John and Mary

Dustin Hoffman, Mia Farrow (starring)
Peter Yates (director)
Mervyn Jones (novel)
John Mortimer (screenwriter)

N.p. N.p., Circa 1969. Vintage oversize borderless satin-finish reference photograph from the 1969 film, showing Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow reading together in robes. Cahiers du Cinéma stamp on the verso.

Based on Mervyn Jones' 1966 novel, following a man and a woman who meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the subsequent day learning about one another. One of the earliest New Hollywood dramas, an examination of the uncertainties of young adulthood during an age of turbulence, set within the hookup culture of late 1960s New York City.

Shot on location in New York City.

13.5 x 10.5 inches. Near Fine.


[Book #167757]