![Playing with Fire [Le jeu avec le feu] (Collection of 7 original photographs from the 1975 film). Alain Robbe-Grillet, Philippe Noiret Jean-Louis Trintgnant, Sylvia Kristel, Anicee Alvina, screenwriter director, starring.](/pictures/thumb/142089.jpg?v=1497888972)
France: Arcadie Productions, 1975. Two vintage color and five borderless, black and white reference photographs from the 1975 film. One of ten films made by the French novelist Robbe-Grillet, ostensibly about the target of a kidnapping plot hiding out at a high society brothel, but in reality an exercise in image making, fourth wall breaking, and the exploration of Robbe-Grillet's... (read more)
Paris: William Morris Agency, Circa 1950s. Two original double-weight photographs of Italian writer, photographer, designer Baron Alessandro Albrizzi, circa 1950s. On the verso of the smaller photograph is Albrizzi's name in holograph ink within a rubber-stamp crediting William Morris (Paris), and both Albrizzi's and Morris' names on the verso of the larger photograph, in holograph ink. Large photograph printed on... (read more)
![La Oficina y el cine [The Office and the Cinema] (Vintage salesman's sample card, 1950s). Magic Alfonso, Alfredo Vinas, tech. dir.](/pictures/thumb/144065.jpg?v=1536590331)
Barcelona: Magin Alfonso, 1950s. Vintage salesman's sample card circa 1950s, promoting the Magin Alfonso company, headed by Vinas, "fabrica de pinturas y barinces" (paint and varnish manufacturers) but presumably they also made stationery. Company paper sample number "58" printed on the recto. Office jobs and events are parodied through famous film titles, the card itself titled "La oficina y el... (read more)
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... (read more)
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 notations on the verso. A man discovers his mistress is in love with someone else... (read more)
![La puerta abierta [Femme Fatale] (Collection of 7 photographs from the 1957 film). Cesar Fernandez Ardavin, Lajos Zilahy, Bruno Valeri Akos Tolnay, Nino Miñuto, Marta Toren Amedeo Nazzari, Nadia Marlowa, Rafael de Cordoba, screenwriter director, play, screenwriters, starring.](/pictures/thumb/132659a.jpg?v=1418081249)
London: Gala Film Distributors Ltd., Circa 1961. Collection of 7 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1961 UK release (as "Femme Fatale") of the 1957 Spanish-Italian film, "La puerta abierta." Distributor (UK) rubber-stamps on the versos. Based on a Hungarian play about the murder of an actress, and the young female eyewitness who can keep a secret. Marta Toren's final... (read more)
Paris: Unifrance, Circa 1954. Two vintage black-and-white photographs of France Asselin. Both photos with holograph notations on the verso, one detailing the actress' films up to "Classe Tous Risques" (1960). One photo is a still presumably from her film "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1954). Asselin's film credits include "Cecile Is Dead" (1944), "the Love of a Woman," (1953), "Blood... (read more)
France: Les Films du Jeudi / Gaumont, 1974. Vintage oversize, borderless reference photographs of Jane Birkin from the 1974 film. With a holograph notation on the verso identifying the film. A liquor salesman makes up stories to obscure his pathetic life in order to succeed at both business and with women. 9 x 11.25 inches (23 x 29 cm) Near Fine. (read more)
Paris: Cinedis, 1958. Original single weight press photograph for the 1958 French-Italian film. Featured in the image is a French promotional poster for the film, showing a painted Bardot and Gabin, noting a showing of the film at the Marivaux Theater (Brussels, Belgium). Also seen is a political poster declaring "Oui a la France," the film having been released only... (read more)
Paris: Cinedis, 1958. Original black-and-white single weight press photograph from the 1958 French-Italian film. Featured is director Autant-Lara giving instruction to a figure off-camera, while blonde Bardot sits in a neighboring chair. On the verso are several rubber-stamps, including photographer Limot's, a numerical notation in holograph pencil, and the director's name and film title in holograph ink. Based on the... (read more)
![Filmkultura [Theory of the Film] (First Edition, inscribed the year prior to publication). Bela Balazs.](/pictures/thumb/122140.jpg?v=1434404413)
Budapest: Szikra Kiadas, 1948. First Hungarian Edition, preceding all others. Lengthily INSCRIBED by the author in Hungarian in the year preceding publication on the first blank leaf, ending with "Budapest / 47.XII.14." A rare signature. A renaissance man in the world of early cinema, Balazs began writing film criticism, poetry, librettos, and screenplays in 1907, and died after a very... (read more)
Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Productions, 1959. Two original film still photographs from the 1959 US film, here under the French title, "Quelle vie de chien!" Shaggy appears in both photos, starring teen actors Tommy Kirk and Tim Considine in one. French title on the versos in holograph ink, numerical notation on the versos in holograph pencil. Immensely popular fantasy film... (read more)
![The Gendarme of Champignol [Le gendarme de Champignol] (Archive of photographs and keybook contact prints for the 1959 film). Jean Bastia, Roger Pierre, Roselle, Roger Pierre Jean Richard, Veronique Zuber, Alexandre Drean, director, screenwriter, still photographer, starring.](/pictures/thumb/144110.jpg?v=1534366297)
Paris: Cinedis, 1959. Collection of 269 vintage black-and-white photographs for the 1959 French film. The collection consists of two unique and complimentary pieces, one being a film still keybook with 68 contact prints of small format negatives, most with 12 images per print, amounting to over 800 images captured. Nearly all images with series number bordering the image, and credits... (read more)
![Nous autres a Champignol [Champignol] (Collection of 6 original photographs from the 1957 film). Jean Bastia, Guy Lionel Roger Pierre, Marcel Bouguereau, Annick Tanguy Jean Richard, Jacqueline Hopstein, Nina Myral, screenwriter director, screenwriters, still photographer, starring.](/pictures/thumb/144607.jpg?v=1544116793)
Paris: Chronos Films, 1957. Collection of 6 original black-and-white photographs for the 1959 French film, all featuring starring actor Richard, in uniforms, on bicycles, and drinking Perrier bottled water. Film title in holograph ink on the versos, 1 photo with a "Le Parisien libere" press rubberstamp. A little seen comedy about a two French towns who compete at football (soccer)... (read more)
Paris: Unifrance, 1959. Original French film catalog, commemorating Unifrance Film's ten years (1949-1959) of production, featuring film still images, film bibliographies, actor biographies, and commentary on the role of French film and its creators by prominent figures in the field, including a preface by Rene Clair and an introduction by Wilfrid Baumgartner, director of the Banque de France. Lavishly photo... (read more)
![Le Trou [The Hole] (Collection of 11 original photographs from the 1960 film). Jacques Becker, Jose Giovanni, Jean Aurel, Yves Le Deliou, Jean Keraudy Michel Constantin, Raymond Meunier, Philippe Leroy, screenwriter director, novel, screenwriter, photographer, starring.](/pictures/thumb/140402.jpg?v=1492980521)
France / Italy: Filmsonor, Circa 1960. Collection of eleven vintage borderless single weight still photographs from the 1960 French film noir. Seen in the images are director Jacques Becker with his camera, starring actors Marc Michel and Michel Constantin, and other members of the cast and crew on the set. Notations in holograph pencil, on the versos of nearly all... (read more)
Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri, 1960. Original international program for the English language release of the 1960 Swedish film by Ingmar Bergman, printed by Svensk Filmindustri in Sweden. Adapted from the thirteenth century Swedish ballad, "Tores dottrar i Wange." Photo illustrated throughout. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and nominated for the Palme d'Or, with director Bergman receiving... (read more)
Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri (SF), 1956. Vintage borderless photograph, showing Bergman conversing with Bengt Ekerot, in costume as Death, on the set of the 1957 film. With the copyright stamp of Svensk Filmindustri, as well as some addition Swedish language stamps, and a date stamp of November 24, 1956 on the verso. The only production ephemera from the film we have... (read more)
France: Various Publishers, 1956. Collection of 45 vintage black-and-white candid photographs of Swedish film star Ingrid Bergman at a gala in France. Three of the photos are rubber-stamped on the verso with a date of October 9, 1956, and take place presumably at a premier of Bergman's then-recent film, "Elena and Her Men," released in France in September 1956. Bergman's... (read more)
Paris: Les Productions Alcinter and Andre Cotton, Circa 1966. Draft script (carbon typescript) and scenario (offset printing) for the 1966 French film, here under the working title, "Convoi pour Dien-Bien-Phu." Released in the US as "The Postman Goes to War" (1968). Numerical notation in holograph pencil on one page. Also included is the original manila folder used to house the... (read more)
Paris: Bernard-Vauclair, Circa 1957. Collection of 3 original black-and-white portrait photographs of Liliane Vincent, circa 1957. Portraits showcase the Belgian actress looking stoic, evocative, and optimistic. Photography studio Bernard-Vauclair credit on the rectos, with Vincent's name, address, and agent Olga Horstig, in holograph ink on the versos. Vinent's career began with "Le toubib, médecin du gang" (1956), sporadic appearances in... (read more)
Italy / US: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979. Vintage borderless photograph showing actor Jill Clayburgh and director Bernardo Bertolucci in a pensive moment during on outdoor shoot from the set of the 1979 film. With the stamp of US co-producer Twentieth Century-Fox and identifying holograph notation on the verso. The son of a famous opera singer falls into heroin addiction, and his... (read more)
Paris: Cinémato, 1959. Original French program for the 1959 Italian-French film, here under the original French title, "Nuits d'Europe." Lavish and compact, the program fits in a shirt pocket and unfolds to reveal four panels of bright primary colors, showcasing various performers seen in the film. An early "mondo" film, in keeping with what would become a predominantly Italian genre... (read more)
Paris: C.A.P.A.C., 1974. Collection of three vintage studio still photographs from the 1974 film. An extremely controversial erotic film by cult director Bertrand Blier. This buddy-film about two petty criminals on the road stars Gerard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere as Jean-Claude and Pierrot, who roam with abandon, exploiting women, stealing, and behaving badly in general. Shot on location in France... (read more)
Paris: France Cinema, 1962. Original French invitation for the premier of the 1962 French-Italian film, here under the original French title. Presented as a wedding invitation for the fictional characters portrayed by Saval and Poiret, cursive font on lightweight card stock, with a laid-in list of starring actors appearing at the Cine Le Rex for the November 16 premiere. Based... (read more)