They all got solved this week. Huzzah! (Answers below the fold.)
1. Her older sister makes the father of her illegitimate child sleep in the barn…and she joins him there.
Hint: A period piece set in Ireland.
Solved by Maurinsky.
Dancing at Lughnasa
2. He’s a writer who asks a coat check girl to explain the plot of a novel to him.
Solved by Melville.
In a Lonely Place
3. The women in this movie are a bored yachtswoman, a pipeline worker, a concert cellist, and an executive secretary.
Hint: A wild ride with the Mujahadeen.
Solved by George.
The Living Daylights
4. When the owners of the loft arrive, he is wearing his own underwear on his head.
Hint: He’s an Englishman who also speaks Russian.
Solved by Ken.
A Fish Called Wanda
5. A dream disguises the name of a New York nightclub.
Hint: The dream sequence is the most celebrated part of this classic film by a renowned director.
Solved by George.
Spellbound (1945)
6. Despite her mother’s urging, she doesn’t want to learn how to make aloo gobi.
Solved by Amy.
Bend It Like Beckham
7. He meets his girlfriend when he hides behind her legs under her retail counter at Bloomingdale’s.
Solved by Melville.
Moscow on the Hudson
