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1986ref. 151955Beverly Hills CA: Orion Pictures 1986. Vintage studio still photograph of director Jonathan Demme and actors Jeff Daniels and Melanie Griffith on the set of the 1986 film. An uptight yuppie is coerced by a free spirited young woman into a road trip back to her home town where things take a more serious turn when her ex-con husband shows up. Shot on location in Florida New Jersey New York and Pennsylvania. 8 x 10 inches. Annotations in manuscript blue marker on bottom margin else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 563. Spicer Neo-Noir. Orion Pictures unknown
1955ref. 152124London: Contemporary Films 1955. Vintage studio still photograph from the UK release of the 1955 Polish film showing actors Tadeusz Lomnicki Urszula Modrzynska Tadeusz Janczar Ryszard Kotys and Roman Polanski. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on screenwriter Bohdan Czeszko's 1951 novel "Pokolenie." Andrzej Wajda's first film as director and the first entry in what would become known as his Three War Films trilogy set during World War II followed by "Kanal" 1956 and "Ashes and Diamonds" 1958. Set and shot on location in Warsaw. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Criterion Collection 283. Contemporary Films unknown
1972ref. 152114N.p.: N.p. 1972. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from Wim Wenders' first film. With the stamp of distributor MK2 on the verso. Based on the 1970 novel by Peter Handke. A goalkeeper is sent home from a game for foul play leaving the field and spending the night with a cinema cashier whom he proceeds to murder. Shot on location in Vienna. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus faintly toned. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 152132Paris: Columbia Films 1969. Two vintage borderless photographs from the 1969 film including one reference photograph and one studio still. Director Jacques Demy's first English language film recently a subject of renewed interest in two different documentaries about the Laurel Canyon music scene of the late 1960s. A young discontented man in a dead-end relationship learns his draft notice has arrived and he is due to report for Army duty the following week. While out trying to raise money to keep his car from being repossessed he sees and becomes obsessed with the beautiful Lola an older French model who works in a "model shop" posing for photographers. Set and shot on location in Laurel Canyon Los Angeles. One 9.75 x 8 inches one 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus one with light toning to the bottom edge the other with a short closed tear to the left edge repaired with paper tape on the verso. Twilight Time 327. Columbia Films unknown
1971ref. 152113Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1971. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film showing actress Gretchen Carpenter in a mini-dress on an evidently windy day. Based on the 1968 novel by Francis Pollini. A police detective investigates a serial killer targeting teenage girls at Oceanfront High School during the height of the sexual revolution in California. Shot on location in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine lightly toned. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1972ref. 152128Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1972. Vintage reference photograph from the 1972 film showing actress Marisa Berenson. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Joe Masteroff's 1966 musical which was based on John Van Druten's 1951 Broadway play "I Am a Camera" which was in turn based on short stories by Christopher Isherwood from his collection "Goodbye to Berlin." A decadent beautiful story of cabaret life desperation and love all under the increasingly deadly presence of the Nazi Party in Weimar-era Berlin. Nominated for ten Academy Awards and winning eight including Best Picture Best Director Best Cinematography Best Adapted Screenplay Best Actress for Liza Minnelli and Best Supporting Actor for Joel Grey. Set in Berlin and shot on location throughout Germany. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Allied Artists unknown
1962ref. 152129N.p.: N.p. 1962. Five vintage borderless reference photographs showing actors Brigitte Bardot Macha Méril and Robert Hossein director Roger Vadim and crew members playing music and dancing between takes on the set of the 1962 film. Based on the 1958 novel "Le repos du guerrier" by Christiane Rochefort. A young independent woman is slowly embroiled in an abusive isolating relationship with a man she helps recover from a suicide attempt. Set and shot on location in Paris. Approximately 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 152122N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 Swedish television film showing actor Anders Ek in a menacing demonic mask. With a printed mimeo snipe specific to the film's UK release affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A theatrical troupe is called before the Swedish courts due to their obscene performance material and personal lives leading each troupe member to crack under psychological strain. The film originally aired on September 18 1969 on Sveriges Radio. 8.5 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1962ref. 152117Brussels: Pardon Films 1962. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 film. With the stamp of Pardon Films on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A five-man team of astronauts is sent to the frozen planet Uranus only to discover a bizarre alien brain capable of inducing mass delusions upon its humanoid guests. Set in Uranus shot on location in Denmark. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall with pinholes to the corners. Pardon Films unknown
1967ref. 152118London: Hammer Film Productions 1967. Seven vintage reference photographs including six borderless from the 1967 film. The young queen of Icena agrees to share her throne with Justinian a Roman causing consternation among Britons and Romans alike. Loosely based on the life of British folk hero Boudica a famed ruler of the British Celtic Iceni tribe. Shot on location in Ireland at Powerscourt Waterfall Loch Tay Wicklow Gap Sally Gap and Kilruddery Estate. Six photographs 9.5 x 7 inches one photograph 8 x 10.5 inches. Generally Near Fine one Very Good plus overall. Johnson and Del Vecchio Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography pp. 277-280. Hammer Film Productions unknown
1967ref. 151301Los Angeles: Continental Distributing 1967. Six vintage reference photographs from the 1967 film. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. The first film adaptation of James Joyce's influential modernist novel and one of the only adaptations to take its dialogue directly from the book. The film came under heavy threat of censorship due to profane for the time language and was given an X rating in the UK after director Joseph Strick refused to edit out any of the "offending" passages. Set in Dublin and shot there on location. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus several lightly toned. Continental Distributing unknown
1966ref. 151319N.p.: N.p. 1966. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1966 film showing Herman's Hermits who appear as fictionalized versions of themselves in the film. A NASA scientist is sent to covertly gather information about Herman's Hermits after the children of US astronauts pick "Herman's Hermits" to be the name of the newest Gemini space capsule. The second US film to feature the British-based band following "When the Boys Meet the Girls" 1965. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1962ref. 151313Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1962. Vintage reference photograph of actress Natalie Wood and the real "Gypsy Rose Lee" Rose Louise Hovick on the set of the 1962 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations regarding layout. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1959 Broadway musical. The rise to fame of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee aided by her ambitious mother Mama Rose. Set in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with old cello tape on the top edge. Warner Brothers unknown
1971ref. 151299N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1971 film showing actor Dustin Hoffman in character standing next to a blow-up print of a TIME Magazine issue with his face on the cover. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A wealthy pop songwriter writes most of his songs about love but has no luck with romance in his personal life. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 151304N.p.: N.p. 1977. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1977 Italian film. With the stamps of Israeli Film Archive on the verso. Based on Piero Chiara's 1976 novel. A wealthy war hero befriends a loner with a sailboat taking him home to meet his estranged wife and sister-in-law. Shot on location in Piedmont Italy. 9.5 x 7 inches. One Near Fine one Very Good plus with pinholes to the bottom edge. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 151334Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1965. Vintage reference photograph of actors Marlon Brando Janet Margolin and Yul Brynner from the 1965 film. With a printed spirit duplication snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Twentieth Century-Fox. Based on Werner Jorg Luddecke's 1958 novel. A German pacifist is blackmailed into helping sabotage a German merchant ship carrying a load of rubber a product in short supply for both sides. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy. Twentieth Century-Fox 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
1954ref. 151344Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1954. Vintage press kit for the 1954 film containing one full-color illustrated promotional pamphlet three black-and-white photographs of cast and crew members holding Academy Awards and one page of promotional reading material introducing the photographs. Based on screenwriter Budd Schulberg's 1955 novel "Waterfront." A dockworker and would-be prizefighter witnesses a murder at the hands of the local mob boss' men and is forced to stand up to his corrupt union leaders. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards winning eight including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Hoboken New Jersey and New York City. Photographs and promotional material Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 647. Ebert I. Grant US. Scorsese A Personal Journey through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1970ref. 151266New York: Grove Press 1970. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 art-hardcore film. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. An aspiring young filmmaker wants to make his own films but to raise the necessary money must first make some stag films enlisting the help of several teenage flower-children in 1968 Greenwich Village. Featuring an early appearance by a young Robert Altman who plays a porno distributor. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grove Press unknown
1963ref. 151297Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1963. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film showing actors Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Anita Ekberg and Ursula Andress. With layout annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso along with a provenance stamp. Two sharpshooters duel over a large amount of cash carried by a railway official and eventually settle their differences by opening a casino. Shot on location in Mojave and Cantil California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 1422. Warner Brothers unknown
1974ref. 151298N.p.: N.p. 1974. Six vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1974 French hardcore film. A young college student leaves her school and family and seeks employment at a brothel where she enjoys a variety of strange experiences. Shot on location in France and Sri Lanka. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Bier 176. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 151296Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1965 film showing actress Shirley MacLaine in a bikini using a small spy camera. With a stamp noting No 2509 7 on the verso. Based on William Peter Blatty's 1963 novel. An unlucky CIA operative's U-2 spy plane malfunctions and crashes in the fictional Middle Eastern country of Fawzia threatening to ignite an international incident. Set in Fawzia. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1969ref. 151305N.p.: N.p. 1969. Eight vintage borderless photographs from the 1969 French film. Based on Rene Barjavel's 1969 novel. A young Parisian man travels to Nepal to find his deadbeat father only to fall in with a group of drug-loving hippies. Set in Paris and Nepal. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 151323Universal City: Universal Studios 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Joseph Losey directing actress Mia Farrow during a bathtub scene on the set of the 1968 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso along with a provenance stamp. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. An impoverished woman meets a young girl who claims to be her long-lost daughter believed to have died in a drowning accident years before. Set and shot on location in London. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus overall with a couple of small bruises near the bottom right corner. Universal Studios unknown
1941ref. 151324N.p.: N.p. 1941. Vintage photograph of director King Vidor his wife and screenwriter Elizabeth Hill and actors Hedy Lamarr and Robert Young taken to publicize the 1941 film. With provenance stamps on the verso along with a stamp noting No. 81-422. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on John P. Marquand's 1941 novel. A married businessman locked in a monotonous life recalls his passionate relationship with a beautiful independent young woman twenty years prior. Lamarr's second film with Vidor following "Comrade X" in 1940. Set in Boston. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light soil to the top edge. N.p. unknown
