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1974ref. 149391Paris: Viaduc Productions 1974. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1974 film showing actress Jane Birkin in a plaid miniskirt but no top freezing in an unheated Paris apartment. With manuscript annotations regarding layout on the verso along with a mimeo snipe a provenance stamp and a stamp dated 4 OCT 1973. A dark comedy following a shy bank employee who falls under the sway of a cynical misogynistic novelist. Set and shot on location in Paris. 8 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus overall. Viaduc Productions unknown books
1948ref. 160687London: The Rank Organization 1948. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1948 British film showing the film's famous and impressionistic "ballet sequence." Three with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos and all five with stamps of The Rank Organisation on the versos. Loosely based on the 1845 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen following an up-and-coming prima ballerina whose personal life is strained by her ballet master's obsessive demand that she devote herself entirely to her career. Michael Powell's tenth collaboration with his longtime partner Emeric Pressburger a critical success and worthy successor to their 1947 Technicolor classic "Black Narcissus." Nominated for five Academy Awards winning two. 9.5 x 8 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus some with light toning. Criterion Collection 44. Ebert III. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 41. The Rank Organization unknown
1948ref. 160687London: The Rank Organization 1948. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1948 British film showing the film's famous and impressionistic "ballet sequence." Three with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos and all five with stamps of The Rank Organisation on the versos. Loosely based on the 1845 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen following an up-and-coming prima ballerina whose personal life is strained by her ballet master's obsessive demand that she devote herself entirely to her career. Michael Powell's tenth collaboration with his longtime partner Emeric Pressburger a critical success and worthy successor to their 1947 Technicolor classic "Black Narcissus." Nominated for five Academy Awards winning two. 9.5 x 8 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus some with light toning. Criterion Collection 44. Ebert III. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 41. The Rank Organization unknown books
1966ref. 150834N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage borderless double weight photograph of Michelangelo Antonioni on the set of the 1966 film with provenance stamp of film scholar and author "J. P. Berthome" on verso. Inspired by the 1959 short story "Las Babas del Diablo" by Julio Cortazar. 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 and featuring an international cast. The director's brash use of color set design non-standard 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. In his 2009 essay on the film Danny Lyon notes "It is apt that through his established style Antonioni made a movie that is perhaps closest to communicating the myth of the swinging Sixties scene but also the confusion of the time. . Britain's new and very chaotic cultural revolution was perhaps most effectively captured by an Italian." Winner of the Palme d'Or. Nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay. 10 x 8 inches. Light edgewear and creasing in far corners else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 865. Ebert I. Grant UK/Italy. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 150399N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless photograph of director Michelangelo Antonioni filming a scene with actress Soraya on the set of the 1965 Italian film. With a printed mimeo snipe specific to the film's German release affixed to the verso. An anthology film with three short episodes following the experiences of various women all played by Soraya directed by Antonioni Mauro Bolognini and Franco Indovina. Antonioni's contribution "Il Provino" "The Preface" features Soraya as a former Iranian princess turned actress posing for a screen test. Shot on location in Sardinia and Lazio Italy and Athens Greece. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Very Good plus overall. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 160516N.p.: N.p. 1975. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of director Michelangelo Antonioni talking with actors Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider on the set of the 1975 Italian film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso relating to cropping as well as the stamp of Cinema International in London. A cynical war correspondent in northern Africa assumes the identity of a deceased arms dealer to gain information for his documentary. Antonioni's final film in a three picture contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer following "Blowup" 1966 and "Zabriskie Point" 1970. Set in Chad shot on location in Germany Spain and England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 150834N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage borderless double weight photograph of Michelangelo Antonioni on the set of the 1966 film with provenance stamp of film scholar and author "J. P. Berthome" on verso. Inspired by the 1959 short story "Las Babas del Diablo" by Julio Cortazar. 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 and featuring an international cast. The director's brash use of color set design non-standard 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. In his 2009 essay on the film Danny Lyon notes "It is apt that through his established style Antonioni made a movie that is perhaps closest to communicating the myth of the swinging Sixties scene but also the confusion of the time. . Britain's new and very chaotic cultural revolution was perhaps most effectively captured by an Italian." Winner of the Palme d'Or. Nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay. 10 x 8 inches. Light edgewear and creasing in far corners else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 865. Ebert I. Grant UK/Italy. N.p. unknown books
1975ref. 160516N.p.: N.p. 1975. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of director Michelangelo Antonioni talking with actors Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider on the set of the 1975 Italian film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso relating to cropping as well as the stamp of Cinema International in London. A cynical war correspondent in northern Africa assumes the identity of a deceased arms dealer to gain information for his documentary. Antonioni's final film in a three picture contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer following "Blowup" 1966 and "Zabriskie Point" 1970. Set in Chad shot on location in Germany Spain and England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1965ref. 150399N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless photograph of director Michelangelo Antonioni filming a scene with actress Soraya on the set of the 1965 Italian film. With a printed mimeo snipe specific to the film's German release affixed to the verso. An anthology film with three short episodes following the experiences of various women all played by Soraya directed by Antonioni Mauro Bolognini and Franco Indovina. Antonioni's contribution "Il Provino" "The Preface" features Soraya as a former Iranian princess turned actress posing for a screen test. Shot on location in Sardinia and Lazio Italy and Athens Greece. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Very Good plus overall. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 157102Universal City: Universal Pictures 1971. Six vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1971 film. Printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos and several with Rank Organization stamps. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Milo Forman's first film made in the US. A suburban couple return home one evening to find their teenage daughter has run away. While out looking for their daughter they come across other parents whose children are missing and form a self-help group only to discover they feel happier and freer with the children gone. Set and shot on location in New York City. 9 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1971ref. 157102Universal City: Universal Pictures 1971. Six vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1971 film. Printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos and several with Rank Organization stamps. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Milo Forman's first film made in the US. A suburban couple return home one evening to find their teenage daughter has run away. While out looking for their daughter they come across other parents whose children are missing and form a self-help group only to discover they feel happier and freer with the children gone. Set and shot on location in New York City. 9 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1967ref. 151244London: Gala Film Distributors 1967. Seven vintage reference photographs from the UK release of the 1967 Czechoslovakian film. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A volunteer fire department in a provincial town plans a ball in honor of the chief's retirement but the proceedings are marred with comic difficulty at every turn. The first color film directed by Milos Forman a hallmark of the Czechoslovak New Wave and the final film Forman directed in his native Czechoslovakia before relocating to the US in the late 1960s. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Gala Film Distributors unknown
1967ref. 151244London: Gala Film Distributors 1967. Seven vintage reference photographs from the UK release of the 1967 Czechoslovakian film. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A volunteer fire department in a provincial town plans a ball in honor of the chief's retirement but the proceedings are marred with comic difficulty at every turn. The first color film directed by Milos Forman a hallmark of the Czechoslovak New Wave and the final film Forman directed in his native Czechoslovakia before relocating to the US in the late 1960s. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Gala Film Distributors unknown books
1937ref. 150759N.p.: N.p. 1937. Vintage double weight reference photograph of director Mitchell Leisen demonstrating how to kiss Jean Arthur while Ray Milland looks on from the 1937 film. Based on the 1937 short story by Vera Caspary. During the Great Depression obscenely wealthy baker J.B. Ball Edward Arnold angered at his wife's Mary Nash spending throws her very expensive sable coat off the roof where it lands on the head of stenographer Mary Smith Arthur leading to a life-altering chain of events. Set in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Some edgewear else Near Fine. Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films A History and Filmography: 1934-1942. N.p. unknown
1937ref. 150759N.p.: N.p. 1937. Vintage double weight reference photograph of director Mitchell Leisen demonstrating how to kiss Jean Arthur while Ray Milland looks on from the 1937 film. Based on the 1937 short story by Vera Caspary. During the Great Depression obscenely wealthy baker J.B. Ball Edward Arnold angered at his wife's Mary Nash spending throws her very expensive sable coat off the roof where it lands on the head of stenographer Mary Smith Arthur leading to a life-altering chain of events. Set in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Some edgewear else Near Fine. Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films A History and Filmography: 1934-1942. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 169586N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1964 film showing actress Monica Vitti with Michelangelo Antonioni and Richard Harris during filming on location near a body of water. Antonioni's first color film and the last in a quartet of films made between 1959 and 1964 about women in modern culture preceded by "L'avventura" "La Notte" and L'Eclisse" and the lie of happiness and better living. This entry very much an antecedent to Todd Haynes' "Safe" 1995 focuses on Vitti a woman trying to survive in the modern world of cultural neurosis and existential doubt. Carlo Di Palma's cinematography remains legendary today for its stunningly colored industrial landscapes beautifully and yet indirectly evoking Vitti's unease alienation and vivid perceptions. Shot on location in Ravenna Sardinia and Rome Italy. 12 x 9 inches. Very Good plus. BFI 1134. Criterion Collection 522. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 167082Paris: Pari Films 1960. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1960 film showing actress Monica Vitti. With the stamp of Pari Films on the verso along with manuscript pencil annotations. A young woman disappears during a cruise in the Mediterranean leading her lover and best friend to search for her. The first film in Antonioni's famed trilogy followed by "La Notte" 1961 and "L'eclisse" 1962. Shot on location throughout Italy including in Rome the Aeolian Islands and Sicily. 12 x 9 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 98. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese My Voyage to Italy. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Pari Films unknown books
1964ref. 169586N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1964 film showing actress Monica Vitti with Michelangelo Antonioni and Richard Harris during filming on location near a body of water. Antonioni's first color film and the last in a quartet of films made between 1959 and 1964 about women in modern culture preceded by "L'avventura" "La Notte" and L'Eclisse" and the lie of happiness and better living. This entry very much an antecedent to Todd Haynes' "Safe" 1995 focuses on Vitti a woman trying to survive in the modern world of cultural neurosis and existential doubt. Carlo Di Palma's cinematography remains legendary today for its stunningly colored industrial landscapes beautifully and yet indirectly evoking Vitti's unease alienation and vivid perceptions. Shot on location in Ravenna Sardinia and Rome Italy. 12 x 9 inches. Very Good plus. BFI 1134. Criterion Collection 522. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1976ref. 162512N.p.: N.p. 1976. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the notorious 1976 Japanese film including two showing director Nagisa shima with cast and crew members on the set. Two with the printed labels and stamps of Stillphoto in Amsterdam on the verso and all five with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. Based on the 1936 case of Sada Abe a geisha and prostitute in prewar Tokyo who began an all-consuming obsessive and ultimately tragic affair with a hotel owner. Set and shot on location in Tokyo. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 466. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1976ref. 162512N.p.: N.p. 1976. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the notorious 1976 Japanese film including two showing director Nagisa shima with cast and crew members on the set. Two with the printed labels and stamps of Stillphoto in Amsterdam on the verso and all five with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. Based on the 1936 case of Sada Abe a geisha and prostitute in prewar Tokyo who began an all-consuming obsessive and ultimately tragic affair with a hotel owner. Set and shot on location in Tokyo. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 466. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1957ref. 141628Beverly Hills CA: Copa 1957. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1860 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne one of his four major romances. In Italy four artists of various social standing find themselves in a complicated web of love alliances with their peers. Tan titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Title page present dated January 15 1957 with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and author Nathaniel Hawthorne. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Copa unknown
1926ref. 171492Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1926. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1926 silent film one showing Lillian Gish as Hester Prynne on the stocks the other showing actors Edna Lyons and Paulette Neville in costume playfully dancing out of character between takes on the set. Mimeo snipes on the versos. The second film Gish made while under contract with MGM still widely considered the finest screen adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic 1850 novel to date. Set in Boston. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good or better lightly faded and slightly edgeworn but with no loss. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1957ref. 141628Beverly Hills CA: Copa 1957. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1860 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne one of his four major romances. In Italy four artists of various social standing find themselves in a complicated web of love alliances with their peers. Tan titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Title page present dated January 15 1957 with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and author Nathaniel Hawthorne. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Copa unknown books
1926ref. 171492Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1926. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1926 silent film one showing Lillian Gish as Hester Prynne on the stocks the other showing actors Edna Lyons and Paulette Neville in costume playfully dancing out of character between takes on the set. Mimeo snipes on the versos. The second film Gish made while under contract with MGM still widely considered the finest screen adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic 1850 novel to date. Set in Boston. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good or better lightly faded and slightly edgeworn but with no loss. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1967ref. 163763Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1967. Collection including four vintage slides and four vintage color transparencies from the 1967 film. Based on John Ball's 1965 novel. An African American police detective from Philadelphia is recruited to help solve a murder in a small bigoted Mississippi town. The film dealt skillfully with the topic of race relations in the South during the Civil Rights movement and included a controversial scene in which a white actor Larry Gates slaps Poitier in the face at which point Poitier slaps him right back. It was said you could determine the racial makeup of a theater by their verbal reaction to the scene: cheers for a predominantly Black audience or whispers for a predominantly white one. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture and nominated for two others. Though set in the fictional town of Sparta Mississippi Poitier refused to travel below the Mason-Dixon Line so the film was shot largely in Illinois. Transparencies 4 x 5 inches slides 2 x 2 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Penzler 101. United Artists unknown
