N.p. Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinematographiques, 1960. Collection of five vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1960 French film, including one borderless photograph. One with a holograph ink annotation and stamp on the verso noting the photograph as No. 756.A dramatization of the Battle of Austerlitz, wherein Napoleon enjoyed the greatest victory of his career, driving away.....

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.....

N.p. Europa Film, 1966. Vintage pressbook for the 1966 film. In the wake of the Spanish Civil War, a communist exile continues his anti-Franco activities from his new Paris home. The film follows his disillusionment with the revolution and its questionable tactics. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Two pages, saddle stapled, 10 x 12 inches. Near Fine.....

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France: Argos Films, 1959. Vintage press photograph from the 1959 film, showing actors Emmanuelle Riva and Eiji Okada posing with a group beneath the exterior of the fictional "New Hiroshima Hotel." With a stamp for Cinemonde Archives and holograph pencil annotations regarding layout to the verso.The set of the "New Hiroshima Hotel," a key element in the film's narrative.....

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.....

Paris: Films Montsouris, 1960. Original French premiere invitation for two people from the 1960 French film, here under the original French title. Illustration recalling the design of the film's posters, printed on card stock in orange, green and blue, noting the date and location of showing, Wednesday, September 14, 9 pm at the Marignan (theatre in Paris). The film was.....

Strasbourg, France: Jean Jungmann, 1960. Archive of 5 vintage single weight press photographs from a press gala for the 1960 French film, here under the original French title. All rubber-stamped on the verso, crediting photographer Jungmann, and all but one show director Lamorisse on-stage behind a microphone with an official from the gala, with one photo featuring smiling colleagues seated.....

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

N.p. N.p., Circa 1950s. Vintage borderless photograph of actress Alida Valli looking into a mirror, circa 1950s. The Italian-born actress first gained recognition in the US after signing a contract with David Selznick, leading to her appearances in "The Paradine Case" (1947), "The Miracle of the Bells" (1948), and "The Third Man" (1949). She returned to Europe in the early.....

N.p. N.p., Circa 1974. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actress Muriel Catala pulling on her stocking, while actor Michel Albertini reclines on the floor next to a record player. A woman whose son stands accused of murder blackmails the judge in an attempt to force him to acquit. 9.75 x 7.75 inches. Near Fine. Grant US.

France: Cinetel, 1962. Archive of 64 vintage borderless single weight still photographs from the 1962 French film. Seen in the images are starring actor Phillippe Noiret, actor Rene Lefevre, and actresses Berthe Granval and Zouzoue, as well as several shots of the film crew and director Michel in action. Numerical annotations, and some with cropping annotations, on the verso of.....

N.p. Crimson, Circa 1986. Collection of four vintage photographs from the 1986 film, including two of director Andrei Tarkovsky and cinematographer Sven Nykvist on the set. One with a printed label affixed to the verso, and three with the stamps of Israel Film Archive. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.As World War III looms, a former.....

N.p. N.p., Circa 1990. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1990 Polish film, one showing director Andrzej Wajda, the other showing Wajda in conversation with actor Wojciech Pszoniak. The final days in the life of Polish-Jewish humanitarian, author, and educator Janusz Korczak, who founded an orphanage in Warsaw for Jewish children, and was eventually killed while.....

New York: Janus Films, 1961. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. Based on the 1948 novel by Jerzy Andrzejewski.The last film in the "war" trilogy that began Polish director Wajda's career as a director, preceded by "Pokolenie" (1955) and "Kanal" (1957). A strong anti-war statement, framed in the personae of two men given orders - from the.....

Paris: Albina Productions, 1975. Vintage borderless photograph of director Andrzej Zulawski working with actress Romy Schneider on the set of the 1975 film. With the stamp of S.A. Telemagazine on the verso, along with a few contemporary holograph ink annotations.Based on the 1972 novel "La Nuit americaine" by Christopher Frank. A photographer meets a failed actress who has resorted to.....

New York: Sarx, 1972. Draft script for the 1973 film. Single holograph ink annotation to the title page, noting copy No. 3. Small typed note stapled to the bottom edge of the inside rear wrapper, noting the film's German title, "Fleisch fur Frankenstein." An X-rated, Andy Warhol-produced take on Mary Shelley's classic 1818 novel, featuring Warhol superstar Udo Kier as.....

Paris: Lira Films, Circa 1971. Draft script for the 1972 French film (text in French), belonging to uncredited sound engineer Gerard Dacquay, with name in holograph marker on bottom right margin of front wrapper, and name and address stamped on top right of title page. Copy number "17" in holograph ink on front wrapper. A few minor holograph annotations in.....

Paris: Zebra Films / Cineriz, 1960. Original oversize program for the 1960 Italian, here under the original title. Illustrated in red, with black-and-white stills from the film. Starring actress Signoret is prominently featured, looking pensive or embracing costar Mastroianni, and in stunning group images with her female costars. Also included is an original press packet, detailing film credits, a synopsis.....

Budapest: Balsz Bela Studio, 1977. Vintage post-production promotional script for the 1977 Hungarian film. Includes a prose narrative describing the film story, reviews, quotes, and critical essays. Text in Hungarian.Easily the most rigidly philosophical promotional script ever issued, with the narrative portion being essentially one long run-on sentence wherein Tarr describes his intentions for his first film. It would be.....

N.p. MOKEP, 1977. Vintage Hungarian A2 poster from the 1977 Hungarian film, here under its Hungarian title "Csaladi Tuzfeszek." Bela Tarr's debut feature film, shot in six days, a dark and desperate portrayal of a couple forced to live in a cramped, tiny flat with the husband's parents, suffocating under the rule of a dominating father, reflecting the national hopelessness.....

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.....

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.....

Italy / Spain: Cinesecolo / Pan Latina Films, 1970. Collection of three vintage, oversize, borderless studio still photographs from the Spanish release of the 1970 Italian / Spanish co-production. The third among dozens of entries in the Italian "3 Supermen" series of comedy adventure films, although directors, starring actors, and even the names of the main characters would change throughout.....

N.p. N.p., Circa 1961. Original black-and-white photograph of French actor Bourvil, pictured having a sparkling water with a jolly balding man, circa 1961. Presumably taken for publicity or by an in-house photographer, on double-weight matte finish paper with deckle edges. Bourvil was starring in René Clair's "Tout l'or du monde" (1961), and would go on to make notable films with.....

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.....

Copenhagen: Palladium Films, 1965. Original English language program for the 1964 Danish film. Photo-illustrated with stills from the film. The great Danish director's final film, an adaptation of the 1906 play by Hjalmar Soderberg. 4.75 x 6 inches. Near Fine in in saddle stapled self wrappers. BFI 667. Criterion Collection 127. Rosenbaum 1000.

Rome, Italy: Produzione Gallone / Filmsonor, 1951. Original souvenir program, printed in Italy, for the 1951 Italian-French-Spanish film. With several full-color illustrations of Roman warriors and women, and black-and-white films stills and on-the-set images. Based on the powerful and influential wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, who conspired to kill him and was executed as a result. The classic adulterous.....

Brussels: Centre du Cinema et de l'Audiovisuel de la Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles, 1978. Vintage oversize borderless photograph of director Chantal Akerman and actress Aurore Clement on the set of the 1978 film, with various cast and crew members in the background. With a provenance stamp and holograph ink annotations identifying the photograph subjects on the verso. A Belgian filmmaker travels across.....

Rome: 23 Giugno, 1981. Vintage French theatrical poster for the 1981 Italian/French film. 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.....

France: N.p., Circa 1958. Two original black-and-white portrait photographs of one-time actress Evelyne Aznavour, with an inscribed note in holograph ink, addressed to Christian de la Maziere. The note is dated "Friday 20" and seems to imply Aznavour having just missed de la Maziere, regrettably, and a future attempt will be made. Both photos with Evelyne's name in holograph ink.....

Cannes, France: Cinedis, 1955-1959. Archive of correspondence and film ephemera from representatives at Cinedis and UniFrance Films regarding Christian de la Maziere, briefly the impresario of press relations (and former Waffen-SS soldier) at Cinedis, detailing his participation at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and at a few Referendum Cinematographique festivals in Vichy. Represented in the archive are 27 leaves, several.....

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.....

London: Hammer Films, 1964. Collection of four vintage borderless reference photographs taken on the set of the 1964 film. One with a printed mimeo snipe specific to the film's German release affixed to the verso, noting the film's German title, "Die brennenden Augen von Schloss Bartimore."A small village in the early twentieth century is terrorized by Megaera the Gorgon, a......

Paris: Cinedis, 1959. Archive of press material compiled by Cinedis, a French press and film agency, concerning the formation and founding members of the Ministere de la Culture (Ministry of Culture) of France. The Ministry of Culture was created by Charles de Gaulle in 1959 and the first Minister was writer Andre Malraux, whose responsibilities included the democratizing of access.....

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, 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.....

Paris: Lux Film, Circa 1963. Promotional flyer for the 1963 French film. Text in French.During World War I, a man supplements his income by luring middle-class Parisian women to a countryside villa where he seduces and kills them, burns their bodies, then helps himself to their bank accounts, keeping himself, his wife, his mistress, and his four children in the.....

New South Wales: Embassy Pictures, 1963. Collection of 16 vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film.Based on French serial killer Henri Desire Landru.During World War I, Henri Landru (Charles Denner) supplements his income by luring middle-class women through newspaper ads, to a villa outside Paris where he seduces and kills them, burns their bodies, then helps himself to their.....

Burbank, CA: New Line Cinema, 1975. Collection of five vintage studio still photographs from the 1975 film. Based on Richard Neely's 1971 novel "The Damned Innocents." A woman frames her lover for the murder of her husband, a wealthy, impotent alcoholic. Set and shot on location in Saint-Tropez. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.Grant US.

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. Based on Stanley Ellin's 1952 novel. A wealthy vintner finds it difficult to balance the demands of his wife, his children, his best friend.....

N.p. N.p., 1977. Collection of four vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1977 French film, showing actress Sylvia Kristel variously with director Claude Chabrol, and actors Charles Vanel and Jean Carmet.A young woman in the process of leaving her husband discovers her car's windshield has mysteriously shattered, forcing her to spend the night at an isolated mansion.....

N.p. Italgema Roma, 1976. Vintage borderless color photograph of Nathalie Baye and Ottavia Piccolo from the 1976 film.Simon Leotard (Michel Piccoli) is trying to retain his business after his partner Julien commits suicide over uncontrollable debt. Simon's disreputable rival Lepidon (Julien Guiomar) is offering to save him by buying the company but Simon may have figured a way out with.....

France: Mondex Films, 1960. Vintage borderless single weight still photograph from the 1960 French-Italian film. Charming Belmondo and stoic Milo in a candid moment. Cropping annotations on the verso in holograph pencil. One of the great French noirs from the classic period, based on Giovanni's 1958 novel, about his experience in prison and the gangsters he met there. Fugitive gang.....

Paris: Fida Cinematografica, 1970. Vintage borderless photograph of director Claude Sautet on the set of the 1970 French-Italian film. With holograph annotations on the verso. Based on the 1967 novel "Intersections" by Paul Guimard, who also worked on the screenplay. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and remade in 1994 as "Intersection," directed by Mark Rydell and starring Richard.....

N.p. Les Films Corona, Circa 1970. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of Yves Montand from the 1970 film. Large French "L'AVEU" stamp, "Cinemagence" stamp, and provenance stamp of "G. Troussier" on verso.Based on the 1968 autobiography "L'aveu" by Artur and Lise London. Costa-Gavras' searing indictment against Stalinism and totalitarianism, a grueling but riveting politic thriller, wherein Yves Montand stars.....

Italy: Excelsa Film, 1951. Vintage double weight press photograph of writer Curzio Malaparte sitting in the director's chair during the filming of his sole cinematic effort, "The Forbidden Christ." With holograph pencil annotations regarding layout on both the recto and verso, and the stamp of photographer Osvaldo Civirani and a mimeo snipe on the verso. Nominated for the Palme d'Or.....

Paris: Dalmas, 1962. Collection of 19 vintage black-and-white photographs of actress Daniel Rocca, seen here at the 15th Cannes Film Festival in 1962, as well as some candid risque shots of Rocca in bed., and two negative contact sheets. Several photos credited to Catherine Redmond-Hesse, with her rubber stamp on the versos, and others with the Dalmas press agency rubber.....

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1970. Vintage deluxe press kit for the epic 1970 film, including two oversize photos and six reference photographs. The third collaboration between director Lean and screenwriter Bolt, following "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) and "Doctor Zhivago" (1965). Winner of two Academy Awards, for cinematographer Freddie Young and supporting actor John Mills. Nominated for two more, as.....