Original Cineriz Italian Locandina Poster (11×27) for the Michelangelo Antonioni drama, IL DESERTO ROSSO (1965) starring Monica Vitti, Richard Harris, and Carlo Chionetti. Vitti plays a mother and housewife who is married to a plant manger (Chionetti) in Ravenna. She is also becoming more and more alienated from everything in her world. This was Antonioni’s first film in color, and he uses the color to further enhance the pervasive feeling of isolation. He had the landscapes painted so that everything looked unreal. And this cold and industrial landscape begins to suffocate the audience as much as it suffocates Vitti. Is she suffering from true mental illness or an inability to adapt to this wasteland? This is certainly one of the most memorable films about alienation in the modern age. This original Italian locandina is folded and in fine plus condition.

Original Astor Pictures One Sheet Poster (81×81) for the Federico Fellini masterpiece, LA DOLCE VITA (1960) starring Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, and Anouk Aimee. The iconic image of Anita Ekberg holding a kitten – from the scene where she wades through the Trevi fountain – became the central image of the campaign for this film in the U.S. This film depicts seven days (and nights) in the life of an Italian journalist (Mastroianni), who is torn between making something serious of his life or drifting along on a pleasant stream of casual affairs and meaningless work. Fellini gives us a wonderful chronicle of a decadent society where there are no real values other than alcohol and sex, and no solutions except suicide. Fellini’s widescreen look at Roman life at the beginning of the sixties mirrors Hollywood’s fascination with historical Roman epics of the period. LA DOLCE VITA is, quite simply, one of the most famous films in the history of the cinema. It created a sensation when it was released. A landmark score by Nino Rota leaves an indelible imprint in the minds of all who see this film for the first time. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Director for Fellini, Best Screenplay, and Best Art Direction. It won the Oscar for Best Costume Design. We grade this as Fine Plus. There is a small chip missing out of the border area on the upper right corner, easily restored with linen backing. Image area is very fine. We will sell this either backed or unbacked for the price stated. Ask us about linen backing services through one of our
skilled conservationists.

Original Italian Poster (19×27).  Good condition.

Original U.S. one sheet for the Robert Bresson film starring Christian Patey. Based on short story by Leo Tolstoy, the film is a mediation on money and what happens to an naif who comes into it. With Vincent Risterucci and Caroline Lang. Very fine condition. This U.S. one sheet is unusual. Not common. Folded in excellent shape.

Apparently also released in the U.S.A. as MATING, MODERN STYLE, probably mid sixties. Most likely capitalizing on the success of MARRIAGE, ITALIAN STYLE, YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW as well as the Fellini films starring Mastroianni, this poster is for a little known re-release of LA FORTUNA DI ESSERE DONNA. The film is described as a light entertainment about a photographer (Mastroianni) who takes a photo of a girl (Loren) that ends up on a magazine cover without her permission. The usual Italian nonsense ensues. Directed by Alessandro Blasetti. The garish poster paints an altogether more strumpet like image of the bombshell Loren. Rare. Very fine condition.

Original Embassy Pictures 30×40 Poster for the Vittorio De Sica romantic comedy, YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW (1963)—starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. This film is series of three vignettes starring Loren and Mastroianni playing three very different couples. All three stories are funny and heart-warming. The performances are outstanding, the direction superb, and both the music and cinematography compliment the film beautifully. Indeed, the film won the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film in 1965. This 30×40 poster is an unusual format for this title, and the art is different for this poster. The poster was clearly theater-used and is only classed in good condition. There are some missing chips in both borders, but the interior image area
is OK. There is some general rumpling, making this poster a good candidate for linen-backing. Ask us about poster restoration services.

Original Embassy Pictures Half Sheet Poster (22×28) for the Vittorio De Sica romantic comedy, YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW (1963)—starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. This film is series of three vignettes starring Loren and Mastroianni playing three very different couples. All three stories are funny and heart-warming. The performances are outstanding, the direction superb, and both the music and cinematography compliment the film beautifully. Indeed, the film won the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film in 1965.
This poster is folded, is clearly theater-used. There is a small fold separation at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical fold, some minor staining and a general rumpled look. Very good condition.

Original United Artists Insert Poster (14×36) for the Bernardo Bertolucci romantic drama, LAST TANGO IN PARIS (1972). Marlon Brando plays a middle aged man in an obsessive relationship with a young woman in Bernardo Bertolucci’s seminal film. The man explains to the young girl that their affair is merely to be regarded as a sexual one. The free love ethos of the sexual revolution is put on full display in this film. Because of the nudity and near-explicit sexuality, the movie was the subject of worldwide sensationalistic press in 1973, and was dismissed by some critics as inconsequential. Yet almost forty years later, this film has held its own as one of the influential films of the seventies. The actress Maria Schneider, who plays the young girl, denounced Bertolucci as more of a gangster than a film director and blamed both Brando and Bertolucci for manipulating her into making a salacious movie. One of the lasting attributes of the film is an wonderful jazz score by Gato Barbieri. The insert poster is in very fine, unfolded condition.

Original Peppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises Half Sheet Poster (22×28) for the Annelise Meineche comedy about adolescent sexuality, SYTTEN (1965)—starring Ole Soltoft, Ghita Norby, and Emil Hass Christensen. Released in American under the title ERIC SOYA’S “17,” this film is one of several Swedish sex films, such as I AM CURIOUS YELLOW, which were released in the sixties. A Stockholm publication from the time says, “the film radiates a healthy attitude about sex!” Well, we’ve been searching for that a long time. This original half sheet poster is folded and in fine plus condition, with only minor fold separations.

Original Aztec Distributors Mexican Stock Poster (26×36) dating from approximately 1949 which was intended to advertise any of various films with the famous comedian. Cantinflas came to international prominence in the 1950s as one of the stars of Mike Todd’s epic film AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS. This original stock poster is folded and in fine plus condition; however, this poster is printed on a very pulpy paper, and is fragile. Linen backing is recommended.

Original Artkino Pictures One Sheet Poster (29×43) for the Vera Stroyeva film version of the Modest Mussorgsky opera, BORIS GOUDUNOV (1954) starring Bolshoi Opera stars Aleksandr Pirogov, Nikandr Khanayev, and Georgi Nelepp. Considered by many music critics to be the greatest Russian opera, both the singing and orchestral performances in this film are powerful and stunning. This original one sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition.