynolds and decides to go dancing on New Year's Eve, much to Reynold's chagrin.
#DanielDayLewis #VickyKrieps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWa4gflt-_s
Dec3️⃣1️⃣
New Years Eve
#MoneyTrain (1995)
During the New Year celebration, John realizes Charlie has a bag with over $500,000, much to his dismay.
#WesleySnipes #WoodyHarrelson
December 31 - New Year's Eve Celebrated in Movie
#Bales2023FilmChallenge
All My Friends Are Dead (🇵🇱 2020)
german title: Meine Freunde sind alle tot
Original title: Wszyscy moi przyjaciele nie zyja
IMDB: 5,8/10
/tt13723064/
Horror Comedy about an escalating New Year's Eve Party.
To avoid scenes containing violence and nudity my clip is very short and like most of the times in german:
#Bales2023FilmChallenge Dec 30: discussing an elaborate plan on #NationalResolutionPlanningDay
Destitute phaeton driver Cabbar (#YılmazGüney) his friend Hasan (#TuncelKurtiz) and imam Hodja's (#OsmanAlyanak) have a wondrous plan to go out into the Kurdish wastelands to dig up an illusive treasure that may be his only escape. Yılmaz Güney and #ŞerifGören's Umut [Hope] (1970) is #Turkey's early venture into #Neorealismo ☞ https://write.underworld.fr/settima/umut-1970
#Bales2023FilmChallenge
December 30 - Someone discussing an elaborate plan
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
December 30 - Someone Discussing an Elaborate Plan
#Bales2023FilmChallenge
I was going for Final Destination and then realised that @thisiseuge already made the same suggestion even with the same clip, so I changed my pick of today:
Melancholia (2011)
IMDB: 7,1/10
/tt1527186/
I only have it in german, here Justine and Claire discuss how to spend the end of the world:
Dec 30: Discussing an elabrate plan
#Bales2023FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
@bales1181
#EscapeToVictory aka #Victory (1981)
Hatch gives the plan on how the allied P.O.W football team would win against the German National team, Luis Fernandez has other ideas.
#MichaelCaine #Pele
#Bales2023FilmChallenge December 29: a clock face on #TickTockDay
Both #YukioMishima's story and #KenjiMisumi's 1964 adaptation Ken [Sword] (1964) follow arrogant #kendo student Jiro, #RaizōIchikawa who also appears in an earlier Mishima adaptation, Enjô (1958). The clock not only helps us understand the cruel punishment, but also embodies the characters' #ComingOfAge. ☞ https://write.underworld.fr/settima/jian-1964
#film #cinema #CineMastodon @film #BookAdaptation #LGBT #sports #MartialArts #Japan #1960s ★★★★½
#Bales2023FilmChallenge
December 29 - Clock face seen in a movie
Titanic (1997)
December 29 - Clock Face Seen in Movie
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
IMDB: 7,0/10
/tt5715874/
Steven Murphy (Colin Farrell) gives Martin (Barry Keoghan) a watch
Dec 29: Clock Face 🕖
#Bales2023FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
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#VForVendetta (2005)
Evey sets off the tube train full of explosives to blow up the Houses of Parliment and Big Ben and overthrow the tyrannical British government.
#NataliePortman
