The Fountainhead [El Manantial]

Madrid: Warner Brothers / Hispamex Films, Circa 1954. Vintage handbill (sometimes called movie card) for the 1954 Spanish release of the 1949 film. Text and title in Spanish, no movie theatre stamp on the verso.

In approaching his adaptation of Ayn Rand's 1943 work, director King Vidor dispensed with typical Hollywood production techniques and focused on creating an expressionistic film, one that literally echoed the architectural underpinnings of its characters' philosophies, motives, and ambitions. Unusual choices included modernist cinematography, expressionistic set designs and wardrobe, and having Rand herself write the heady screenplay.

3.25 x 5.25 inches on thin paper stock as issued. Very Good plus, lightly worn at the top and bottom edges, with an one-inch closed tear along the left edge, repaired with cello tape on the verso.

[Book #162588]