Tones of grey, from white to black

Such gorgeous tones of grey.

The square, the circle, curves and parallel lines.

Human and architecture.

I think this may be one of my favorite images.

Stray Dog (1949)

directed by Akira Kurosawa

cinematography by Asakazu Nakai

Avalanche! day 29

Mr. Arkadin: the Comprehensive Version (1962)

directed by Orson Wells

cinematography by Jean Bourgoin

I am delighted

Soy Cuba

aka I am Cuba (1964)

directed by Mikhail Kalatozov

cinematography by Sergei Urusevsky

I could sustain an entire blog on posts from this one film alone.
In the film blog heyday I would've called a challenge for other bloggers to try their hand at posting their images from I Am Cuba. I still offer up the inspiration - if you do post your work let me know and I'll link to you.

descending horizons 2

Phenix City Story (1955)
directed by Phil Karlson
director of photography - Harry Neumann

descending horizons 1

Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

directed by Joseph Pevney

cinematography by Russell Metty

a la Gropius' Werkbund Pavilion

A bleak look at Europe- refugees moving back and forth  -and always downward.
And this is only 1941.

So Ends Our Night (1941)

directed by John Cromwell

cinematography by William H. Daniels

art direction by William Cameron Menzies

and Jack Otterson

those insurmountable stairs

It's a sad love story for St. Valentine's Day, but a love story all the same.







Letyat zhuravli (1957)
aka Cranes Are Flying
directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
cinematography by Sergei Urusevsky

parallel lines

...even down to the gloved fingers on the stairway railing.





Sudden Fear (1952)
directed by David Miller
cinematography by Charles Lang