Paris: William Morris Agency, Circa 1950s. ry Good Plus overall, with faint foxing and slight curling.

N.p. N.p., Circa 1965. Draft script for the 1965 Yugoslavian made-for-television film, first aired on November 15, 1965. With a few holograph ink annotations throughout, mostly noting deletions and grammatical revisions. Text in English. An aging actor recalls his experiences twenty years earlier during World War II, in particular remembering an older artist nicknamed "Maestro" who encouraged him to pursue.....

N.p. N.p., Circa 1966. Collection of 20 vintage borderless photographs from the 1966 film, 18 reference photographs and 2 fashion photographs of Rosaleen Murray and Ann Norman. Mimeo snipes on the verso of three of the photographs. Inspired by the 1959 short story "Las Babas del Diablo" by Julio Cortazar.Michelangelo Antonioni's first English-language film, marking the beginning of the final.....

N.p. N.p., 1962. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Monica Vitti sitting on a sofa and staring into the existential void, from the 1962 film. "ROMA's Press Photo" stamp on verso, with address in Rome for same. The third and final chapter of Michelangelo Antonioni's trilogy, preceeded by "L'Avventura" (1960), starring Gabriele Ferzetti and Monica Vitti, and "La Notte" (1961), starring.....

Paris: Unifrance, Circa 1954. Two vintage black-and-white photographs of France Asselin. Both photos with holograph annotations 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.....

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.....

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.....

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.....

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.....

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.....

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1976. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1976 film, showing director Bernardo Bertolucci giving instructions to actors Robert De Niro, Gerard Depardieu, and Romolo Valli. Director Bernardo Bertolucci's epic film was a gargantuan undertaking, requiring the resources of three European countries and a trio of American movie studios. Set in the small town of Parma.....

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.....

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.....

France: Self published, Circa 1956. Four original glamour photographs of French-Italian actress Dominique Boschero, circa 1956-1960, in the early years of Sam Levin's career as portrait photographer, and Boschero's first films. Rubber-stamped on the versos, crediting notable Ukrainian photographer Sam Levin, with contact information for Boschero in holograph ink, also on the versos. Boschero was a French actress with sultry.....

Paris: Cinedis, 1957. Archive of original candid single- and double-weight photographs and color transparencies for the 1957 French film, "Mademoiselle et son gang," from French distributor and press and film agency, Cinedis. Nearly all feature starring actress Renaud in glamour poses, some reclining, some ascending a staircase in a shimmering paisley dress with matching high heels. Several candid photos feature.....

Prague: Filmove studio Barrandov, 1966. First Edition, one of 1000 copies issued in English. A promotional book produced by Czechoslovakian Barrandov Studios to advertise their services to the wider professional filmmaking world. With a presentation slip from the studio and a business card belonging to the studio's press secretary laid in. Profusely illustrated throughout with photographs of the studio's facilities.....

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France: Gaumont, 1956. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1956 film, showing director Robert Bresson demonstrating a small action to the film's lead actor Francois Leterrier. With holograph annotations on the verso. Based on the 1956 memoir "A Man Condemned to Death has Escaped" by Andre Devigny, about a French Resistance member's escape from the Nazi controlled.....

Rome: 23 Giugno, 1981. Vintage French theatrical poster for the 1981 Italian/French co-production. Based on the 1972 short story collection "Erections, Ejaculation, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness" by Charles Bukowski. The first film adaptation of the author's work, and one of the most challenging films of the 1980s. Ben Gazzara and Ornelia Muti portray two self-destructive souls that.....

FranceSpain: Greenwich Film Productions / Les Films Galaxie / In-Cine Compania Industrial Cinematografica, 1977. Vintage borderless photograph showing director Luis Bunuel behind a camera on the set of the 1977 film. With identifying holograph annotations on the verso. Based on the 1898 novel "Le femme et le patin" ("The Woman and the Puppet") by Pierre Louys, about the tempestuous relationship.....

Glendale, CA: Allied Artists, 1968. Collection of eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 US release of the 1967 French film. Bunuel's first color film, about a bored and directionless young housewife who begins working in a brothel while her husband is at work, with tragic consequences for him and a jealous client involved in organized crime. Winner of.....

Paris: Greenwich Film Productions, 1977. Vintage borderless color photograph of Fernando Rey and Carole Bouquet from the 1977 film. With holograph annotations and an agency stamp on the verso. Based on the 1898 novel "Le femme et le patin" ("The Woman and the Puppet") by Pierre Louys, about the tempestuous relationship between a wealthy, middle aged Frenchman and a poor.....

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.....

Paris: Cinedis, 1958. Collection of 71 vintage single weight keybook contact sheets, amounting to over 800 numbered images, from the 1958 French film. Much of the film is represented in minute detail, along with test shots, set design shots, and many candid moments from the set. Dramatic high-contrast images of starring actors, Demongeot answering telephones and in heated embraces, with.....

Paris: Paris Film, 1960. Vintage borderless photograph of director Claude Chabrol goofing about with three of the four bonnes femmes on the set of the 1960 film. With the stamp of photographer Georges Pierre and holograph annotations on the verso. A light, spirited look at the lives of four young women in Paris, perhaps the standout of director Chabrol's early.....

Rome: Panitalia, 1959. Vintage borderless candid photograph of Antonella Lualdi and members of the film crew on the set of the 1959 film. With a stamp for photographer Jacques Six and mimeo snipe to the verso. A wealthy vintner finds it difficult to balance the demands of his wife, his children, his best friend, and his recently murdered mistress. Set.....

Paris: Les Films Ariane, 1956. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the set of the 1956 French film, here under the original French title, "Si tous les gars du monde..." Featured are images of the cast and crew on the fishing boat seen in the film, including director Christian-Jaque and cast family members. Photographer "le grand" credited on the recto.....

Paris: Cinedis, 1961. Collection of 18 original single weight press photographs from a gala surrounding the 1961 French-Italian-West German-Japanese film. Most of the photos represent actress Kishi, here as "Kiski," in kimono, and director Ciampi, on-stage behind a microphone and signing autographs, presumably at the French premiere. Several photographs are rubber-stamped on the versos, crediting photographer Jungmann or Andre, also.....

Paris: Cinedis, 1950s. Original "Happy New Year" brochure from French film production and distribution company, Cinedis, circa 1955-1960. Illustrated inside with "Service de Press / Bonne Annee / Cinedis," surrounded by red, green and yellow confetti illustration by noted film poster artist, Ferracci. The outside reproduces signatures of French actors and actresses, not all are legible, including Mylene Demongeot, Noel-Noel.....

Paris: Cinedis, 1957-1960. Archive of correspondence, gift lists, and journalist lists from representatives at Cinedis, notably Christian de la Maziere, briefly the impresario of press relations (and former Waffen-SS soldier), and Maryse Martres (Martin), who managed much of the company's press and advertising responsibilities. French language throughout. Represented in the archive are more than 50 leaves and an advertising catalog.....

France: Limot, Circa 1961. Collection of 86 original black-and-white single weight photographs from the set of 1961 film. Members of the cast and crew are seen in action shots, pinup images of actress Castel, Bourvil mending fences, and several snapshots of the camera crew during filming. Sprawling landscapes, gunfights in the town square, and charming taproom images candidly showcase one.....

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.....

N.p. N.p., Circa 1960s. Collection of 8 vintage borderless black-and-white photographs of actress Dominique Clement, including two contact sheets, one with cropping annotations. All photos, shot by an unknown photographer, feature the demure Parisian contemplating nature, or life itself. Little has been documented of Clement (1940-2012), but she had roles in Jacqueline Audry's "Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon" (1959), Henri.....

Paris: Filmsonor, 1955. Original French program for the classic 1955 French film noir. This program produced by the film's distributor, Cinedis. With a stunning illustrated and textured front wrapper, making dazzling use of a two-color process in green-gray. Laid in are credits leaves featuring biographies on Henri-Georges Clouzot, Vera Clouzot, Simone Signoret, and Paul Meurisse. French text. Based on the.....

Los Angeles: New World Pictures, 1972-1976. Collection of 6 pressbooks for the US releases of some of the most important foreign films of the 1970s, all released via Roger Corman's New World Pictures to the arthouse market that was emerging at the time. Included are striking color pressbooks for Bergman's "Cries and Whispers" (1972) and "Autumn Sonata" (1978), Truffaut's "The.....

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists / Les Films 13, Circa 1969. Collection of 4 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1969 UK release of the 1969 French film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos. Produced late in the French New Wave cycle, implementing flashbacks and imagined scenarios, about a troubled young man who meets a pretty shop girl, and the.....

Munich: Concorde Film, 1974. Vintage borderless candid reference photograph of Warhol superstar Joe D'Allesandro in the 1974 Italian film. With a mimeo snipe to the verso. By the time D'Allesandro appeared in the torrid romantic drama "One Woman's Lover", he was already well established as a gay icon and noted male sex symbol as a result of his breakthrough appearances.....

Canada: National Film Board of Canada, 1965. Original souvenir program, printed in Canada, for the 1965 Canadian 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 is French language, square in shape (versus the normal rectangular).....