‎Script-writer‎

‎Louis La Russo II (playwright); Robert Di Leo (screenwriter)‎

‎Knockout Original screenplay for an unproduced film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1982. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1979 Broadway show by Louis La Russo II a sports drama about a street fighter. The play ran for 154 performances at the Helen Hayes Theater. Title page of the script duplicates the playbill for the stage production. <br /> <br /> Set in New Jersey. <br /> <br /> Blue titled wrappers with die cut title window in the British style. Title page present. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 100. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine bound with a velo binding. N.p. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 141638

‎Louis Malle (director, screenwriter); Cathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Joe Dallesandro, Alexandra Stewart (starring); Joyce Bun‎

‎Black Moon Six original lobby cards for the 1975 French film‎

‎N.p.: Cinema International 1975. Six vintage lobby cards for the 1975 French film. <br /> <br /> From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah.<br /> <br /> Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.<br /> <br /> An experimental film loosely based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" about a young woman in a post-apocalyptic world who seeks refuge from a violent civil war in an abandoned château. <br /> <br /> 11.5 x 9.25 inches. About Fine.<br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 571. Cinema International unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 162161

‎Louis Malle (director); Josephine Hart (novel); David Hare (screenwriter); Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson (s‎

‎Damage Fatale Original photograph of Louis Malle from the set of the 1992 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1992. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Louis Malle on the set of the 1992 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1991 novel by Josephine Hart.<br /> <br /> British cabinet minister Dr. Stephen Fleming Jeremy Irons falls desperately and obsessively in love with his son's fiancee Anna Juliette Binoche. After beginning a tempestuous affair Stephen tells Anna that he is willing to sacrifice his family and his cabinet position to be with her something which Anna has no intention of allowing.<br /> <br /> Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Miranda Richardson. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in England and France. <br /> <br /> 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 150347

‎Louis Malle (director); Polly Platt (screenwriter); Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon (starring)‎

‎Pretty Baby Two original photographs from the 1978 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1978. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1978 film. One with the stamp of photographer Maureen Lambray on the verso.<br /> <br /> Louis Malle's controversial turn-of-the-century drama about a twelve year-old girl who lives with her mother in a high-class brothel in Storyville the red-light district of New Orleans. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Hattiesburg Mississippi and New Orleans. <br /> <br /> 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 160507

‎Louis Malle (director); Polly Platt (screenwriter); Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon (starring)‎

‎Pretty Baby Original photograph of Louis Malle and Keith Carradine on the set of the 1978 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Louis Malle and Keith Carradine on the set of the 1978 film. <br /> <br /> Louis Malle's controversial turn-of-the-century drama about a twelve year-old girl who lives with her mother in a high-class brothel in Storyville the red-light district of New Orleans. <br /> <br /> Nominated for the Palme d'Or.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Hattiesburg Mississippi and New Orleans. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 150022

‎Louis Malle (director); Louise de Vilmorin (screenwriter); Dominique Vivant (novel); Jeanne Moreau, Alain Curry, Jean-Marc Bory‎

‎The Lovers Collection of 12 photographs from the1958 film‎

‎Paris: Nouvelles Editions de Films NEF 1958. Collection of twelve vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1958 French film. <br /> <br /> The great French director's second film about a wealthy woman who has become bored with both her emotionally distant husband and her lover and abruptly leaves them both to take up with a younger man she just met. After it was released in the US the film became the subject of a landmark First Amendment case before the Supreme Court where Justice Potter Stewart in declaring the film not obscene issued the immortal phrase "I know it when I see it" in regards to what constitutes pornographic material. <br /> <br /> A story set and shot on location in France including Paris Dijon Burgundy and the Cote-d'Or. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine or better with light toning to a few of the photographs. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 58. Nouvelles Editions de Films [NEF] unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 132901

‎Louis Malle (director, screenwriter); Vincent Rossel (photographer); Georges Darien (novel); Jean-Claude Carriere (screenwriter)‎

‎The Thief of Paris Le Voleur Collection of 21 original double weight photographs from the 1967 French film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1967. Collection of 21 vintage borderless double weight photographs from the 1967 film. Many with the stamp of still photographer Vincent Rossel on the verso one with the stamp of Globe Photos and one with a provenance stamp.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1897 novel by Georges Darien. After his inheritance is stolen by his uncle a young man embarks on a life of crime to win back what was taken from him.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Paris.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 152383

‎Louis Malle (director, screenwriter); Raymond Queneau (novel); Jean-Louis Castelli (photographer); Jean-Paul Rappeneau (screenwr‎

‎Zazie dans le metro Three photographs from the 1960 film‎

‎Paris: Nouvelles Editions de Films NEF 1960. Three vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1960 French film. <br /> <br /> An anarchic Louis Malle comedy one of his finest films where ten-year-old Zazie from a provincial town escapes the custody of her cross-dressing Uncle George and sets out to explore Paris on her own-all while her mother is off spending time with a lover. <br /> <br /> Story set and shot on location in Paris. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with very light toning. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 570. Nouvelles Editions de Films [NEF] unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 132925

‎Louis Malle director screenwriter; Jean Paul Rappeneau Jean Ferry screenwriters; Brigitte Bardot Marcello Mastroianni Nicola‎

‎A Very Private Affair Original photograph from the set of the 1962 film‎

‎London: Compagnia Cinematografica Montoro 1962. Vintage borderless photograph of Brigitte Bardot on the set from the 1962 film. "Brigitte BARDOT" and "PHOTO UNIFRANCE FILM" stamps on the verso.<br/><br/>Bridgette Bardot stars in this semi-biographical film by Louie Malle about a young girl Jill who suddenly becomes a movie star and tries to manage the pressures and annoyances of celebrity. She returns home to Switzerland to escape from the paparazzi and seeks refuge in the arms of newly divorced Fabio Marcello Mastroianni. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in France Switzerland and Italy. <br/><br/>7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Compagnia Cinematografica Montoro unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 146911

‎Louis Malle director screenwriter; Raymond Queneau novel; Jean Louis Castelli still photographer; Jean Paul Rappeneau screenwri‎

‎Zazie dans le metro Collection of 3 photographs from the 1960 film‎

‎Paris: Nouvelles Editions de Films NEF 1960. Collection of three vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1960 French film. <br/><br/>An anarchic Louis Malle comedy one of his finest films where ten-year-old Zazie from a provincial town escapes the custody of her cross-dressing Uncle George and sets out to explore Paris on her own-all while her mother is off spending time with a lover. <br/><br/>Story set and shot on location in Paris. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with very light toning. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 570. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Nouvelles Editions de Films [NEF] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 132925

‎Louis Malle director screenwriter; Vincent Rossel still photographer; Georges Darien novel; Jean Claude Carriere screenwriter;‎

‎The Thief of Paris Le Voleur Two original double weight photographs of Louis Malle Paul Belmondo and others from the set of the 1967 French film‎

‎Paris: Nouvelles editions de films 1967. Two vintage borderless double weight photographs from the set of the 1967 film. The first photograph shows Louis Malle and Jean-Paul Belmondo who is in costume conferring on the set. With the stamp of photographer Vincent Rossel and the name of the film as well as holograph annotations regarding layout on the verso. <br/><br/>The second photograph shows director Louis Malle standing with his back to the camera and other crew members at work on a rooftop in preparation for a scene. A few penciled annotations on the verso.<br/><br/>Based on the 1897 novel by Georges Darien. After his inheritance is stolen by his uncle a young man embarks on a life of crime to win back what was taken from him.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Paris.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Nouvelles editions de films unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 149639

‎Louis Malle director; Jeffrey Alan Fiskin screenwriter; Sean Penn Donald Sutherland starring‎

‎Crackers Original screenplay for the 1984 film‎

‎Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1982. First Draft script for the 1984 film dated two years prior to the film's release. <br/><br/>A remake of Mario Monicelli's "Pigeon" set on location in San Francisco a comedy about the completely disorganized heist of a pawn shop. With a stellar cast including Jack Warden Donald Sutherland and a young Sean Penn. <br/><br/>Gray titled wrappers noted as SECOND DRAFT SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy number dated September 30 1982. Title page present dated September 30 1982 with credits for producer Edward Lewis co-producer Robert F. Cortes director Louis Malle and screenwriter Jeffrey Alan Fiskin. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. <br/><br/>Lee The Heist Film. Universal Pictures unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 138390

‎Louis Malle director; Louise de Vilmorin screenwriter; Dominique Vivant novel; Jeanne Moreau Alain Curry Jean Marc Bory starri‎

‎The Lovers Collection of 12 photographs from the1958 film‎

‎Paris: Nouvelles Editions de Films NEF 1958. Collection of twelve vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1958 French film. <br/><br/>The great French director's second film about a wealthy woman who has become bored with both her emotionally distant husband and her lover and abruptly leaves them both to take up with a younger man she just met. After it was released in the US the film became the subject of a landmark First Amendment case before the Supreme Court where Justice Potter Stewart in declaring the film not obscene issued the immortal phrase "I know it when I see it" in regards to what constitutes pornographic material. <br/><br/>A story set and shot on location in France including Paris Dijon Burgundy and the Cote-d'Or. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine or better with light toning to a few of the photographs. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 58. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Nouvelles Editions de Films [NEF] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 132901

‎Louis Mercanton (director); Jean Vignaud (novel); Adrien Gaillard (screenwriter); Constance Talmadge, Andre Roanne, Jean Murat (‎

‎Venus Original photograph of Constance Talmadge and Andre Roanne from the 1929 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1929. Vintage borderless studio still photograph of actors Constance Talmadge and Andre Roanne from the 1929 silent film.<br /> <br /> Based on Jean Vignaud's 1928 novel. <br /> <br /> Talmadge sister of actresses Norma and Natalie starred in her first major role in D.W. Griffith's "Intolerance" 1916. Unlike her sisters Constance preferred to appear in light romantic comedies such as "A Pair of Silk Stockings" 1918 "Wedding Bells" 1921 and "The Primitive Lover" 1922. Although many of her films are now considered lost Talmadge is now best remembered for originating the tradition of preserving footprints in concrete outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre after accidentally stepping into wet concrete in front of the theatre in 1927. As with many silent film stars her career faded with the advent of sound film and by the 1930s she and her sisters had retired from the screen. <br /> <br /> 7.25 x 9.75 inches. Very Good plus overall. United Artists unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 150991

‎Lowell Sherman director; Thorne Smith novel; Barry Trivers screenwriter; Alan Mowbray Florine McKinney Peggy Shannon starring‎

‎Night Life of the Gods Two original photographs from the 1935 film‎

‎Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1935. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1935 film. <br/><br/>The film is a comical twist on the Mitus story in which an eccentric scientist creates a ring that can turn living creatures into statues and bring statues to life. <br/><br/>Shot on location in California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 141573

‎Luc Besson director screenwriter; Anne Parillaud Jean Hughes Anglade Jean Moreau Jean Reno starring‎

‎La Femme Nikita Nikita Original photograph of Luc Besson on the set of the 1990 film‎

‎Neuilly-sur-Seine France: Gaumont 1990. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1990 film showing director Besson peering through a missing pane of glass with a camera. <br/><br/>A breakthrough international success for Besson who would go on to a long career as a director and producer of action films and would hit it even bigger three years later with "The Professional" "Leon". <br/><br/>Remade twice first as the 1991 Hong Kong film "Black Cat" "Hei Mao" directed by Stephen Shin and starring Jade Leung and then as the 1993 US film "Point of No Return" directed by John Badham and starring Bridget Fonda; and twice adapted for television in 1997 as "La Femme Nikita" starring Peta Wilson which aired for five seasons on USA then in 2010 as "Nikita" starring Maggie Q which aired for four seasons on The CW. <br/><br/>7 x 5 inches. Fine. <br/><br/>Grant France. Gaumont unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 142107

‎Lucas Craig sourcework & screenwriter‎

‎PRELUDE TO A KISS . CHICAGO VERSION wrapper title‎

‎Np 1991. 2132 leaves altered by inserts and revised leaves. Quarto. Photomechanical reproduced typescript printed on rectos only of a rainbow of colored stocks punched and bradbound with plastic title-strip along spine. Some chipping and surface loss to the blank verso of the terminal leaf slight erosion to extreme blank fore-edges of title leaf and first leaf of text. Ownership signature and a few scattered annotations. A good moderately used copy utilized in the production. A heavily revised rainbow draft of this adaptation to film of his own 1988 play by multi-award winning playwright director and screenwriter Craig Lucas. The 1992 release was directed by Norman René and stared Meg Ryan Alec Baldwin Kathy Bates Stanley Tucci et al. This copy bears the ownership signature of credited sound editor Les Lazarowitz. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCLIT84856

‎Lucas Demare director screenwriter; Ariel Cortazzo screenwriter; Luis Sandrini Maria Jose Demare Victor Laplace starring‎

‎Pajaro loco Original poster for the 1971 film‎

‎Argentina: Sono Film 1971. Vintage poster for the 1971 comedy film starring legendary Argentinian comedian Luis Sandrini. <br/><br/>29 x 43 inches. Very Good. Light creasing and a few small closed tears and chips to the edges with starting to the folds and light soil. Folded as issued. Sono Film unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 149587

‎Luchino Visconti (director, screenwriter); Thomas Mann (novel); Eva Sereny (photographer); Nicola Badalucco (screenwriter); Dirk‎

‎Death in Venice Original photograph of Luchino Visconti and Silvana Mangano from the set of the 1971 film‎

‎N.p.: Alfa Cinematografica 1971. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of Luchino Visconti and Silvana Mangano on the set of the 1971 film. Mimeo snipe "Parimage" stamp and "Camera Press" stamp on verso. <br /> <br /> Based on Thomas Mann's 1912 novella. Mann's lonely and obsessed novelist was transformed by Visconti into a composer based on Mahler who travels to Venice for his health and becomes increasingly obsessed with an adolescent Polish boy. The middle film of Visconit's "German Trilogy" an impressionistic conceptual cycle that begins with "The Damned" 1969 and ends with "Ludwig" 1972. Nominated for an Academy Award and for the Palm d'Or.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Venice Italy. <br /> <br /> 12 x 9 inches. Very Good plus with some creasing and two small closed tears to left edge. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 962. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Alfa Cinematografica unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 151550

‎Luchino Visconti (director, screenwriter); Giovanni Testori (novel); Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Vasco Pratolini, Pasquale Festa Campan‎

‎Rocco and His Brothers Two original photographs from the 1960 film‎

‎Rome: Titanus 1960. Two vintage borderless double weight photographs from the 1960 film. With manuscript annotations and an agency stamp on the verso of each. <br /> <br /> Rosaria Katina Paxinou recently widowed moves to Milan from the countryside with four of her sons to join her eldest. Each take different paths as they struggle to adjust to life in the city. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Milan and Rome Italy. <br /> <br /> 12 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Ebert III. Eureka Masters of Cinema 133. Titanus unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 144529

‎Luchino Visconti (director, screenwriter); Gabriele d'Annunzio (novel); Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Enrico Medioli (screenwriters); Gia‎

‎The Innocent L'innocent Nine original photographs from the 1976 Italian film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1976. Nine vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1976 Italian film including one photograph of director Luchino Visconti on the set. Stamp of photographer Mario Tursi on the versos. <br /> <br /> Based on Gabriele d'Annunzio's 1892 novel "The Intruder" about an unfaithful aristocrat who falls back into love with his wife when he suspects her of cheating on him. Luchino Visconti's final directorial effort considered by many among his finest films released three months after his death. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Rome and Lucca. <br /> <br /> 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 166668

‎Luchino Visconti (director, screenwriter); Giuseppe Tomasi de Lampedusa (novel); Suso Cecci D'Amico, Pasquale Festa Campanile,En‎

‎The Leopard Le Guepard Original photograph of Luchino Visconti and Burt Lancaster from the set of the 1963 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage borderless photograph of Luchino Visconti Burt Lancaster and crew on the set of the 1963 film. Coat of Arms with Leopard and "Le Guepard" stamps on the verso. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1958 novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.<br /> <br /> Visconti's classic spacious homage to the quiet death of the Sicilian aristocracy of the mid-nineteenth century one of the great films of Italian cinema. Perhaps the apex of Ms. Cardinale's career and one of a handful of examples of Burt Lancaster's willingness to take on literate complex roles. <br /> <br /> Nominated for an Academy Award. Winner of the Palme d'Or.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Rome Lazio and Sicily Italy. <br /> <br /> 7 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> BFI 1087. Criterion Collection 235. Ebert II. Godard Histoires de cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 22. N.p. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 150212

‎Luchino Visconti (director, screenwriter); Fyodor Dostoevsky (novel); Paul Ronald (photographer); Suso Checchi D'Amico (screenwr‎

‎White Nights Le Notti Bianche Original photograph from the set of the 1957 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1957. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Luchino Visconti cinematogrpher Giuseppe Rotunno and Maria Schell on the set of the 1957 film.<br /> <br /> Loosely based on the 1848 short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Remade in 2008 as "Two Lovers" directed by James Gray and starring Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow.<br /> <br /> A young man Marcello Mastroianni new to the city meets a girl Schell crying on bridge for a lover who may not return striking up a tentative romance. <br /> <br /> 6.75 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine with light wear and creasing at extremities. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 296. N.p. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 150862

‎Luchino Visconti director screenwriter; Giovanni Testori novel; Suso Cecchi D'Amico Vasco Pratolini Pasquale Festa Campanile‎

‎Rocco and His Brothers Two original photographs from the 1960 film‎

‎Rome: Titanus 1960. Two vintage borderless double weight photographs from the 1960 film. With holograph annotations and an agency stamp on the verso of each. <br/><br/>Rosaria Katina Paxinou recently widowed moves to Milan from the countryside with four of her sons to join her eldest. Each take different paths as they struggle to adjust to life in the city. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Milan and Rome Italy. <br/><br/>12 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Ebert III. Eureka Masters of Cinema 133. Titanus unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 144529

‎Luchino Visconti director screenwriter; Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa novel; Claudia Cardinale Alain Delon Burt Lancaster star‎

‎The Leopard Il Gattopardo Original photograph promoting the 1963 film‎

‎Rome: G.B. Poletto 1962. Vintage press photograph showing director Luchino Visconti and stars Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale on the beach at Cannes to promote "The Leopard" with the aid of what is actually a cheetah rather than the titular big cat. With the stamp of United Press International on the verso. <br/><br/>Visconti's classic spacious homage to the quiet death of the Sicilian aristocracy of the mid-nineteenth century one of the great films of the Italian cinema. Perhaps the apex of Ms. Cardinale's career and one of a handful of examples of Burt Lancaster's willingness to take on literate complex roles. Winner of the Palme d'Or and nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>BFI 1087. Criterion Collection 235. Ebert II. Godard Histoires de cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 22. G.B. Poletto unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 143082