France: Regina, 1957. Collection of 6 original still photographs for the 1957 French-Italian film, here under the original French title. Actress Feuillere is prominently featured, in glamour poses and answering the phone. All with ditto-style mimeo snipes on the verso, crediting the original title, Feuillere, Servais, Blier, and Allegret. Also included is a business card for starring actor Lefebvre, here...

Rome: Film Duemila, 1964. Vintage oversize photograph of Monica Vitti on the set of the 1964 film. Agency stamps and holograph annotations on the verso, and press demarcation tape and holograph annotations (on the tape) on the recto. Antonioni's first color film, and the last in a quartet of films made between 1959 and 1964 about women in modern culture...

Italy: Nepi Film, 1960. Vintage oversize double weight borderless photograph from the 1961 film. A candid, on-the-set photograph of director Michelangelo Antonioni, cinematographer Gianni Di Venanzo, Jeanne Moreau, and others working on a balcony shot, part of the long party sequence that makes up the last third of the film. The second film in the trilogy that begins with "L'Avventura"...

Rome: Cineriz, 1962. Vintage borderless photograph of Monica Vitti and Alain Delon on the set of the 1962 film. With holograph annotations in blue ink and pencil on the verso. Vittoria (Monica Vitti) leaves her fiance (Francisco Rabal) and enters a new relationship with Piero, a young stock broker (Alain Delon) who is obsessed with material posessions and wealth, his...

Italy: SpA Cinematografica, 1957. Vintage borderless press photograph from the set of the 1957 film, showing director Michelangelo Antonioni conferring with star Steve Cochran in front of the crew, while child actor Mirna Girardi examines the mud. With an Italian press agency stamp and holograph annotations on the verso. A man discovers his mistress is in love with someone else...

Rome: Iterfilm, 1982. Agency draft script in English for the 1982 Italian film. Antonioni's rarely discussed final feature, and one of his greatest achievements. Niccolo (Tomas Milian), a recently divorced movie director pursues a new relationship with a younger woman, Mavi (Daniela Silverio), who he imagines could play the leading role in his next film. She quickly vanishes and he...

Paris: Cinedis, 1960. Vintage borderless photograph of director Jacques Becker and actor Jean Keraudy on the set of the 1960 film. With holograph annotations on the verso. Based on Jose Giovanni's 1957 first novel, "Le Trou" (The Break). True story of the 1947 Le Sante Prison break, with one of the real escapees, Keraudy, playing his own character in the...

Rome: Mars Film, 1970. Vintage borderless black-and-white photograph from the 1970 Italian film. With the stamp of photographer Angelo Novi on the verso. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Fine. Arrow Academy 500.

Italy / US: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979. Vintage studio still photograph of actress Jill Clayburgh and director Bernardo Bertolucci on the set of the 1979 film. The son of a famous opera singer falls into heroin addiction, and his mother begins an incestuous relationship with him to help him kick the habit. 10 x 8 inches (25.5 x 20.5 cm). Near Fine.

Rome: Fair Film, 1970. Draft script for the 1970 film. An English language script for consideration by US filmmakers, though the film was shot in Italian. Based on Alberto Bevilacqua's 1964 novel of the same name. The widow of a worker killed by police joins the militant strike against the factory owners, one of which falls in love with her...

Germany: Atlas Films, 1955. Original German A1 poster for the 1955 Italian film, featuring an illustration of Sophia Loren, the film credits in hourglass shape to mimic her figure. From the collection of noted film historian Amos Vogel. Full provenance available. Paolo (Marcello Mastroianni) is a Roman cab driver who gives Lina (Sophia Loren) a lift, but she tries to...

Paris: Cinedis, 1962. Press material for the 1962 French-Italian film, "Comment reussir en amour," from the French distributor and press and film agency, Cinedis. French language throughout. Resembling the star biography and film credit packets often seen with US press kits, this material details film credits, cast and crew biographies, and the synopsis. Based on Annette Wademant's screnplay, one of...

Paris: France Cinema, 1962. Collection of 75 original black-and-white film still photographs for the 1962 French-Italian film, here under the original French title. Starring actress Saval is prominently featured, as is costar Poiret, with metal crutches in tow, and actress Maillan. Several images show members of the crew during filming, rainy scenes, cars, and large cameras. All with numerical annotations...

Paris: Cinedis, 1957. Collection of 130 vintage black-and-white still photographs and 3 medium-format negatives for the 1957 French-Italian film. The collection consists of two unique but complimentary pieces, one being a set housed in the original paper box with "Crumiere / Paris" paper label, and annotations on the box top in holograph ink noting French film title and "B. Bardot,"...

Japan: Towa, 1957. Two original uncut Japanese stamp sheets for the 1957 French-Italian film. Bardot is amply represented in red and green variants, 10 stamps per sheet, also with an image of the Eiffel Tower. Produced by the Towa Corporation (Japan) with "BB" and film titles in Japanese represented. The film was released in Japan in December, about one week...

Paris: Le Film illustre, 1962. Original French magazine focusing on contemporary international film, actors and actresses, and persons behind the scenes, like set decorators and directors. French text throughout. Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida graces the front wrapper, and Frida Boccara on the rear wrapper. Color centerfolds were also featured, and this issue sports a full-color spread of youthful actors Martine...

Cannes, France: N.p., 1964. Original souvenir programs and film credits material showcasing some of the films from the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. It was this festival, the seventeenth one to be held, that the award name was changed from the Palme d'Or to the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, the name used until 1974 when it returned to...

Italy: Lotar Film, 1974. Collection of four vintage photographs from the 1974 film. Each with the stamp of collector A. Marinie on the verso, one photograph with holograph annotations regarding layout. Italian director Cavani's international breakthrough, a deeply controversial film about a Holocaust survivor who renews her sadomasochistic sexual relationship with her Nazi torturer after a chance encounter, which threatens...

Nice: Gaumont-Palace, 1961. Vintage French program, and two invitations, for the 1961 film, here under the original French titles. The collection both predates and postdates November 1, 1961, generally considered the original release. A small invitation "for two" doubles as a folding RSVP, for the October 17 showing at the Cyrano theatre in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, a Southwest France commune with the...

Paris: Various, 1946-1964. Collection of 19 original French programs for French, German, Italian, and Spanish films, with a single US film, here under the original French titles, 1946-1964. All feature color wrappers, some illustrated with color stills from the film, and highlights include "Madame du Barry" (1954, Christian-Jaque), "Madame Butterfly" (1954, Carmine Gallone), "Les Diaboliques" (1955, Henri-Georges Clouzot), US film...

Milano, Italy: Tempo, N.d. Vintage borderless photograph of director Luigi Comencini, date unknown but presumably the 1950s. With holograph annotations and photographer Federico Patellani's stamp on the verso.Comencini is regarded as one of the masters of Italian comedy, with an oeuvre containing over 50 films featuring notable Italian actors such as Nino Manfredi and Ugo Tognazzi.10 x 8 (25.5 x....

Paris: Les Films Ariane, 1964. Collection of 343 vintage black-and-white photographs from the set of the 1964 film, "That Man from Rio," here under the original French title, "L'homme de Rio." Most are rubber-stamped on the versos indicating film studio, Les Films Ariane, still photographer Trigo, Brazilian magazine "O Cruzeiro " and French film title, several with annotations in holograph...

Paris: Les Films Ariane, 1959. Collection of 322 original black-and-white keybook still photographs from the 1959 French-Italian film. Small photos affixed with cello tape on thick stock in a folio "Lavis aquarelle" brand spiral bound notebook with maroon faux leather front wrapper. Each photo is numbered in holograph ink on the page, and in mimeograph on the verso, all credited...

New South Wales: Embassy Pictures, 1964. Vintage borderless photograph of Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and Vittorio De Sica on the set of the 1964 film. With holograph annotations on the verso. Based on the 1964 play by Eduardo De Filippo titled "Filumena Marturano". Set during and immediately after World War II in Naples, Italy. Filumena (Sophia Loren) is a prostitute...

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1953. Original Spanish pressbook for the 1953 film12 pages, saddle-stitched, 11 x 14 inches. Criterion Collection 202.

Rome: Cineriz, 1962. Original program for the Italian-French film, undated but issued upon the 1962 premiere. Unfolds to three panels of film synopsis and credits, and full-color film stills of Loren, Ekberg, Schneider and others. A four episode anthology exploring morality and love. Working-class lovers, Renzo and Luciana in a secret marriage (Solinas, Gilioli), a billboard of a blonde woman...

Paris: France Cinema, 1961. Collection of 9 vintage borderless black-and-white still photographs from the 1961 Italian-French film, here under the original French title, "Les Mongols." Rubber-stamps on the versos, crediting photographer Dorka and street address. Palance and Ekberg are present in a few photos, including two candid images of Ekberg. Housed in brown envelope and fold, both with French film...

France: Cinedis, Circa 1957. Collection of 61 original black-and-white single weight photographs from the 1957 French-Italian film, released in the US as "On Foot, On Horse and On Wheels" (1958). Starring actors Noel-Noel and Grey are in nearly every image, with a few featuring Sophie Daumier. All with numerical annotations in holograph pencil, housed in an original French Crumiere photo...

France: N.p., Circa 1967. Two vintage borderless black-and-white reference still photographs from the 1967 Italian-French-German film. From the archives of Maurice Bessy (1910-1993), a French film historian, novelist, and screenwriter ("Deadlier Than the Male," 1956, and a handful of films 1939-1950). Bessy's rubber stamp and name label on the verso of one still, with brief annotations in holograph ink on...

Paris: Filmsonor / Mondex / Procinex, 1962. Original French program for the 1962 French-Italian film, here under the original French title, "Le diable et les 10 commandements." Illustrated wrappers featuring esoteric cartoons by Vaissier, with original glassine. Contents of the program include film credits, synopsis, actor biographies, and advertisement campaigns; often these programs are illustrated throughout with still photographs from...

Rome: Cineriz, 1963. Vintage borderless black-and-white photograph from the 1963 Italian film. A striking shot of Mastroianni, refusing to remove his deluxe frames even while steaming in the sauna. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Fine. Criterion Collection 140.

Rome: Daimo Cinematografica, 1978. Vintage borderless black-and-white double weight photograph of director Federico Fellini from the set of his 1978 film. With the stamp of photographer Pierluigi Praturlon on the verso. In this image, Fellini toys with the idea of learning the tympani while wearing a dust mask. Born in Rome, Praturlon (better known simply as Pierluigi) embarked upon a....

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1969. Vintage press photograph of director Federico Fellini and an unidentified actress on the set of the 1969 film. English-language mimeo snipe on the verso. Loosely based the ancient Roman text of the same name written by Petronius during the reign of emperor Nero. The film is a collection of disjointed surrealist tales full of...

Paris: Films sans Frontieres, 1974. Vintage borderless press photograph showing director Marco Ferreri on the set of the 1974 French-Italian film, with camera and crew behind him. With stamps of photographer Bernard Prim and French magazine "Paru dans le point," as well as holograph annotations, on the verso. A farcical reenactment of the events leading up to, and including, The...

Italy: MMD, 1991. Vintage borderless double weight photograph from the 1991 film. With a stamp on the verso identifying the film and photographer. A black comedy in which a divorced man falls for a beautiful woman, who uses magic to turn him into a sex slave. He doesn't seem to mind, until she gets bored and wants to leave him...

Italy: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, 1964. Vintage borderless press photograph from the set of the 1964 film. Shown is Annie Giarardot (the "ape woman" in the film) in a dressing room with two other semi-clothed, "normal" women, conveying an immediate irony as she looks up at her husband (Ugo Tognazzi) standing in the doorway. With the stamps of both the French...

London: Grand National Pictures, 1961. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1961 UK release of the 1961 Italian-French film. Steve Reeves stars, several years after his Mr. Universe triumph, in what is commonly perceived as one of the better films to take on the Trojan War. A handsome Peplum (sword-and-sandal) installment, and one carrying a surprisingly high budget. 8 x....

France / Italy: Affiches Gaillard / Cineriz, Circa 1961. Archive of 139 vintage borderless single weight still photographs from the 1961 Italian-French film. Seen in the images is starring actor Fernandel and other members of the cast in action, and a few images of the film crew at work. Notations in holograph pencil, and photographer Civirani's rubber stamp, on the...

Rome, Italy: Produzione Gallone / Filmsonor, 1951. Original souvenir program, printed in Italy, for the 1951 Italian-French-Spanish film. These programs saw popularity beginning in the 1960s and continued to be produced until the early 1980s and the ever-growing VHS market, with a particularly high distribution in Asian countries. This example features several full-color illustrations of Roman warriors and women, and...

Los Angeles: Embassy Pictures, 1962. Collection of 6 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1961 Italian film. Marcello Mastroianni is a bored man, bored with life and his wife. He falls in love with a younger woman, and since divorce is illegal in Italy unless there is just cause (like catching your spouse committing adultery), he decides to find his...

Paris: Intermondia Films / Pretoria / Cinedis, 1959. Collection of 134 original black-and-white single weight still photographs from the 1959 French-Italian film. Featuring Jean Gabin dancing gaily in pub with costar Doll, two photos of Gabin kicking a ball and in a manilla envelope addressed to "M. de La Maziere, and images of costar Cowl smoking a cigarette. Several photos...

Paris: Intermondia Films, 1959. Archive of 69 vintage borderless single weight keybook contact sheets, amounting to nearly 800 numbered images, for the 1959 French-Italian film, here under a working title, "Le clochard." Much of the film is represented in minute detail, along with test shots, set design shots, and many candid off-camera shots from the set. Housed in an orange...

France / Italy: Les Films Ariane, Circa 1956. Collection of over 80 vintage borderless single weight candid and glamor photographs and film negatives, black-and-white and color, and color transparencies, for the 1956 French-Italian film. Most of the images are glamour portraits of the film's leading women: Dany Carrel, Nicole Courcel, Giorgia Moll, and Beatrice Altariba. Several color transparencies show Brigitte...

Spain: Adel Productions, Circa 1970. Vintage black-and-white reference still photograph from the Spanish release, circa 1970, of the 1969 French-Italian film. Notations in holograph ink and pencil (in Spanish) on the recto and verso. Presumably a press photograph, with a cropping note on the recto (translated: "contrast a little background"). Jeff (Rouquier) is the mastermind who has planned a successful...