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1971ref. 152381N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Ken Loach talking with actors Sandy Ratcliff and Grace Cave on the set of the 1971 film. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A teenage girl Sandy Ratcliff living with her unhappy restrictive family in London is forced to undergo psychiatric treatment for her erratic behavior. A searing portrait of conservative working-class British life in the late twentieth-century. Shot on location in Shenley. 10 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 151445N.p.: N.p. 1971. Six vintage reference photographs from the 1971 film including five borderless and one bordered. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A teenage girl Sandy Ratcliff living with her unhappy restrictive family in London is forced to undergo psychiatric treatment for her erratic behavior. A searing portrait of conservative working-class British life in the late twentieth-century. Shot on location in Shenley. 8 x 10 inches. Generally Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 165389London: Kestrel Films 1971. Draft script for the 1971 film seen here under the working title "Scenes of Family Life." Copy belonging to an unidentified cast or crew member with their annotations relating to props and set design on several pages in the script. Loosely based on David Mercer's 1967 television play "In Two Minds" which was based in turn on a case detailed in psychiatrist R.D. Laing's 1960 book "The Divided Mind." A conservative working class couple is shocked when their unmarried daughter reveals she is pregnant and force her to have an abortion resulting in detrimental effects to her emotional and mental health. Director Ken Loach's third feature film following his breakthrough 1969 film "Kes." Red titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for Mercer. 69 leaves with last page of text numbered 68. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a silver prong. Kestrel Films unknown books
1990ref. 150841London: Hemdale 1990. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1990 film showing actors Mai Zetterling Frances McDormand and Bernard Bloch. In the wake of her activist boyfriend's assassination in the streets an American lawyer becomes obsessed with uncovering the conspiracy precipitating his murder. Director Ken Loach's take on the Troubles comparing the fascist dictatorship of Pinochet to British rule over Northern Ireland particularly under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. Set and shot on location in Northern Ireland and England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Hemdale unknown books
1967ref. 135339London: National General Pictures 1967. Vintage black-and-white double weight linen-backed keybook photograph from the 1967 film. With a three-hole punch at the left margin as called for and a mimeo snipe on the verso noting actors White and Bindon pictured as well as actor Terence Stamp novelist and screenwriter Nell Dunn director Ken Loach and producer Joseph Janni. Set in London and shot there on location. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National General Pictures unknown books
1979ref. 144295North Hollywood: N.p. 1979. First Draft for an unproduced film. Occasional manuscript annotations throughout. Jeremiah Jeremiah Jeremiah is a young man from rural California who has spent his whole life on his family's small farm. Now an orphan he sets out for Hollywood where he faces a whole new reality. He also possesses a complicated gift he refers to as "The Evil Eye" which arouses females human and-non human alike. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 18 1979 noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriter Ken Mayer. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Mechanical duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with one gold brads. N.p. unknown
1979ref. 144295North Hollywood: N.p. 1979. First Draft for an unproduced film. Occasional manuscript annotations throughout. Jeremiah Jeremiah Jeremiah is a young man from rural California who has spent his whole life on his family's small farm. Now an orphan he sets out for Hollywood where he faces a whole new reality. He also possesses a complicated gift he refers to as "The Evil Eye" which arouses females human and-non human alike. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 18 1979 noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriter Ken Mayer. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Mechanical duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with one gold brads. N.p. unknown books
2000ref. 149989N.p.: N.p. 2000. Third Draft script for the pilot episode of the 2002 television series originally aired on July 17 on the Bravo Network. A one-season drama following the team members of a fictional 24-hour cable news television network named "I-24." Set in Milwaukee and shot on location in Vancouver British Columbia. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated February 15 2000 noted as Third Draft with credits for screenwriter Gardner Stern. 64 leaves with last page of text numbered 63. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown
2000ref. 149989N.p.: N.p. 2000. Third Draft script for the pilot episode of the 2002 television series originally aired on July 17 on the Bravo Network. A one-season drama following the team members of a fictional 24-hour cable news television network named "I-24." Set in Milwaukee and shot on location in Vancouver British Columbia. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated February 15 2000 noted as Third Draft with credits for screenwriter Gardner Stern. 64 leaves with last page of text numbered 63. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown books
1965ref. 162136N.p.: Stardust Productions 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. Photograph with two provenance stamps on the verso one obscured by two labels. Backwoods moonshiner Skeeter protects his business by offering his voluptuous daughter Bessie Lou to Sheriff Bird. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Stardust Productions unknown
1965ref. 162136N.p.: Stardust Productions 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. Photograph with two provenance stamps on the verso one obscured by two labels. Backwoods moonshiner Skeeter protects his business by offering his voluptuous daughter Bessie Lou to Sheriff Bird. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Stardust Productions unknown books
1978ref. 163809N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1978 film showing actors Ken Robertson and Robert Merrick at a pub. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with French annotations in manuscript ink. An early exploration of gay identity in London about a schoolteacher forced to hide his sexuality from his friends and family. One of the first mainstream films to depict the everyday lives of gay men in the UK. Shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown
1978ref. 163809N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1978 film showing actors Ken Robertson and Robert Merrick at a pub. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with French annotations in manuscript ink. An early exploration of gay identity in London about a schoolteacher forced to hide his sexuality from his friends and family. One of the first mainstream films to depict the everyday lives of gay men in the UK. Shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown books
1967ref. 150716Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1967. Collection of eight vintage color studio still photographs from the US release of the 1967 British film. With a stamp noting production No. 68-43 on the bottom right corner of the recto. Based on Len Deighton's 1966 novel. A private eye takes on a case involving a sophisticated computer used by an anticommunist global spy network. The third and last film in the Harry Palmer series preceded by "The Ipcress File" 1965 and "Funeral in Berlin" 1966. Set and shot on location throughout Finland and England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown
1975ref. 149621Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1975. Vintage oversize borderless satin-finish reference photograph from the 1975 musical film. With a provenance stamp on the verso. Loosely based on Marie d'Agoult's 1848 book "Nelida." Composer and pianist Franz Liszt enjoys a decadent lifestyle aided by his legion of loyal female fans. Set in Russia and Italy. 11.5 x 7.75 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
1972ref. 151604Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1972. Vintage press kit for the 1972 film here called an "editor's portfolio." Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing 12 black and white photographs and one gathering of promotional reading material. A dramatization of the life and work of French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. Much of the content was taken from letters sent between Henri and his older emotionally detached lover Polish writer Sophie Brzeska. Shot on location in England. Folder photographs and promotional material Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1972ref. 161146N.p.: N.p. 1972. Vintage two color program and invitation to a preview screening for the 1972 film. Preview screening held at the MGM Theatre in Culver City on Tuesday October 17 1972. Based on the 1971 biography by H.S. Ede. A fictionalized account of the fervent relationship between French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and Polish writer Sophie Brzeska who was more than twice his age. Shot on location in Somerset Bristol and Dorset England. Bi-fold program: 9 x 9 inches. Very Good with some light soiling and bruising on the verso a pinhole at the top center of both leaves and a cello tape shadow near the fore-edges of both pages of the interior spread. Invitation: 4 x 9 inches recto only. Very Good plus with two pinholes at the top center and light creasing and edgewear. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 150397London: Russflix / MGM 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1971 musical film showing hairdresser Barbara Ritchie adjusting actress Twiggy's head sash while director Ken Russell looks out onto the set. With the stamp of Theater Page A.M. on the verso. Based on the 1953 West End musical by Sandy Wilson about a mousy stage manager forced to take the lead in a low-budget musical revue after the lead actress breaks her leg. While Wilson's original is a straightforward pastiche of 1920s musicals Russell's adaptation is a full-blown parody of 1930s musical films particularly Busby Berkeley with heavy metatextual elements as the more lavish numbers take place in the imagination of a Hollywood producer watching the show. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn on the corners with faint toning to the bottom and right edges. Russflix / MGM unknown
1971ref. 154969N.p.: MGM / EMI 1971. Vintage program for the 1971 film. Based on the 1953 West End musical by Sandy Wilson about a mousy stage manager forced to take the lead in a low-budget musical revue after the lead actress breaks her leg. While Wilson's original is a straightforward pastiche of 1920s musicals director Ken Russell's adaptation is a full-blown parody of 1930s musical films particularly Busby Berkeley with heavy metatextual elements as the more lavish numbers take place in the imagination of a Hollywood producer watching the show. 8.25 x 10.25 inches. Bi-fold. Very Good plus with light soiling foxing and creasing. MGM / EMI unknown
1971ref. 143084London: Russflix / MGM 1971. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1971 musical with director Ken Russell staring intently at stars Twiggy and Christopher Gable. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1953 West End musical by Sandy Wilson about a mousy stage manager forced to take the lead in a touring musical after the lead actress breaks her leg. While Wilson's original is a straight forward pastiche of 1920s musicals Russell's adaptation is a full blown parody of 1930s musical films particularly Busby Berkeley with heavy metatextual elements as the more lavish numbers take place in the imagination of a Hollywood producer watching the simple touring stage show. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Russflix / MGM unknown
ref. 172515N.p.: N.p. 1971. Substantial archive of material relating to the 1971 film including 125 original photographs two SIGNED by actress Georgina Hale eight original color slides 18 French front-of-house cards a press kit a program a promotional book and two magazines with articles about the film. The 125 photographs in the archive include 63 studio still photographs 61 reference photographs two in color and one wardrobe test photograph including two photographs one black and white and one color signed by actress Georgina Hale. Eight of the photographs are on-the-set photographs featuring director Ken Russell and stars Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed. 16 of the studio still photographs are borderless with caption margins along the bottom and eight of the reference photographs are borderless one with cropping annotations on the verso and one with a German mimeo snipe on the verso. One on-the-set reference photograph struck circa 1980 one with yellow wax pencil cropping annotations on the recto and six with ink annotations of collation numbers in the bottom margins. The archive also includes: Eight original color slides from the film. Eighteen color French front-of-house cards. An original 24 page "The Devils" promotional book with an embossed "The Devils" white book jacket with the heading on the first page "Background Information about 'The Devils' and Some Events in History Leading to the Incident at Loudon." A one page two-color program printed on the verso and recto. A press kit in a "The Devils / Warner Bros. Travelcade of Summer Films / April 1971" folder with an embossed gold "The Devils" sticker on the front housing two two-page press releases "The Featured Players - From King to Exorcist ." and "Black Lips Beauty Spots and 'Mortal Sin' Tints." The July 9 1971 issue of "The Daily Telegraph Magazine" featuring a cover article "Ken Russell: The Return of the Old-Style Movie Director." The April 1978 issue of the Spanish film magazine "Dirigido Por." featuring a cover article on the film. Based on the 1960 play by John Whiting and on Aldous Huxley's 1952 book "The Devils of Loudun." A dramatization of the fall of Urbain Grandier a Catholic priest accused of witchcraft and demonic conspiracy by a group of hysterical nuns. Often regarded as one of the more controversial films of the twentieth century due in large part to its heavily violent and sexual content in a religious context widely censored before its release. Photographs: 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall two photographs with small chips to the top right corner one with a tiny bruise to the upper left. Slides: 2 x 2 inches. Near Fine. 18 color French front-of-house cards: 8.75 x 11 inches. Near Fine. "The Devils" promotional book: Near Fine saddle-stapled with embossed Very Good plus jacket with light soiling rubbing and toning and a 1.5 inch tear to the front jacket near the spine. Program: 8 x 11 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Press Kit: Folder 9 x 12 inches Very Good plus with light edgewear and rubbing. Press Releases 8.5 x 11 Near Fine. "The Daily Telegraph Magazine": 9.75 x 12 inches saddle-stapled. Very Good plus with light rubbing and edgewear. "Dirigido Por." magazine: 8 x 11 inches perfect bound. Very Good plus with wear and rubbing at the spine and staple holes near the spine. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 152098Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1970. Original photographic mock-up from the 1970 film showing actor Richard Chamberlain in character with the background retouched in gray paint matted and mounted on illustration board. With annotations to the mat and board in manuscript ink and pencil. Based on the 1937 collection of personal correspondence between Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky and his patron Nadezha von Meck edited by her granddaughter Barbara von Meck and Catherine Drinker Bowen. Director Ken Russell's dramatic and visually stunning depiction of composer Tchaikovsky's turbulent life. Presented largely in flashbacks nightmares and fantasy sequences the film illustrates the true stories of his nymphomaniac wife his homosexual feelings for Count Anton Chiluvsky and his unusual relationship with his widowed patron to whom he never spoke. Shot on location in Somerset England. Photograph 8 x 10 inches board 10 x 15 inches. Generally Very Good plus lightly age-toned with faint soil to the bottom right corner. United Artists unknown
1969ref. 158482N.p.: N.p. 1969. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 British film including one double weight showing Alan Bates and Jennie Linden and one single-weight showing Linden and Glenda Jackson. Based on D.H. Lawrence's 1920 novel following two freethinking sisters who begin relationships with a pair of friends bringing conflict between the two couples as their romances take them in different directions. An apt examination of changes in sexual mores both at the time of the novel's publication and the film's 1969 release. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one for Best Actress for Glenda Jackson. Set and shot on location in Nottinghamshire South Yorkshire Derbyshire and London and Kanton Wallis Switzerland. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. BFI 1254. Criterion Collection 916. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 149514Beverly Hills CA: Brandywine Productions 1969. Nine vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso of 7 of the photos. Based on D.H. Lawrence's 1920 novel following two sisters who begin relationships with a pair of friends bringing conflict between the two couples as their romances take them in different directions. An apt examination of changes in sexual mores both at the time of the novel's publication and the film's 1969 release. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one for Best Actress for Glenda Jackson. Set and shot on location in Nottinghamshire South Yorkshire Derbyshire and London and Kanton Wallis Switzerland. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation available on request. Brandywine Productions unknown
1970ref. 147608Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1970. Five vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1970 UK film one with mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1937 collection of personal correspondence between Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky and his patron Nadezha von Meck edited by her granddaughter Barbara von Meck and Catherine Drinker Bowen. Director Ken Russell's dramatic and visually stunning depiction of composer Tchaikovsky's turbulent life where his passion for his music spills over into his personal life as well. Presented largely in flashbacks nightmares and fantasy sequences the film illustrates the true stories of his nymphomaniac wife his homosexual feelings for Count Anton Chiluvsky and his unusual relationship with his widowed patron to whom he never spoke. Shot on location in Somerset England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine one with small closed tear in left margin and small chip to bottom left margin. United Artists unknown books
