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1977ref. 161138N.p.: N.p. 1977. Four vintage borderless color reference photographs from the 1977 film including three glossy and one satin-finish. One with the stamp of Delemar Films on the verso. Based on Pierre Louys' 1898 novel "Le femme et le patin" "The Woman and the Puppet" about the tempestuous relationship between a wealthy middle-aged Frenchman and a young Spanish dancer. The woman is played by both Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina interchangeably demonstrating the character's mercurial nature a decision Buñuel came to in desperation after original actress Maria Schneider proved a poor fit but that ultimately helped define the film as one of his late masterpieces. Shot on location in Switzerland in Andalucia and Madrid Spain and in Hauts-de-Seine and Paris France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 143. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader Canon Fodder 33. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 168999N.p.: N.p. 1960. Two vintage oversize borderless reference photographs of Lourdes de Oliveira from the 1960 film. Director Marcel Camus' second Brazil-themed film following his 1959 classic "Black Orpheus" also starring de Oliveira. A French diamond miner shot robbed and left for dead by a friend embarks on a quest for vengeance and falls in love with a Brazilian woman de Oliveira along the way. 12 x 9.5 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 168999N.p.: N.p. 1960. Two vintage oversize borderless reference photographs of Lourdes de Oliveira from the 1960 film. Director Marcel Camus' second Brazil-themed film following his 1959 classic "Black Orpheus" also starring de Oliveira. A French diamond miner shot robbed and left for dead by a friend embarks on a quest for vengeance and falls in love with a Brazilian woman de Oliveira along the way. 12 x 9.5 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1938ref. 157031Paris: Societe d'Exploitation et de Distribution de Films 1938. Two vintage black-and-white photographs from the US premiere of the 1964 film. Mimeo snipe affixed to the versos as issued noting that the film is making its debut at the Esquire Theatre in Los Angeles. Also on the verso is a stamp for the US distributor THEATRICAL PLAYS. Carne's pre-war mood-drenched masterpiece that followed the thematically similar "Port of Shadows" and preceding the much greater fame that would come to his work in 1945 with "Children of Paradise." 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Societe d'Exploitation et de Distribution de Films unknown
1938ref. 157031Paris: Societe d'Exploitation et de Distribution de Films 1938. Two vintage black-and-white photographs from the US premiere of the 1964 film. Mimeo snipe affixed to the versos as issued noting that the film is making its debut at the Esquire Theatre in Los Angeles. Also on the verso is a stamp for the US distributor THEATRICAL PLAYS. Carne's pre-war mood-drenched masterpiece that followed the thematically similar "Port of Shadows" and preceding the much greater fame that would come to his work in 1945 with "Children of Paradise." 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Societe d'Exploitation et de Distribution de Films unknown books
1978ref. 155852Paris: Roissy Films 1978. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1978 film. Manuscript ink annotations on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A darkly comic dystopian fantasy set in New York about a lonely French electrician who attempts to raise a baby chimpanzee. Shot on location in New York City. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Roissy Films unknown
1963ref. 142070Italy: Sancro Film 1963. Four vintage oversize borderless reference photographs from the 1963 Italian film. With the stamps of photographer Velio Cioni and two press agencies on the verso. Two of the photographs show crew members putting the finishing touches on a mannequin of Jesus while director Ferreri looks on. A satire of masculinity and chauvinism where a man marries a much younger woman the woman wanting nothing more than to have a child. The mental and physical strain of trying to please her drives the man to a heart attack and death. Nominated for a Palme d'Or at Cannes where Marina Vlady also won for Best Actress. 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. Sancro Film unknown
1978ref. 155852Paris: Roissy Films 1978. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1978 film. Manuscript ink annotations on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A darkly comic dystopian fantasy set in New York about a lonely French electrician who attempts to raise a baby chimpanzee. Shot on location in New York City. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Roissy Films unknown books
1963ref. 142070Italy: Sancro Film 1963. Four vintage oversize borderless reference photographs from the 1963 Italian film. With the stamps of photographer Velio Cioni and two press agencies on the verso. Two of the photographs show crew members putting the finishing touches on a mannequin of Jesus while director Ferreri looks on. A satire of masculinity and chauvinism where a man marries a much younger woman the woman wanting nothing more than to have a child. The mental and physical strain of trying to please her drives the man to a heart attack and death. Nominated for a Palme d'Or at Cannes where Marina Vlady also won for Best Actress. 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. Sancro Film unknown books
1980ref. 166666N.p.: Amanda Films 1980. Vintage borderless publicity photograph from the best-selling 1980 adult film showing a topless Marilyn Chambers. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. An orphaned model and heiress embarks on a sexual journey but can find no man to satisfy her lusts. A return to pornography for Chambers who largely unsuccessfully attempted to break into mainstream films throughout the 1970s. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Amanda Films unknown
1980ref. 166666N.p.: Amanda Films 1980. Vintage borderless publicity photograph from the best-selling 1980 adult film showing a topless Marilyn Chambers. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. An orphaned model and heiress embarks on a sexual journey but can find no man to satisfy her lusts. A return to pornography for Chambers who largely unsuccessfully attempted to break into mainstream films throughout the 1970s. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Amanda Films unknown books
1956ref. 171014Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1956. Vintage studio still photograph of Marilyn Monroe dressed as an "usherette" and a group of photographers at the 1956 film premiere held at the Victoria Theater in New York in benefit of the Actors Studio. Monroe was a longtime supporter of the Actors Studio. She and her then-husband Arthur Williams were both in attendance at the premiere. Based on Tennessee Williams' 1946 one-act plays "27 Wagons Full of Cotton" and "The Unsatisfactory Supper." A spoiled virginal teenage girl is caught between the unfulfilled passions of her middle-aged husband and his amorous business rival a Sicilian with a monopoly on local cotton plantations. Set in the fictional county of Tiger Tail Mississippi and shot on location in Benoit Mississippi and Stockton California. 10 x 8 inches. Nick at the bottom edge else Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
1956ref. 155628N.p.: N.p. 1956. Vintage reference photograph from the 1956 film showing director Joshua Logan with a handheld camera in the middle of a crowd of extras between takes while actress Marilyn Monroe calls to him from the far left. Provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1955 play by William Inge about a cowboy who attempts to force his romantic interest a saloon singer to marry him and live together in Montana. Shot on location in Arizona Idaho and California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1956ref. 171014Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1956. Vintage studio still photograph of Marilyn Monroe dressed as an "usherette" and a group of photographers at the 1956 film premiere held at the Victoria Theater in New York in benefit of the Actors Studio. Monroe was a longtime supporter of the Actors Studio. She and her then-husband Arthur Williams were both in attendance at the premiere. Based on Tennessee Williams' 1946 one-act plays "27 Wagons Full of Cotton" and "The Unsatisfactory Supper." A spoiled virginal teenage girl is caught between the unfulfilled passions of her middle-aged husband and his amorous business rival a Sicilian with a monopoly on local cotton plantations. Set in the fictional county of Tiger Tail Mississippi and shot on location in Benoit Mississippi and Stockton California. 10 x 8 inches. Nick at the bottom edge else Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1956ref. 155628N.p.: N.p. 1956. Vintage reference photograph from the 1956 film showing director Joshua Logan with a handheld camera in the middle of a crowd of extras between takes while actress Marilyn Monroe calls to him from the far left. Provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1955 play by William Inge about a cowboy who attempts to force his romantic interest a saloon singer to marry him and live together in Montana. Shot on location in Arizona Idaho and California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1985ref. 151372N.p.: N.p. 1985. Collection of 25 vintage reference photographs from the 1985 film. A multiethnic group of pizza delivery boys are united by their shared interest in break dancing. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. McPadden Teen Movie Hell. N.p. unknown
1985ref. 151372N.p.: N.p. 1985. Collection of 25 vintage reference photographs from the 1985 film. A multiethnic group of pizza delivery boys are united by their shared interest in break dancing. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. McPadden Teen Movie Hell. N.p. unknown books
2000ref. 164078Beverly Hills CA: Turner Films Inc 2000. Revised Draft script for the 2000 television film here under the working title "James Dean: An Invented Life" copy belonging to uncredited prop maker Chris Scher with the manuscript marker annotation of "Chris" and copy number "#97" on the front wrapper and a "Propmaker / Chris Scher / Script" label on the script's first leaf. Laid in are four gatherings of revisions three of which have a Scher label as described above. Bound in preceding the script is a three page goldenrod memo dated 6/8/2000. The four revision gatherings are: 23 pages of buff revisions dated 6/12/2000. Twelve pages of salmon revisions dated 6/16/2000. Six pages of cherry revisions dated 6/27/2000. And seven pages of ivory revisions dated 07/27/2000. All revision gatherings are bound by a single staple at the top left corner and are preceded by a Turner Films memo. James Franco stars as James Dean chronicling his troubled life from a struggling actor to an A-list film star. Winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards including Best Supporting Actor for Michael Moriarty and nominated for nine others. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Untitled Turner Network Television wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Israel Horovitz. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 94. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink yellow green and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 5-15-00 and 6/8/2000. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Turner Films, Inc unknown
2000ref. 164078Beverly Hills CA: Turner Films Inc 2000. Revised Draft script for the 2000 television film here under the working title "James Dean: An Invented Life" copy belonging to uncredited prop maker Chris Scher with the manuscript marker annotation of "Chris" and copy number "#97" on the front wrapper and a "Propmaker / Chris Scher / Script" label on the script's first leaf. Laid in are four gatherings of revisions three of which have a Scher label as described above. Bound in preceding the script is a three page goldenrod memo dated 6/8/2000. The four revision gatherings are: 23 pages of buff revisions dated 6/12/2000. Twelve pages of salmon revisions dated 6/16/2000. Six pages of cherry revisions dated 6/27/2000. And seven pages of ivory revisions dated 07/27/2000. All revision gatherings are bound by a single staple at the top left corner and are preceded by a Turner Films memo. James Franco stars as James Dean chronicling his troubled life from a struggling actor to an A-list film star. Winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards including Best Supporting Actor for Michael Moriarty and nominated for nine others. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Untitled Turner Network Television wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Israel Horovitz. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 94. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink yellow green and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 5-15-00 and 6/8/2000. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Turner Films, Inc unknown books
1948ref. 170351N.p.: N.p. 1948. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1948 film showing actress Marlene Dietrich looking typically glamorous. Mimeo snipe and annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the verso. An Iowa congresswoman enlists an American army captain to assist her in an investigation of a former Nazi entertainer in postwar Berlin. Unbeknownst to the congresswoman however the captain and the entertainer are engaged in an affair leading the captain to seduce the congresswoman in an attempt to hide his conflicting motives. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. Lightly creased at one corner else Near Fine. Selby US. Selby UK. N.p. unknown
1948ref. 170351N.p.: N.p. 1948. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1948 film showing actress Marlene Dietrich looking typically glamorous. Mimeo snipe and annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the verso. An Iowa congresswoman enlists an American army captain to assist her in an investigation of a former Nazi entertainer in postwar Berlin. Unbeknownst to the congresswoman however the captain and the entertainer are engaged in an affair leading the captain to seduce the congresswoman in an attempt to hide his conflicting motives. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. Lightly creased at one corner else Near Fine. Selby US. Selby UK. N.p. unknown books
1954ref. 160994Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1954. Two vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1954 film one showing director Henry Koster talking to Marlon Brando and the other showing Koster with Brando and actress Jean Simmons. Printed mimeo snipes and Twentieth Century-Fox stamps on the versos. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A biopic about the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte based loosely on Annemarie Selinko's 1953 nonfiction book. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in Marseilles shot on location throughout California and in Hauts-de-Seine Paris and Seine-et-Marne France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1954ref. 160994Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1954. Two vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1954 film one showing director Henry Koster talking to Marlon Brando and the other showing Koster with Brando and actress Jean Simmons. Printed mimeo snipes and Twentieth Century-Fox stamps on the versos. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A biopic about the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte based loosely on Annemarie Selinko's 1953 nonfiction book. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in Marseilles shot on location throughout California and in Hauts-de-Seine Paris and Seine-et-Marne France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1982ref. 159948N.p.: N.p. 1982. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1982 film. A black comedy following the delusional and increasingly violent experiences of a painfully untalented comedian. Perhaps Martin Scorsese's most underrated film a brilliant study of celebrity worship and American media culture. Basis for the successful 2019 film "Joker" starring Joaquin Phoenix. Set and shot on location in New York. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1982ref. 159948N.p.: N.p. 1982. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1982 film. A black comedy following the delusional and increasingly violent experiences of a painfully untalented comedian. Perhaps Martin Scorsese's most underrated film a brilliant study of celebrity worship and American media culture. Basis for the successful 2019 film "Joker" starring Joaquin Phoenix. Set and shot on location in New York. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
