Saturday 26 August 2023

1971, Car Spotting: Dordrecht Spuiboulevard Netherlands

Front to back, left to right

First row
DAF 33, unidentified car probably Opel, DAF 44.

Second row
Opel Kadett A, Citroën 2CV, Opel Rekord C, Renault 4, unidentified car probably NSU, unidentified car probably Fiat, Peugeot 404 Familiale, Citroën 2CV, unidentified car.

Third row
Opel Rekord A, unidentified car, Simca 1300/1500, Austin / Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), Fiat 850, Opel Rekord C, Opel Kadett B, Renault 6, Ford Taunus (TC).

Fourth row
Peugeot 204, Fiat 850 coupé.

Fifth row
Fiat 850.

Sixth row
Unidentified car probably Japanese, Fiat 600, Volkswagen Type 34 Karmann Ghia, Fiat 850, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1).

Seventh row
Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Simca 1100.

Eight row
Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Opel Rekord A CarAvan.

Ninth row
Opel Rekord B, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Ford Anglia 105E, Fiat 600, Triumph Herald, Volkswagen 1500/1600 Variant (Type 3).

Tenth row
Citroën ID/DS, Ford Transit.

Saturday 12 August 2023

1970, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes II

NSU Nergal concept
- Designed by Aldo Sessano, Turin, Italy, 1970
- Produced by Eurostyle, Turin, Italy, 1970
- Based on the NSU 1200 with the 1177 cc air-cooled four-cylinder engine
- Unveiled at the 1970 "Salone dell'Automobile di Torino", Turin, Italy

NSU Nergal concept
NSU Nergal concept
NSU Nergal concept

Nissan 270X concept
- Designed and produced by Nissan, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, 1970
- Based on the Datsun/Nissan E10 Cherry with the 1171 cc A12 L4 engine
- Unveiled at the 1970 Tokyo Motor Show, Harumi, Tokyo, Japan

Nissan 270X concept
Nissan 270X concept
Nissan 270X concept

Pool modular seating landscape
- Designed by Luigi Colani, West Germany, 1970
- Manufactured by Rosenthal, West Germany, 1970

Pool modular seating landscape
Pool modular seating landscape
Pool modular seating landscape

Glass lamp
- Designed by Pierre Cardin, France, 1970
- Manufactured by Venini, Murano, Italy, 1970

Glass lamp
Glass lamp

Beolit 600 Portable Radio
- Designed by Jacob Jensen, Denmark, 1970
- Manufactured by Bang & Olufsen, Denmark, 1970

Beolit 600 Portable Radio
Beolit 600 Portable Radio
Beolit 600 Portable Radio

American Brochure Volkswagen Station Wagon (Type 2, T2a), 1970

Tuesday 8 August 2023

1969, Car Spotting: Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam

Left to right

First row, bottom to top
Mercedes-Benz “Ponton”, unidentified van probably Austin or Morris.

Second row, bottom to top
Unidentified three-wheeler, Renault 4CV, .

Third row, bottom to top
Chevrolet Bel Air, Toyota Corona (Mark II), Citroën 2CV, Toyota Corolla (E10), Austin/Morris Mini Estate, Citroën 2CV, unidentified pick-up, Toyota Corolla (E10).

Fourth row, bottom to top
Renault 4CV, Renault 4CV, Citroën Traction Avant.

Fifth row, bottom to top
Unidentified truck, Toyota Corona (Mark II), Renault 4CV.

Sixth row, bottom to top
Austin/Morris 1100 (ADO16), unidentified American pick-up, Toyota Corona (Mark II), Jeep CJ-5.

Seventh row, bottom to top
Jeep CJ-5, Renault 4CV.

Friday 4 August 2023

1968, Film and Television Awards: British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)

Best British Film
Winner: ‘A Man for All Seasons’

Nominees:

  • ‘Accident’
  • ‘Blowup’
  • ‘The Deadly Affair’


Best Film from any Source
Winner: ‘A Man for All Seasons’

Nominees:

  • ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
  • ‘In the Heat of the Night’
  • ‘Un homme et une femme’


Best British Actor
Winner:  Paul Scofield as Thomas More in ‘A Man for All Seasons’

Nominees:

  • Dirk Bogarde as Stephen in ‘Accident’
  • Dirk Bogarde as  Charlie Hook in ‘Our Mother's House’
  • James Mason as Charles Dobbs in ‘The Deadly Affair’
  • Richard Burton as Petruchio in ‘The Taming of the Shrew’


Best British Actress
Winner:  Edith Evans as Mrs. Ross in ‘The Whisperers’

Nominees:

  • Barbara Jefford as Molly Bloom in ‘Ulysses’
  • Elizabeth Taylor as Katharina in ‘The Taming of the Shrew’


Best Foreign Actor
Winner: Rod Steiger as Bill Gillespie in ‘In the Heat of the Night’

Nominees:

  • Orson Welles as Falstaff in ‘Campanadas a medianoche’
  • Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs in ‘In the Heat of the Night’
  • Warren Beatty as Clyde Chestnut Barrow in ‘Bonnie and Clyde’


Best Foreign Actress
Winner: Anouk Aimée as Anne Gauthier in ‘Un homme et une femme’

Nominees:

  • Bibi Andersson as Charlotte in ‘Syskonbädd 1782’
  • Bibi Andersson as Alma in ‘Persona’
  • Jane Fonda as Corie Bratter in ‘Barefoot in the Park’
  • Simone Signoret as Elsa Fennan in ‘The Deadly Affair’

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Winner: Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Elizabeth Parker in ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ and as Lou McDowell in ‘Hurry Sundown’

Nominees:

  • Michael J. Pollard as C.W. Moss in ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
  • Milo O'Shea as Leopold Bloom in ‘Ulysses’
  • Peter Kastner as Bernard Chanticleer in ‘You're a Big Boy Now’

Best British Screenplay
Winner: Robert Bolt: ‘A Man for All Seasons’

Nominees:

  • Harold Pinter: ‘Accident’
  • Paul Dehn: ‘The Deadly Affair’
  • Frederic Raphael: ‘Two for the Road’


Best British Art Direction (Colour)
Winner: John Box: ‘A Man for All Seasons’

Nominees:

  • Carmen Dillon: ‘Accident’
  • Assheton Gorton: ‘Blow-Up’
  • Ken Adam: ‘You Only Live Twice’


Best British Cinematography - Black and White
Winner: Gerry Turpin: ‘The Whisperers’

Nominees:

  • David Watkin: ‘Mademoiselle’
  • Raoul Coutard: ‘The Sailor from Gibraltar’
  • Wolfgang Suschitzky: ‘Ulysses’

Best British Cinematography - Colour
Winner: Ted Moore: ‘A Man for All Seasons’

Nominees:

  • Carlo Di Palma: ‘Blow-Up’
  • Nicolas Roeg: ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’
  • Freddie Young: ‘The Deadly Affair’

Best British Costume Design - Black and White
Winner: Jocelyn Rickards: ‘Mademoiselle’

Nominees:

  • Jocelyn Rickards: ‘The Sailor from Gibraltar’



Best British Costume Design - Colour
Winner: Elizabeth Haffenden, Joan Bridge: ‘A Man for All Seasons’

Nominees:

  • Julie Harris: ‘Casino Royale’
  • Alan Barrett: ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’
  • Elizabeth Haffenden, Joan Bridge: ‘Half a Sixpence’

Wednesday 2 August 2023

1967, Film: Berserk!

The British horror-thriller film "Berserk!" was released in September 1967 in the UK. The film was directed by Jim O'Connolly with a screenplay by Herman Cohen and Aben Kandel. Main stars are Joan Crawford as Monica Rivers, Ty Hardin as Frank Hawkins, Diana Dors as Matilda, Michael Gough as Albert Dorando, Robert Hardy as Detective Supt. Brooks and Judy Geeson as Angela Rivers.

Berserk! Poster

Synopsis
Monica Rivers (Joan Crawford) and Albert Dorando (Michael Gough) own a travelling circus. When tightrope walker Gaspar the Great (Thomas Cimarro) is strangled when his tightrope breaks, it appears that his rope might have been purposely weakened...

Joan Crawford as Monica Rivers
Ty Hardin as Frank Hawkins and Michael Gough as Albert Dorando
Joan Crawford as Monica Rivers and Ty Hardin as Frank Hawkins
Judy Geeson as Angela Rivers and Joan Crawford as Monica Rivers

Main cast

  • Joan Crawford as Monica Rivers
  • Ty Hardin as Frank Hawkins
  • Diana Dors as Matilda
  • Michael Gough as Albert Dorando
  • Judy Geeson as Angela Rivers
  • Robert Hardy as Detective Supt. Brooks
  • Geoffrey Keen as Commissioner Dalby
  • Sydney Tafler as Harrison Liston
  • George Claydon as Bruno Fontana
  • Philip Madoc as Lazlo
  • Ambrosine Phillpotts as Miss Burrows
  • Thomas Cimarro as Gaspar
  • Peter Burton as Gustavo
  • Golda Casimir as Bearded Lady
  • Ted Lune as Skeleton Man
  • Milton Reid as Strong Man
  • Marianne Stone as Wanda
  • Miki Iveria as Gypsy Fortune-Teller
  • Howard Goorney as Emil
  • Reginald Marsh as Sergeant Hutchins
  • Bryan Pringle as Constable Bradford 
Joan Crawford as Monica Rivers
Judy Geeson as Angela Rivers
Robert Hardy as Detective Supt. Brooks, Joan Crawford as Monica Rivers
and Ty Hardin as Frank Hawkins
Geoffrey Keen as Commissioner Dalby and Robert Hardy as Detective Supt. Brooks

"Berserk!" Trailer