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good guesses, but not quite.

That Day, on the Beach?

Daughter of the Nile?

greennui wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 8:30 pm That Day, on the Beach?

got it!

Oops forgot about this, someone else please go ahead!

Blackmail (1929)?

good guess, but not that!

Rebeca? I'm like 5% certain it's hitch

39 Steps! The newspaper headline gave it away, but I should have recognized the ticket window from the opening scene.

Umbugbene wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 6:15 am 39 Steps! The newspaper headline gave it away, but I should have recognized the ticket window from the opening scene.

nice job! and bonus points to bure for knowing it was Hitch.

here's the remainder just because i love this film and they are purty

Thanks LN! Let's try this movie...

Veronika Voss?

Yes, well done. I hadn't gotten to the more obvious stills yet. What a gorgeous movie, eh? Here are a couple more (notice how even the plants in Dr. Katz' office are bleached):

hmmm, I wasn't impressed by the visuals. But to each his own.

I wouldn't dream of arguing about visuals on a purely aesthetic plane, because that's a waste of time. Of course you're right, anyone can find beauty according to his or her own experience and inclinations. But the visuals in VV are not merely pretty, they serve the purpose of the movie so well. Here's a riddle for anyone who wants to look deeper - what older German movie does Veronika Voss allude to?

Yeah, the shot with all those glinting lights is pretty unforgettable.

Taxi?

not Taxi

The circle?

The White Baloon?

Nope - not an Iranian film, in fact

ah, Pola X

Indeed!

anyone who wants can post the next screenshot!

I pass.

All right, I've got a good one. I know some people here have seen this: