La Femme Merveilleuse Invisible

The Mother and the Whore, Jean Eustache (1973)

LA PASSION DE JEANNE D’ARC 1928 — dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer

New Yorker Magazine October 27, 1945 – Artist: Edna Eicke

New Yorker Magazine October 31, 1942 – Artist: Rea Irvin

Halloween

New Yorker Magazine October 31, 1942 – Artist: Rea Irvin

Halloween

New Yorker Magazine October 27, 1945 – Artist: Edna Eicke

Nightmare Alley (1947)

LA PASSION DE JEANNE D’ARC 1928 — dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer

The Mother and the Whore, Jean Eustache (1973)

"Life is short, even for those who live a long time, and we must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and indulgence." Sarah Bernhardt 23 October 1844 – 26 March 1923 by Felix Nadar

French actress, sculptor,painter. Sarah Bernhardt, BOTD, 1844 – 1923 was not just a famous actress. She had many other artistic talents: she designed her own costumes, took part in stage direction, wrote plays, essays and novels, and was a sculptor and painter. Sarah Bernhardt, Autoportrait, 1910

French actress, sculptor,painter. Sarah Bernhardt, BOTD, 1844 – 1923 was not just a famous actress. She had many other artistic talents: she designed her own costumes, took part in stage direction, wrote plays, essays and novels, and was a sculptor and painter. Sarah Bernhardt, Autoportrait, 1910

"Life is short, even for those who live a long time, and we must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and indulgence." Sarah Bernhardt 23 October 1844 – 26 March 1923 by Felix Nadar

Nightmare Alley (1947)

Remembering Robert Capa 1913-1954 was a Hungarian-American war photographer and photojournalist. He is considered by some to be the greatest combat and adventure photographer in history. casualphotophile.com/2021/01/25/c...

Catherine Deneuve With her sister Francoise Dorleac during the making of Jacques Demy’s The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967).

Happy 83rd, Catherine Deneuve. On the set of Jean Aurel’s Manon 70 (1968). Photo by François Gragnon.

Tom Skerritt has died at age 93. RIP 1933-2026 Skerritt is known for his roles in films like “M*A*S*H*,” “Alien,” “Top Gun,” "Steel Magnolias," and “A River Runs Through It.”

Tom Skerritt has died at age 93. RIP 1933-2026 Skerritt is known for his roles in films like “M*A*S*H*,” “Alien,” “Top Gun,” "Steel Magnolias," and “A River Runs Through It.”

Robert Capa, October 22, 1913 – May 25, 1954. He invented a style’: war chronicler Robert Capa refashioned himself and revolutionised photography www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Catherine Deneuve With her sister Francoise Dorleac during the making of Jacques Demy’s The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967).

Remembering Robert Capa 1913-1954 was a Hungarian-American war photographer and photojournalist. He is considered by some to be the greatest combat and adventure photographer in history. casualphotophile.com/2021/01/25/c...

Happy 83rd, Catherine Deneuve. On the set of Jean Aurel’s Manon 70 (1968). Photo by François Gragnon.

Robert Capa, October 22, 1913 – May 25, 1954. He invented a style’: war chronicler Robert Capa refashioned himself and revolutionised photography www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Jean-Pierre Melville BOTD DIRECTED L´armée des ombres aka The Army of Shadows is a classic and a work of art It is an adaptation of Joseph Kessel's 1943 book of the same name, which mixes Kessel's experiences as a member of the French Resistance Joseph Kessel 10 February 1898 – 23 July 1979

"I’m not interested in realism. All my films hinge on the fantastic. I’m not a documentarian; a film is first and foremost a dream, and it’s absurd to copy life in an attempt to produce an exact re-creation of it." Jean-Pierre Melville BOTD

Remembering Jean Pierre Melville on his birthday. “I believe you must be madly in love with cinema to create films. You also need a huge cinematic baggage.” Jean-Pierre Melville, Melville on Melville Music by Francois De Roubaix

Remembering Jean Pierre Melville on his birthday. “I believe you must be madly in love with cinema to create films. You also need a huge cinematic baggage.” Jean-Pierre Melville, Melville on Melville Music by Francois De Roubaix

Jean-Pierre Melville, October 20, 1917 – August 2, 1973. Breathless —À Bout de Souffle, Jean-Luc Godard, 1960

"I’m not interested in realism. All my films hinge on the fantastic. I’m not a documentarian; a film is first and foremost a dream, and it’s absurd to copy life in an attempt to produce an exact re-creation of it." Jean-Pierre Melville BOTD

Jean-Pierre Melville BOTD DIRECTED L´armée des ombres aka The Army of Shadows is a classic and a work of art It is an adaptation of Joseph Kessel's 1943 book of the same name, which mixes Kessel's experiences as a member of the French Resistance Joseph Kessel 10 February 1898 – 23 July 1979

Jean-Pierre Melville, October 20, 1917 – August 2, 1973. Breathless —À Bout de Souffle, Jean-Luc Godard, 1960

Jean-Pierre Melville (with scenes from his film "Army of Shadows") - BOTD

Catherine Ringer, October 18, 1957 – September 14, 2026.

Catherine Ringer, October 18, 1957 – September 14, 2026.

My Dinner with André (1981, dir. Louis Malle)

Arthur Miller, October 17, 1915 - February 10, 2005. With Marilyn Monroe. 1957 photo by Sam Shaw.

My Dinner with André (1981, dir. Louis Malle)

Montgomery Clift, October 17, 1920 - July 23, 1966.

Swedish poster for Gilda (1946), directed by Charles Vidor Rita Hayworth October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987

Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, You Were Never Lovelier, 1942

Swedish poster for Gilda (1946), directed by Charles Vidor Rita Hayworth October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987

Montgomery Clift, October 17, 1920 - July 23, 1966.

Arthur Miller, October 17, 1915 - February 10, 2005. With Marilyn Monroe. 1957 photo by Sam Shaw.

Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, You Were Never Lovelier, 1942

Scenes from a Marriage 1974, dir. Ingmar Bergman

“I am not young enough to know everything.” Oscar Wilde, October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900

Scenes from a Marriage 1974, dir. Ingmar Bergman