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1969ref. 149696London: Institute of Contemporary Arts 1969. Two vintage double weight reference photographs from the 1969 French film. With printed mimeo snipes for the film's British release affixed to the verso. A man and a woman meet to discuss the Vietnam War student protests the changing relationship between the US and France and other current events of the 1960s interspersed with news clips music and narration by director Jean-Luc Godard. 8.5 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. Institute of Contemporary Arts unknown books
1953ref. 147147N.p.: N.p. 1953. Treatment script for the 1953 film here under the working title "Comme le sucre dans le cafe.". Text in French. A doctor turned homeopath poaches patients from his former medical colleagues but is challenged when his shady treatment further endangers the life of a woman with a brain tumor. Set in Brittany France. Tall yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director YVES CIAMPI. 56 leaves with last page of text numbered 54. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus lightly creased and soiled bound with two silver clamps. N.p. unknown
1953ref. 147147N.p.: N.p. 1953. Treatment script for the 1953 film here under the working title "Comme le sucre dans le cafe.". Text in French. A doctor turned homeopath poaches patients from his former medical colleagues but is challenged when his shady treatment further endangers the life of a woman with a brain tumor. Set in Brittany France. Tall yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director YVES CIAMPI. 56 leaves with last page of text numbered 54. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus lightly creased and soiled bound with two silver clamps. N.p. unknown books
1973ref. 156326Paris: Gamma 1973. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of actress Jacqueline Bisset on the set of the 1973 film one showing a camera crew on the bottom left corner. Stamps of Gamma Photo on the versos. A shy writer of pulp espionage fiction lives vicariously through the hero of his novels a sophisticated spy and bases his heroine on his real-life neighbor a sociology student named Christine. Shot on location in Puerto Vallarta Mexico and Paris France. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. Gamma unknown
1973ref. 156326Paris: Gamma 1973. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of actress Jacqueline Bisset on the set of the 1973 film one showing a camera crew on the bottom left corner. Stamps of Gamma Photo on the versos. A shy writer of pulp espionage fiction lives vicariously through the hero of his novels a sophisticated spy and bases his heroine on his real-life neighbor a sociology student named Christine. Shot on location in Puerto Vallarta Mexico and Paris France. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. Gamma unknown books
1971ref. 149392US: National General Pictures 1971. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of director Lee H. Katzin and actors Steve McQueen and Elga Andersen on the set of the 1971 film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso. McQueen stars as a racing driver competing in Le Mans one year after an accident killed a fellow racer one which both the racer's widow and others feel McQueen is partially responsible for. A passion project for McQueen originally developed with director John Sturges who left the project after the sale of Warner Brothers to Kinney National Services forced them to move to National General Pictures. Filmed on location in Le Mans France including during the running of the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans race. 11.5 x 9 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the top and bottom edges. National General Pictures unknown
1971ref. 149392US: National General Pictures 1971. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of director Lee H. Katzin and actors Steve McQueen and Elga Andersen on the set of the 1971 film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso. McQueen stars as a racing driver competing in Le Mans one year after an accident killed a fellow racer one which both the racer's widow and others feel McQueen is partially responsible for. A passion project for McQueen originally developed with director John Sturges who left the project after the sale of Warner Brothers to Kinney National Services forced them to move to National General Pictures. Filmed on location in Le Mans France including during the running of the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans race. 11.5 x 9 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the top and bottom edges. National General Pictures unknown books
1971ref. 150344N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Pier Paolo Pasolini and unidentified crew member with author Alberto Moravia in the background during the filming of the 1971 short documentary film. On the final day of shooting his 1971 film "The Decameron" in Sana'a Yemen Pasolini began shooting the 16-minute documentary of the historic 2500-year-old city center in an effort to have it recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The city center was in threat from modernization following the end of the North Yemen Civil War. The Old City of Sana'a was decalred a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 150344N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Pier Paolo Pasolini and unidentified crew member with author Alberto Moravia in the background during the filming of the 1971 short documentary film. On the final day of shooting his 1971 film "The Decameron" in Sana'a Yemen Pasolini began shooting the 16-minute documentary of the historic 2500-year-old city center in an effort to have it recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The city center was in threat from modernization following the end of the North Yemen Civil War. The Old City of Sana'a was decalred a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 146512Rome: Aquila Cinematografica 1974. Draft script for the first episode Episode 1 of an unproduced television miniseries. Based on the short story "The Virgin Orsola" from Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio's 1902 collection "De Novelle Della Pescara." A chaste schoolteacher in a convent survives a life-threatening illness but soon after is violently sexually assaulted beaten and left for dead. Set in Italy. Orange untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1974 with credits for novelist GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO and screenwriter PASQUALE PRUNAS. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with light dampstaining on the front wrapper bound internally with two gold brads. Aquila Cinematografica unknown
1974ref. 146512Rome: Aquila Cinematografica 1974. Draft script for the first episode Episode 1 of an unproduced television miniseries. Based on the short story "The Virgin Orsola" from Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio's 1902 collection "De Novelle Della Pescara." A chaste schoolteacher in a convent survives a life-threatening illness but soon after is violently sexually assaulted beaten and left for dead. Set in Italy. Orange untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1974 with credits for novelist GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO and screenwriter PASQUALE PRUNAS. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with light dampstaining on the front wrapper bound internally with two gold brads. Aquila Cinematografica unknown books
1963ref. 160682N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film showing director Jean-Luc Godard and cameraman Raoul Coutard capturing a scene. Date stamp and provenance stamp on the verso. During the Algerian War a French agent is ordered to assassinate a member of the National Liberation Front of Algeria FLN but cannot complete the mission due to his involvement with a pro-FLN woman. Shot in 1960 but not released until 1963 due to a French ban on torture scenes thus Godard's second feature film but fourth to be released. Set in Algeria shot on location in Switzerland. 10.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 1010. Grant France. N.p. unknown
1963ref. 160682N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film showing director Jean-Luc Godard and cameraman Raoul Coutard capturing a scene. Date stamp and provenance stamp on the verso. During the Algerian War a French agent is ordered to assassinate a member of the National Liberation Front of Algeria FLN but cannot complete the mission due to his involvement with a pro-FLN woman. Shot in 1960 but not released until 1963 due to a French ban on torture scenes thus Godard's second feature film but fourth to be released. Set in Algeria shot on location in Switzerland. 10.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 1010. Grant France. N.p. unknown books
1975ref. 155772N.p.: Unia Films 1975. Five vintage borderless color snapshots from the 1975 French hardcore film. Stamps of Unia Films on the versos. The two adult sons of a small-town shopkeeper return to their hometown where they become involved in shady criminal dealings and many sexual encounters. Originally filmed as a softcore film with "hard" scenes added at a later point to appeal to the craze for hardcore sex scenes in France after Gaullist censorship was revoked in the early 1970s. 4.75 x 3.5 inches. Near Fine. Bier 1368. Unia Films unknown
1975ref. 155772N.p.: Unia Films 1975. Five vintage borderless color snapshots from the 1975 French hardcore film. Stamps of Unia Films on the versos. The two adult sons of a small-town shopkeeper return to their hometown where they become involved in shady criminal dealings and many sexual encounters. Originally filmed as a softcore film with "hard" scenes added at a later point to appeal to the craze for hardcore sex scenes in France after Gaullist censorship was revoked in the early 1970s. 4.75 x 3.5 inches. Near Fine. Bier 1368. Unia Films unknown books
1952ref. 155081Paris: Columbia Pictures 1952. Collection of 20 vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1952 film. One photograph with the stamp of Columbia Pictures on the verso. Based on three short stories by Guy de Maupassant: "Le Masque" 1889 "La Maison Tellier" 1881 and "Le Modele" 1883. An exploration of pleasure and its repercussions. Set and shot on location in Paris and Calvados France. 9.75 x 7.25 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and creasing at the corners. Criterion Collection 444. Columbia Pictures unknown
1952ref. 149568Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1952. Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 French anthology film showing actors Jean Galland Paul Azais and Gaby Bruyere who appear in the episode "Le Masque." With manuscript pencil annotations on the verso. Based on three short stories by Guy de Maupassant: "Le Masque" 1889 "La Maison Tellier" 1881 and "Le Modele" 1883. An exploration of pleasure and its repercussions. Set and shot on location in Paris and Calvados France 9.25 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with a light diagonal crease to the bottom right corner. Criterion Collection 444. Columbia Pictures unknown
1952ref. 149919Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1952. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1952 French anthology film showing director Max Ophuls with a camera crew filming a scene with actor Jean Gabin who appears in the episode "La Maison Tellier." Based on three short stories by Guy de Maupassant: "Le Masque" 1889 "La Maison Tellier" 1881 and "Le Modele" 1883. An exploration of pleasure and its repercussions. Set and shot on location in Paris and Calvados France. 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 444. Columbia Pictures unknown
1952ref. 155081Paris: Columbia Pictures 1952. Collection of 20 vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1952 film. One photograph with the stamp of Columbia Pictures on the verso. Based on three short stories by Guy de Maupassant: "Le Masque" 1889 "La Maison Tellier" 1881 and "Le Modele" 1883. An exploration of pleasure and its repercussions. Set and shot on location in Paris and Calvados France. 9.75 x 7.25 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and creasing at the corners. Criterion Collection 444. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1952ref. 149568Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1952. Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 French anthology film showing actors Jean Galland Paul Azais and Gaby Bruyere who appear in the episode "Le Masque." With manuscript pencil annotations on the verso. Based on three short stories by Guy de Maupassant: "Le Masque" 1889 "La Maison Tellier" 1881 and "Le Modele" 1883. An exploration of pleasure and its repercussions. Set and shot on location in Paris and Calvados France 9.25 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with a light diagonal crease to the bottom right corner. Criterion Collection 444. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1952ref. 149919Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1952. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1952 French anthology film showing director Max Ophuls with a camera crew filming a scene with actor Jean Gabin who appears in the episode "La Maison Tellier." Based on three short stories by Guy de Maupassant: "Le Masque" 1889 "La Maison Tellier" 1881 and "Le Modele" 1883. An exploration of pleasure and its repercussions. Set and shot on location in Paris and Calvados France. 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 444. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1971ref. 127423France: Lira Films / European Trash Cinema 1971. Original Program for the 1971 French film. A French detective thriller with noirish overtones and Boisset's trademark violence. He would have his heyday in the 1970s with "The Assassination" 1972 "The Common Man" 1975 and "The Purple Taxi" 1977. 4 pages folded once 9.5 x 12.25 inches. Very Good plus with light rubbing and a tiny bruise and a few pin holes at the corners. Lira Films / European Trash Cinema unknown books
1973ref. 161867N.p.: Peppercorn-Wormser 1973. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1972 French film. Claude a married man and father of two decides to transform his bookstore into a sex shop. Shot on location in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Peppercorn-Wormser unknown
1973ref. 161867N.p.: Peppercorn-Wormser 1973. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1972 French film. Claude a married man and father of two decides to transform his bookstore into a sex shop. Shot on location in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Peppercorn-Wormser unknown books
1962ref. 159899N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage matte-finish reference photograph from the 1962 film showing director Éric Rohmer at the far right. Annotations in manuscript ink and provenance label on the verso. Upon hearing his promised inheritance has been given to a cousin a man sinks into despair and indigence-only to later hear that the cousin has passed away and he will finally receive the inheritance. Rohmer's first feature film shot in the summer of 1959 but not released until 1962 and much-lauded by other luminaries of the French New Wave. Set and shot on location in Paris. 7 x 5 inches. Very Good plus lightly age toned. N.p. unknown
