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1946ref. 130828Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1946. Draft script for the 1947 film. Copy belonging to actor Van Heflin with his manuscript signature on the front wrapper and his annotations throughout. A miscommunication leads to an ill-fated marriage in Victor Saville's 1946 film. Starring Lana Turner Van Heflin and Donna Reed and winner of one Academy Award. Goldenrod titled wrappers rubber-stamped as Complete on the front wrapper copy No. 93 dated 8-20-46 with credit for producer Wilson. 158 leaves mimeograph duplication with annotations throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Archive. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1976ref. 149849N.p.: N.p. 1976. Vintage oversize borderless photograph of Margarethe von Trotta Volker Schlondorff cinematographer Igor Luther and other crew members on the set of the 1976 film. Based on the 1939 novel by Marguerite Yourcenar. Young left-wing aristocrat Sophie von Reval von Trotta sides with the Bolsheviks after being rejected by a young German soldier Matthias Habich preparing to fight the Red Army. The third and final collaboration between husband and wife team Schlondorff and von Trotta von Trotta here co-writing and starring before von Trotta would branch off into her own esteemed career as a director. Previously they worked together on "The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach" 1971 which von Tratt starred in and co-wrote with director Schlondorff and the New German Cinema masterwork "The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum" 1975 which they co-wrote and co-directed together. Set in 1919 Latvia during the Russian Civil War. 12 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus with some creasing at far corners. Criterion Collection 192. N.p. unknown
1934ref. 159596London: National Film Archive 1934. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1934 film one showing actors Bette Davis and Leslie Howard the other showing director John Cromwell and a camera crew capturing a scene with Kay Johnson and Howard. Both with the stamp of National Film Archive on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1915 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. A sensitive clubfooted young man falls in love with a mercurial tearoom waitress. A breakout role for actress Bette Davis and the first of three adaptations of Maugham's novel followed by one in 1946 and one in 1964. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Archive unknown
1983ref. 149305Rome: 2T Produzione Film 1983. Vintage grande French poster for the 1983 erotic film. Inspired by Ovid's 2 AD collection of poems "Ars Amatoria" "The Art of Love". Set in ancient Rome the poet Ovid teaches courses in the art of love. One of his students sets out to test his newfound skill on a woman whose husband has gone to war. 47 x 63 inches. One panel. Folded as issued. Near Fine. Bier 96. 2T Produzione Film unknown
1973ref. 162129Neuilly-sur-Seine: Argos Films 1973. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1973 film showing actress Paloma Picasso in costume as Countess Bathory staring down at four nude women. Stamp specific to the film's French release on the verso. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. 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. Walerian Borowczyk's fourth feature length film a sexually explicit time-traveling romp ranging from the bloodthirsty exploits of Elizabeth Bathory to a nineteenth-century country girl masturbating to thoughts of Jesus Christ. 5 x 7 inches. Lightly toned else about Near Fine. Bier 354. Argos Films unknown
1973ref. 156210Paris: Paris Match 1973. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1973 film showing actress Paloma Picasso half-nude in costume as Elizabeth Bathory for the fourth segment of the film. Stamps of Paris-Match and France-Match on the verso along with the stamp of photographer G. Wurtz. Director Walerian Borowczyk's fourth feature length film a sexually explicit time-traveling romp ranging from the bloodthirsty exploits of Elizabeth Bathory to a nineteenth-century country girl masturbating to thoughts of Jesus Christ. 12 x 8 inches. Very Good only with moderate wear at the left and right edges and a fingernail-sized chip at the bottom left corner. Bier 354. Paris Match unknown
1973ref. 149290Neuilly-sur-Seine France: Argos Films 1973. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1973 French erotic film. Two with stamp snipes on the verso one with a printed mimeo snipe to the verso and all three with the stamp of still photographer Andre Marinie. Director Walerian Borowczyk's fourth feature length film a sexually explicit time-traveling romp ranging from the bloodthirsty exploits of Elizabeth Bathory to a nineteenth-century country girl masturbating to thoughts of Jesus Christ. Two photographs 7 x 4.75 inches one photograph 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Bier 354. Argos Films unknown
1975ref. 159953N.p.: N.p. 1975. Two vintage oversize borderless French studio still color photographs from the 1975 French film showing actress Sirpa Lane. Originally conceived as a short film used as the final installment of director Walerian Borowczyk's anthology film "Immoral Tales" 1973 and expanded in 1975 by the director into a surreal chamber drama. Loosely based on Prosper Merimee's 1869 novella "Lokis." A young newlywed in the French countryside suspects her husband may be hiding a bestial secret. Noted director Walerian Borowczyk's sixth film banned in the UK and US at the time of release now rightfully considered a cult classic. Set in the woods of France. 12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with light wear at the corners. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 145913N.p.: Capital Films 1980. 3 vintage borderless photographs from the 1980 film. Based on Frank Wedekind's character Lulu from his two-play series "Erdgeist" and "Die Buschse der Pandora" Borowczyk's "Lulu" stars Anne Bennent as the enticing opportunistic and ultimately tragic Lulu. G.W. Pabst's classic 1929 "Pandora's Box" starring Louise Brooks was based on the same character. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Near Fine light edgewear. Capital Films unknown
1975ref. 149861N.p.: N.p. 1975. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of Grazyna Dlugolecka from the 1975 Polish film. Beautiful young Ewa Dlugolecka falls in love with the handsome lodger Lukasz Jerzy Zelnik and travels Europe in search of him falling prey to the lusts and abuses of various men. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1976ref. 161046N.p.: N.p. 1976. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1976 film. One with a stamp noting the film's French title on the verso and all three with layout annotations in manuscript ink. Loosely based on the 1967 novel by André Pieyre de Mandiargues about a man who becomes romantically involved with a Parisian sex worker shortly after his wife's suicide. Set and shot on location in Paris. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 142320N.p.: Amicus Productions 1968. Draft script for the 1969 film. Typed Letter Signed in manuscript ink laid in three pages total dated August 21 1968. Based on the 1965 novel "The Millstone" by Margaret Drabble and adapted by her to the screen. Produced by Amicus Productions a company typically known for its blood-drenched horror films. Venturing into another genre the studio produced this drama that follows Rosamund Stacey Dennis a bookish doctoral candidate who is perpetually dodging the sexual advances of the men in her life. This comes to an end when she meets George Matthews McKellen. The film was not a box office success on its release but is today viewed as one of the best films made by the studio. Set in London shot on location there. Green untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Margaret Drabble. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Amicus Productions unknown
1982ref. 152423N.p.: N.p. 1982. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Werner Herzog with actors Klaus Kinski Grande Otelo and Miguel Angel Fuentes on the set of the 1982 film. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the verso. Early twentieth century rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald funds his dream to build an opera house in the Peruvian Amazon by hauling a huge river boat laden with rubber across a mountain. Werner Herzog's astonishing outrageous and downright insane masterpiece the subject of Les Blank's remarkable documentary "Burden of Dreams" 1982. Set and shot on location in Peru and Brazil. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. BFI 2032. Ebert III. N.p. unknown
1953ref. 150545N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage reference photograph of Rita Hayworth and Stewart Granger with director William Dieterle and crew from the set of the 1953 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. Columbia Pictures highly fictionalized and flamboyant Technicolor Biblical epic now considered a camp classic wherein Princess Salome Hayworth daughter of King Herod a deliciously lecherous Charles Laughton returns home from banishment and falls in love with Roman Commander Claudius Granger but is maliciously used by her evil mother Queen Herodias Judith Anderson to insure the execution of her critic John the Baptist Alan Badel. Shot on location in Israel. 10.25 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with creasing and two small closed tears to right margin. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 171024N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the 1971 film showing William Friedkin behind the camera during filming on location in Georgetown with an unidentified crew member at the right. William Friedkin made his name with this gritty adaptation of Robin Moore's nonfiction account of east coast drug trafficking. Perhaps the greatest of the many 1970s crime films that were shot on location in New York City with glorious period detail in nearly every frame. The screenplay was written by author Ernest Tidyman one year after the publication of his seminal Harlem-based crime novel "Shaft." Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Gene Hackman along with three additional nominations. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
1967ref. 137956Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1967. Final Shooting script for the 1967 film. INSCRIBED by actor George Segal on the title page: "To Grayson / All Best Wishes." Based on the 1964 novel by William Goldman. A serial killer with an obsession with his dead mother begins taunting the investigator in charge of his case. Set in New York City shot on location in Manhattan and the New York harbor. Green untitled studio wrappers with a die-cut window in the British style. Title page present dated June 13 1967 noted as Final Shooting script rubber-stamped copy No. 139 with credits for screenwriter John Gay and director Jack Smight. 146 leaves with last page of text numbered 143. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown
1967ref. 150123N.p.: N.p. 1967. Four vintage borderless photographs from the 1967 film. All with "Les Films Armon BON" stamps two with "L.F. Films" stamps stuck with manuscript marker two with "5 / 20" one with "4 / 20" and one with "15 / 20" stamps all on verso. Stock car driver Rod Tillman Steve Alaimo goes undercover as a getaway driver for the California biker gang Satan's Angels. Shot on location in Florida. 8.5 x 6.75 inches 8.5 x 6.5 inches 8.75 x 6.25 inches and 8.25 x 7 inches. Very Good with light creasing and a few tiny pinholes. N.p. unknown
1985ref. 161049N.p.: N.p. 1985. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1985 film including one showing director Héctor Babenco talking with actor William Hurt on the set. Based on the 1976 novel by Manuel Puig about two cellmates who form an unusual bond during their imprisonment in a Brazilian prison. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Puig's novel also served as the basis for a Broadway musical produced in 1993 with a book by Terrence McNally. Set and shot on location in São Paolo Brazil. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 153886N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1968 French film showing director William Klein with actors Delphine Seyrig Philippe Noiret and other cast members between takes. Manuscript ink annotations to the verso noting the film's title along with stamps noting "PM 1020" and "1968". A satire of superhero films and American imperialism following the adventures of the eponymous Mr. Freedom a beer-swilling white nationalist cop who moonlights as an anticommunist vigilante superhero. Klein's second film following "Who Are You Polly Maggoo" 1966. 3.5 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1959ref. 149374Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1959. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actor Charlton Heston and his son in a chariot on the set of the 1959 film. With the stamps of Time Press and Dalmas press agency on the verso along with a numbered stamp reading 008818. Based on the 1880 novel by Lew Wallace. Jewish prince Ben-Hur is sent to prison at the behest of his childhood friend Messala as a result of a mishap during a Roman parade. Through sheer will Ben-Hur endures hard labor and slavery in prison and once released vows revenge on Messala. The most expensive film ever made at the time of its release with a 15 million dollar budget and a massive elaborate set. Nominated for 12 Academy Awards and winning 11 including Best Picture Best Director and Best Actor. Shot on location in Italy and California. 7 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy with light edgewear. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1965ref. 149311Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1965. Vintage borderless photograph of actor-screenwriter Woody Allen and actress Paula Prentiss on the set of the 1965 film. With manuscript pencil annotations on the verso. Woody Allen's film debut as both actor and screenwriter a movie that Allen today describes as "dreadful" but one that was a box office smash at the time. A soon-to-be-married womanizer attempts to adjust to a monogamous life with help from his neurotic psychoanalyst. Set and shot on location in Paris Sevres and Chaumontel France. 8.25 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall with light creasing to the right edge and lower right corner reinforced with white tape on the verso. United Artists unknown
1968ref. 148700N.p.: Plaza Pictures 1968. Vintage one sheet poster for the US release of the 1968 Italian film. Woody Strode began his career as an American decathlete and football star and went on to become a film actor working in American and international films. Both a modern Marxist re-imagining of the Christ story and a poetic and allegorical depiction of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba the film was to debut at the Cannes Film Festival but did not screen due to the festival being canceled in support of the May 1968 Paris uprising. 26.75 x 38 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with closed tears to top corners two chips to bottom corners and pinholes. Plaza Pictures unknown
1958ref. 151339Tokyo: Shochiku 1958. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1958 film. With the stamp of Shochiku Co. on the verso along with a mimeo snipe noting the film's Japanese title "Higanbana." From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Ton Satomi's 1957 novel. A businessman hopes to arrange a marriage for his headstrong youngest daughter who has fallen in love with a musician. Director Yasujiro Ozu's first color film. Set and shot on location in Tokyo. 6 x 4.5 inches. Near Fine. BFI 1071. Criterion Eclipse 3. Shochiku unknown
1953ref. 149721N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1953 French film showing actress Michele Morgan. With manuscript ink annotations regarding layout on the verso along with the stamp of City Film N.V. In the midst of a deadly typhoid outbreak a French tourist finds herself widowed and stranded in a small Mexican village where she begins to fall in love with a depressed alcoholic expatriate. Set and shot on location in Veracruz and Mexico City Mexico. 8.5 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus with light creases to the bottom edge. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 158727London: Woodfall Films 1966. Shooting Script for the 1967 British short film. Two annotations in manuscript ink: one on the title page noting copy No. 11 and one on page eight noting a deletion. Clad in an ornate and eye-catching costume an opera singer must make his way through a succession of busy city streets in order to arrive on time for his performance. Originally commissioned by producer Oscar Lewenstein as one third of a planned anthology film titled "Red White and Zero." OCLC locates no holdings. AMPAS shows no holdings. Tall red untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated 17.3.66 noted as Shooting Script with credit for director and screenwriter Peter Brook. 11 leaves with last page of text numbered 9. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Woodfall Films unknown
