Guess the Movie

[pieces o nine]

Famous director (Hitchcock, Welles)? US or European?

1.) Not yet.
2.) Neither of the above.   

Actually b/w or are these just b/w stills from a color movie (or are only the flashbacks b/w)?

Film is predominantly B&W. There are clips of films within the film, several of which are, interestingly, in color.

Carry On Up the Teacups?

More like Carry On My Wayward Son.   



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Hint #5: a typical day on the job:


Hints #6a,b,c: management headaches at the *other* job:

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[Swatopluk]

Since it does not look African or Asian, that leaves not much but non-US America. Or are you amoong those that do not consider the UK to be part of Europe?

Canadian? Before or after 1985?

[Griffin NoName]

Confused; had we established it was non-US ?

[beagle]

The day the Earth Caught Fire?

[Swatopluk]

Confused; had we established it was non-US ?

I concluded that "neither" referred to US and Europe because it was stated already that it was no famous director (and thus the separate 'neither' would not refer to Welles or Hitchcock)

[pieces o nine]

Famous director (Hitchcock, Welles)? US or European?

1.) Not yet.
2.) Neither of the above.  

Clarification:
"Famous?" not yet (in that the director is not a common household name) but did direct a critically acclaimed horror movie starring a Real Big Actor, released in 2000.

Since it does not look African or Asian, that leaves not much but non-US America. Or are you amoong those that do not consider the UK to be part of Europe?

Canadian? Before or after 1985?

The (living) director was born and raised in Canada before emigrating to England.


Hint #7: title character at acting class with boyfriend.


Hint #8: visiting wif the folks back home, who are blissfully ignorant.



I will add that I saw the film in this particular game at an art house in Denver, as it has numerous innocuous scenes which would scare the pants permanently onto most USA-ian Censors and Moral Enforcers if offered at the mall cineplexes. (Despite the lead's occasional musings about Jesus' approval!) 

I stand sit prepared to post one of those stills if necessary. 

[Swatopluk]

I am pretty sure that I have not seen that movie.
And it does not look like a Cronenberg.

[beagle]

...at least we've narrowed it down to films which would shock the Mid-West.  That eliminates half of Disney's output

[pieces o nine]

...at least we've narrowed it down to films which would shock the Mid-West.  That eliminates half of Disney's output

Good point! But alas, this did not feature any of those sans-culottes  sans pantalon  Disney critters!



Hint 9a-b: We've got Trouble, and that starts with T, and that rhymes with B,...

[Swatopluk]

The notorious British Petrol..eh..Bird Cage..eh..Fatty Sage...
(Never post images with discernible text)

[Griffin NoName]

At a total loss. ?

[pieces o nine]

I believe that Swato knows, based on the last clue, although he has obscured his answer.   

(I picked the paper headline still because there were few scenes left without her in them!)


Final clue to those still playing:

[Opsa]

The Notorious Bettie Page!!!!!!

I'd love to see this one.

[pieces o nine]

Correct! 

The Notorious Bettie Page was directed by Mary Harron (American Psycho, 2000) and released in 2005. It stars Gretchen Mol, who portrays her quite well as what she was: a Really Nice Girl who saw nothing wrong with taking off her clothes or wearing 'silly costumes' for 'unusual' pictures (for 'quality people'... with 'a lot of stress' in their lives...) 

Despite nudity and fetish costumes, it's not a titillating   [sorry! couldn't resist!]   film. The Morality Police and queasy prurience of the 1955 senate committee were spot-on. I'd recommend it.

[Opsa]

She was cute as a button, and seemed so cheerful and wholesome about it, too. Great subject for a movie. Thanks for reminding me about it. Gee, it was out for all of three weeks, maybe.

I give up my turn to whomever is the first to post new photos.