(Franciszek Starowieyski’s Polish poster for The Lady from Constantinople) I was convinced I got it wrong. The stream had messed up. Turned out, that black screen at the start of Every Week Seven Days (1964) was just a funny way to start a movie and keep you off-kilter. I breathed a sigh of relief, lamenting with my next breath how it would feel to be in that darkness with this film. Maybe someday.
Great piece of writing! Really enjoyed it!