1958ref. 151249N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1958 film showing director Jacques Tati smoking a cigarette and watching as cameraman Paul Rodier films a scene. With two Cine-Revue stamps on the verso along with manuscript ink and pencil layout annotations. Tati's second of four films featuring the inimitable Monsieur Hulot. In this chapter Hulot strays from his rather ordinary Paris neighborhood and into a modern suburban one where technological chaos reigns. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and winner of the Jury Special Prize and winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Set in the Parisian suburbs. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1976ref. 163741N.p.: N.p. 1976. Seven vintage reference photographs from the 1976 British horror film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. Struggling to finish his second book while experiencing vivid nightmares and increasing paranoia an author rents a cottage in the British countryside and hires an attractive mysterious secretary to help type the manuscript. Shot on location in Essex. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 151743N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1964 film. Based on Dolores Hitchens' 1958 novel "Fools' Gold." A young woman convinces two men to help her steal a large stash of money from her aunt. An outrageous and comical crime film and a classic of French New Wave cinema later described by director Jean-Luc Godard as "'Alice in Wonderland' meets Franz Kafka." Shot on location in Paris. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. BFI 549. Criterion Collection 174. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant France. Rosenbaum 1000. Spicer France. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 166106N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1968 French film showing actor Jean-Pierre Léaud reading a red book with the Chinese "five-star red flag" reflected in his glasses. "Cahiers du cinema" stamp on the verso. Loosely based on the 1871 novel "Demons" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Jean-Luc Godard's wry improvisational take on politics of the late 1960s following five disaffected students studying the teachings of Mao Zedong and debating the use of terrorism to achieve revolution. Set and shot on location in Paris. 8 x 12 inches. Very Good plus with moderate wear to the finish. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1949ref. 163331N.p.: N.p. 1949. Vintage reference photograph from the 1949 film showing director Jean-Pierre Melville and a camera crew capturing a scene with Nicole Stéphane and Jean-Marie Robain. Provenance stamp and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1949 novel by Jean Bruller writing as Vercors. In occupied France a young woman and her uncle are forced to give shelter to a German lieutenant and silently agree to endure the man's presence by refusing to acknowledge him for the duration of his stay. Melville's feature film debut. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a light crease at the bottom left corner reinforced with paper tape on the verso. Criterion Collection 755. Grant France. N.p. unknown books
1957ref. 150850N.p.: N.p. 1957. Vintage borderless reference photograph of John Huston Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr on the set of the 1957 film. Based on the 1952 novel by Charles Shaw. Two disparate souls a US marine and a Catholic nun are stranded on a deserted island together in the South Pacific during World War II. Nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Actress for Kerr and Best Screenplay. Set on Tuasiva Island shot on location in Trinidad and Tobago. Mitchum shot two films in Trinidad/Tobago in 1956/1957 the other being Robert Parrish's "Fire Down Below" with Jack Lemmon and Rita Hayworth and met Calypso musicians Mighty Sparrow and Lord Invador inspiring him to release his own Calypso album "Calypso - Is Like So" in March 1957. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing and edgewear and two small pinholes on lower left. N.p. unknown books
1975ref. 170768Paris: Sygma 1975. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1975 film. Mimeo snipe in French and English and a Sygma stamp on the verso. Based on Paulie Réage's 1954 novel an attempt to emulate the writing of the Marquis de Sade from a woman's perspective and considered quite scandalous when published. Followed by a sequel in 1984 "The Story of O: Chapter 2." 11.75 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Sygma unknown books
1974ref. 169578N.p.: N.p. 1974. Seven vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1974 film. Widely considered Mel Brooks' finest comedy and surely the peak of his powers as a director. One of the few modern film comedies in the National Film Registry joined by two of Brooks' other masterpieces "The Producers" 1968 and "Blazing Saddles" 1974. Nominated for two Academy Awards. 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine to Fine. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown books
1962ref. 153200Rome: Cineriz 1962. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1962 film showing actor Alain Delon leaning against a fence. With a mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamps of Keystone Photo and Publifoto. A woman's newfound relationship with a power-hungry stockbroker gradually erodes as she becomes dissatisfied with his shallow interests. The final film in Michelangelo Antonioni's modernity trilogy preceded by "L'avventura" 1960 and "La notte" 1961. Shot on location in Rome and Verona Italy. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the bottom left corner reinforced with white paper tape on the verso. Criterion Collection 278. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese My Voyage to Italy. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Cineriz unknown books
1993ref. 169581N.p.: N.p. 1993. Vintage oversize satin-finish publicity photograph from the 1993 film showing actress Milla Jovovich barefoot wearing a short dress standing on a windowsill. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Richard Linklater's classic coming-of-age comedy a follow-up to his breakout independent film "Slacker" 1990 following the students at a high school in East Texas in 1976 on the last day of classes before summer break. The film was a box-office disappointment but has since been reevaluated and is today considered a cult classic. Shot on location in Austin Texas. 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1954ref. 166036London: Welbeck Films 1954. Revised Draft script for the 1954 film copy belonging to Art Director George Provis with his name written on the top of the front wrapper and a manuscript ink annotation of the date "9/6/54" on the bottom of the title page here under the working title "To Dorothy - A Son" released in the UK as "To Dorothy a Son" and in the US as "Cash on Delivery." With a manuscript pencil annotation on one page 12A underlining a needed prop and one page 38 with a clipping of a revision page affixed over the previous dialogue. George Provis was a British Art Director and Production Designer who began his career working on quota quickies low budget features made to comply with Britain's Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 in the 1930s. After the Second World War Provis was appointed by British film producer Sydney Box to head the art department at Gainsborough Pictures and is credited on over 120 films. Based on the 1950 play "To Dorothy a Son" by Roger MacDougall. Shelley Winters stars as Myrtle an American woman who stands to inherit $2 million dollars from her uncle as long as she doesn't have any male heirs. The only thing standing in her way is John Gregson as her ex-husband and his very pregnant new wife played by Peggy Cummins. Tall untitled green wrappers. Title page present with an annotated date of "9/6/54" noted as Revised Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Peter Rogers and playwright Roger MacDougall. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink revision pages throughout undated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a prong binding. Welbeck Films unknown books
1963ref. 166166London: Parroch-McCallum Productions 1963. Draft script for the 1964 UK-US film copy belong to Art Director George Provis with manuscript pencil and ink annotations on eight pages. Laid in are two copies of a carbon typescript copy set listing dated "19.3.1963" one with manuscript pencil annotations listing costs and a "With Compliments" slip on Shepperton Studio letterhead. Provenance available upon request. George Provis was a British Art Director and Production Designer who began his career working on quota quickies low budget features made to comply with Britain's Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 in the 1930s. After the Second World War Provis was appointed by British film producer Sydney Box to head the art department at Gainsborough Pictures and is credited on over 120 films. When a wealthy family member goes missing the family seeks the help of a sullen teenage orphan played by Francesca Annis who is said to have psychic powers. Inspiration for the 1978 film "Eyes of Laura Mars" directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Faye Dunaway and Tommy Lee Jones. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two flat metal brads. Laid in pages Near Fine bound with a paper clip. Parroch-McCallum Productions unknown books
1955ref. 167094N.p.: N.p. 1955. Three borderless candid reference photographs from the 1955 French film one a close-up of actress Brigitte Bardot sitting alone the other two showing Bardot with director René Clair. French agency stamp on the versos. Clair's first color film based largely on his childhood experiences. A womanizing French lieutenant bets that he can seduce a woman in time for his company to being its summer maneuvers only to discover that his chosen target a Parisian divorcée is not like other girls. Photographs ranging in size from 10.25 x 7 inches to 10.25 x 6.5 inches. Very Good plus overall. N.p. unknown books
1965ref. 152050Los Angeles: Delta Films 1965. Vintage pressbook for the 1965 film. Based on Raymond Friday Locke's 1958 novel "Streets Paved With Gold." A melodramatic tale about a drifter who falls in love with his employer's married niece a beautiful young woman with an abusive alcoholic husband. The first film in Russ Meyer's "noir" cycle 1964-1965 or "Gothic" period as Meyer puts it a series of sexploitation films shot in black and white with powerful female characters male impotence and a serious dramatic plot involving less of the "nudie" filmmaking style so prominent in the director's early films. Set in Spooner Missouri. Six leaves saddle stitched 11 x 17 inches. Folded once horizontally. Very Good plus overall. Delta Films unknown books
1989ref. 163641N.p.: N.p. 1989. Final Draft script for the 1990 film. Copy belonging to camera operator Tom Priestley Jr. with his name in manuscript ink on the title page. Crew list and schedule bound in at the rear of the script. A novice district attorney uncovers a decorated police officer's ties to the world of organized crime after the officer kills a smalltime Puerto Rican criminal in purported self defense. Set and shot on location in New York. Self wrappers. Title page present dated May 31 1989 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Sidney Lumet and novelist Edwin Torres. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink revision pages throughout dated 8/29/89. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1950ref. 166097N.p.: N.p. 1950. Four vintage double weight satin-finish reference photographs from the 1950 Japanese film. Provenance labels and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Few foreign language films have made such a lasting impact on American audiences as director Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon" a revolutionary cinematic work in terms of style and substance that challenged audiences about the nature of subjective experience. Winner of an honorary 1951 Academy Award for Most Outstanding Foreign Language Film Released in the United States and credited for being the reason the Academy created the "Best Foreign Film" category. Shot on location in Kyoto Nara and Tokyo Japan. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 138. Grant Japan. Ebert II. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown books
1959ref. 151251N.p.: N.p. 1959. Vintage reference photograph from the 1959 film showing actors Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. An innocent man is pursued across the US by a group of foreign spies who have mistaken him for a government agent. Widely considered one of director Alfred Hitchcock's best films the last of four the director made with Cary Grant with a score by Bernard Hermann and a famous title sequence by Saul Bass. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 170346N.p.: N.p. 1974. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1974 film including one showing director Paul Morrissey sitting with Udo Kier and Joe Dallesandro on the set. Annotations in manuscript ink in French on the versos. Count Dracula travels from Transylvania to pre-fascist Italy in search of virgin blood to drink but soon discovers there are no longer any virgins to be found in the entirety of Italy. One of Andy Warhol's two horror films the other being "Frankenstein" released the same year on a double bill both USA/Italy/France co-productions and the pinnacle of his film career in terms of popularity outside avant-garde circles. Set in Italy shot on location in Italy and Serbia. Approximately 7.25 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 28. Severin Films 721. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 159119Amsterdam: Meteor Film 1974. Five vintage lobby cards from the Dutch release of the 1974 film. Stamps of Meteor Film on the versos and all six with blindstamps on the corners. Count Dracula travels from Transylvania to pre-fascist Italy in search of virgin blood to drink but soon discovers there are no longer any virgins to be found in the entirety of Italy. One of Andy Warhol's two horror films the other being "Frankenstein" released the same year on a double bill both USA/Italy/France co-productions and the pinnacle of his film career in terms of popularity outside avant-garde circles. Set in Italy shot on location in Italy and Serbia. 11 x 9 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes and light wear at the corners. Criterion Collection 28. Severin Films 721. Meteor Film unknown books
1969ref. 158155N.p.: N.p. 1969. Three vintage oversize borderless reference photographs from the 1969 film. A German college graduate and an American expatriate hitchhike from Paris to Ibiza where the bliss of island life quickly gives way to heroin addiction and hedonism. Soundtrack by Pink Floyd. Set and shot on location in Paris and Ibiza. 11.5 x 9 inches. Very Good plus with light wear at the corners. BFI 1040. N.p. unknown books
2006ref. 156849Columbia NC: HPE Rights 2006. Shooting script for the 2007 neo-noir film. Based on the 1975 novel by Brian Garfield the sequel to his 1972 novel "Death Wish." Kevin Bacon seeks revenge after seeing his son killed in a gang initiation. Set in Columbia South Carolina shot on location in Columbia South Carolina and Los Angeles. Front wrapper dated 8/11/06 noted as Shooting Script with credits for screenwriter Ian Mackenzie Jeffers. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 9/13/06 and 9/14/06. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Grant US Neo-Noir. HPE Rights unknown books
1945ref. 154826N.p.: N.p. 1945. Vintage reference photograph from the 1945 British film showing actress Celia Johnson leaning against a door. Based on Noel Coward's 1936 play "Still Life" about a suburban housewife who enters into a passionate extramarital affair with a married stranger she meets at a railway station. Winner of the Palme d'Or and nominated for three Academy Awards. Set and shot on location in Lancashire Cumbria and London. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 76. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1952ref. 153204N.p.: N.p. 1952. Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 film showing a ballet performance from the perspective of the audience with the orchestra pit and conductor visible in the foreground. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Autobiographically reflective of screen icon Charlie Chaplin's fears of being left behind in the fading vaudeville and silent film era depicting the final years of a washed-up stage clown who briefly maintains an impossible relationship with a young dancer representative of a new generation of performers. The first and only time that Chaplin and fellow silent film star Buster Keaton would appear onscreen together and the only Chaplin picture to win an Academy Award albeit for the original score of the 1972 re-release. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Criterion Collection 756. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 150225N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless double weight satin-finish black and white photograph from the 1969 film one showing actors Robert Stephens Geraldine McEwan and Laurence Olivier the other showing Olivier alone. With a photographer's stamp on the verso noted only as "Dominic" along with a library stamp. From the archive of the PIX Agency a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. A filmed version of the National Theatre Company play originally directed by Glen Byam Shaw which was based in turn on the 1900 play by August Strindberg. In their isolated home on the coast of Sweden an aging mentally ill ex-military captain engages in vicious battles of will with his wife a former actress whose marriage ended her career. Set in Sweden. One photograph 8 x 9.5 inches one photograph 7.5 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1966ref. 162417N.p.: N.p. 1966. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1966 film showing a scene with David Hemmings staging a photoshoot with a topless Vanessa Redgrave Michelangelo Antonioni's first English-language film marking the beginning of the final phase of his work co-produced by companies in Italy the United States and the United Kingdom featuring an international cast. The director's brash use of color set design nonstandard editing techniques and typical emphasis of atmosphere over plot would carry over into the two major films that followed "Zabriskie Point" 1970 and "The Passenger" 1975. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay. Set and shot on location in London. 9.75 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 865. Ebert I. Grant UK. N.p. unknown books
