Trans-Europ Express (Four original photographs from the 1966 French film)
by Alain Robbe-Grillet (director, screenwriter); Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, Charles Millot, Catherine Robbe-Grillet (starring)
New York: Trans American Films, 1968. Three vintage reference photographs and one vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1966 French film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, his paintings were... Read More
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![L'Immortelle [The Immortal One] (Original photograph of Alain Robbe-Grillet from the set of the 1963 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/932/980/1358980932.0.l.jpg)
L'Immortelle [The Immortal One] (Original photograph of Alain Robbe-Grillet from the set of the 1963 film)
by Alain Robbe-Grillet (director, screenwriter); Francoise Brion, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Guido Celano (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1963. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Alain Robbe-Grillet on the set of the 1963 film. French "L'Immortelle" and "57- -3" stamp on verso. Directorial debut of novelist and filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet, his first film project after writing the screenplay for Alain Resnais' "Last Year at Marienbad" (1961). Robbe-Grillet's eliptical, narrative-defying tale of a withdrawn French man, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, in a strange city (Istanbul), unable to speak the language, falling in love with a... Read More
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![Playing with Fire [Le jeu avec le feu] (Seven original photographs from the 1975 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/266/695/988695266.0.l.jpg)
Playing with Fire [Le jeu avec le feu] (Seven original photographs from the 1975 film)
by Alain Robbe-Grillet (director, screenwriter); Jean-Louis Trintgnant, Philippe Noiret, Anicee Alvina, Sylvia Kristel (starring)
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 usual concerns of eroticism, voyeurism, and doppelgangers. One of his most commercially successful films, down mostly to... Read More
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![Je t'aime, je t'aime [I Love You, I Love You] (Original photograph of Alain Resnais on the set of the 1968 French film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/525/978/1561978525.0.l.jpg)
Je t'aime, je t'aime [I Love You, I Love You] (Original photograph of Alain Resnais on the set of the 1968 French film)
by Alain Resnais (director, screenwriter); Jacques Sternberg (screenwriter); Claude Rich, Olga Georges-Picot (starring)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France: Presse Parc Film, 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1968 French film, showing director Alain Resnais on the set. Stamp specific to the film's French release on the verso. After being released from the hospital following a suicide attempt, a young man is scouted by a mysterious research group to participate in a time travel experiment. Resnais' fifth film, a brutal rumination on memory and the death of a relationship, thematically and stylistically a precursor... Read More
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Shock Treatment (Original photograph from the set of the 1973 film)
by Alain Jessua (director, screenwriter); Alain Delon, Annie Girardot, Robert Hirsch, Michel Duchaussoy, Gabriel Cattand, Jeanne Colletin (starring)
Burbank, CA: A.J. Films, 1973. Vintage borderless photograph of actor Alain Delon, nude along with various members of the cast on a beach location during shooting of the 1973 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. After a breakup, Helene Masson (Annie Girardot) takes her vacation at a rejuvenation clinic run by Dr. Devilers (Alain Delon) and his partner Dr. Berbard (Michel Duchausso) to prevent aging. Although the treatment helps Helene feel well, she is disgusted when... Read More
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![The Man Who Lies [L'homme qui ment] (Three original photographs from the 1968 French-Czechoslovakian film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/620/803/1609803620.0.l.jpg)
The Man Who Lies [L'homme qui ment] (Three original photographs from the 1968 French-Czechoslovakian film)
by Alain Robbe-Grillet (director, screenwriter); Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ivan Mistrik (starring)
Montreal: Prima Film, 1968. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1968 French-Czechoslovak film, including one double weight and two single weight. Vanessa Redgrave & Joshua Logan on set of Camelot (1967). Double weight photograph with layout annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the recto, single weight photographs with Canadian distribution stamps on the versos. Double weight photograph shows director Alain Robbe-Grillet talking with actress Sylvie Bréal on the set. An experimental film addressing post-traumatic... Read More
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![Successive Slidings of Pleasure [Glissements progressifs du plaisir] (Collection of ten original lobby cards and two original photographs from the 1974 French film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/651/342/1638342651.0.l.jpg)
Successive Slidings of Pleasure [Glissements progressifs du plaisir] (Collection of ten original lobby cards and two original photographs from the 1974 French film)
by Alain Robbe-Grillet (director, screenwriter); Anicee Alvina, Olga Georges-Picot, Michael Lonsdale, Jean Martin (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1974. Collection of ten vintage color lobby cards and two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1974 French film. Housed in the original distributor's envelope. A young woman goes mad after the murder of her lover, and is incarcerated in a sexually sadistic convent. Photographs: 9 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Lobby cards: 11 x 8.75 inches. Near Fine. Envelope: 11.5 x 9 inches. Very Good plus, lightly foxed and edgeworn.... Read More
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![Choice of Arms [Le Choix Des Armes] (Two original contact sheets from the 1981 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/329/408/1160408329.0.l.jpg)
Choice of Arms [Le Choix Des Armes] (Two original contact sheets from the 1981 film)
by Alain Corneau (director, screenwriter); Jean-Pierre Fizet (photographer); Michel Grisolia (screenwriter); Yves Montand, Gerard Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Galabru, Gerard Lanvin (starring)
Paris: Sara Films, 1981. Two vintage contact sheets from the 1981 French film. With two holes punched into the left margin of each. Noel (Yves Montand), a retired gangster living on a large estate outside Paris with his wife Nicole (Catherine Deneuve) is met by two fugitives, one is Serge (Pierre Forget), an old accomplice who is dying from a recent gun wound, the other is Mickey (Gerard Depardieu), an unstable maniac. Mickey's paranoia and violent outburst... Read More
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![Je t'aime, je t'aime [I Love You, I Love You] (Four original photographs from the 1968 French film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/863/590/1339590863.0.l.jpg)
Je t'aime, je t'aime [I Love You, I Love You] (Four original photographs from the 1968 French film)
by Alain Resnais (director, screenwriter); Jacques Sternberg (screenwriter); Claude Rich, Olga Georges-Picot (starring)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France: Presse Parc Film, 1968. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1968 French film. With a stamp specific to the French release for the film on the verso, and one with a provenance stamp. After being released from the hospital following a suicide attempt, a young man is scouted by a mysterious research group to participate in a time travel experiment. Alain Resnais' fifth film, a brutal rumination on memory and the death of a relationship,... Read More
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The Man Who Lies (Two original photographs from the 1968 French-Czechoslovak film)
by Alain Robbe-Grillet (director, screenwriter); Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ivan Mistrik (starring)
New York: Grove Press International Film Festival / Evergreen Film, 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 French-Czechoslovak film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, his paintings were exhibited in the influential... Read More
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Trans-Europ-Express (Original photograph of Alain Robbe-Grillet of the set of the 1966 film)
by Alain Robbe-Grillet (director, screenwriter); Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Alain Robbe-Grillet with cinematographer Willy Kurant and a cameraman on the set of the 1966 French film. An inexperienced drug runner on a cross-continental train becomes the central figure in the imaginations of a group of filmmakers, who are engaged in the process of drafting their next feature. Set in Paris and Antwerp. 7 x 5 inches. Fine. BFI 2033. Grant France.... Read More
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The Four Seasons (Original photograph from the 1981 film)
by Alan Alda (director); Alan Alda (screenwriter); Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis (starring)
Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1981. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1981 film. Three wealthy couples living in New York take seasonal trips with one another. This marital drama and romantic comedy was met with box office success upon its release. Shot on location in various locations around the eastern United States. 10 x 8 inches. Fine.
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The Mephisto Waltz (Three original photographs from the 1971 film)
by Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Barbara Pakins, Bradford Dillman, William Windom, Curd Jurgens (starring); Fred Mustard Stewart (novel); Paul Wendkos (director); Ben Maddow (screenwriter)
N.p.: Quinn Martin Productions, 1971. Two vintage color studio still photographs and one vintage reference photograph from the 1971 film. Reference photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1969 novel by Fred Mustard Stewart. A father-daughter duo of Satanists perform a ritual to transfer the father's soul to the body of a dying man whose hands are perfect for skilled piano playing. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.
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Freebie and the Bean (Two original photographs from the 1974 film)
by Alan Arkin, James Caan, Loretta Swit (starring); Richard Rush (director); Robert Kaufman (screenwriter)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1972. Two vintage studio still photographs taken on the set of the 1974 film, one showing director Richard Rush and actor James Caan, the other showing Caan with motorcycle stunt instructor Mike Bast. A blueprint for the buddy cop movie, about two inept police officers, portrayed with wonderful chemistry by Alan Arkin and James Caan, who wreak utter mayhem and destruction while trying to bring down a local mob boss. Director Richard Rush's ludicrous,... Read More
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The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden (Original script for the 1975 play)
by Alan Ayckbourn (playwright); Eric Thompson (director); Richard Benjamin, Ken Howard, Barry Nelson, Estelle Parsons (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1975. Draft script for the 1975 US production of the 1973 play. The final play in "The Norman Conquests" trilogy, preceded by "Table Manners" and "Living Together," a series of comic melodramas set in different parts of the same countryside house. The play made its US debut at the Morosco Theatre on December 7, and was first staged in the UK at the Library Theatre in Scarborough on July 2. Green titled card wrappers. Title... Read More
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Fire Sale (Original screenplay for the 1977 film)
by Alan Arkin (director); Robert Klane (screenwriter, novel); Alan Arkin, Rob Reiner, Vincent Gardenia, Anjanette Comer (starring)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975. First Draft script for the 1977 film. Benny Fikus owns a failing clothing store and wishes to cash in on it by burning down his store and collecting the money from the fire insurance policy. He goes on vacation with his wife and puts his son in charge, and suffers a heart attack while away. His other son Ezra attempts to adopt an African American teenager to have him play on his... Read More
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The Hardest Hat in Town (Original screenplay for an unproduced television series)
by Alan Arkin, Peter Kass (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced television series, written by Alan Arkin and Peter Kass, circa 1970s, with producers, Michael Todd, Jr. and William E. Maloney credited on the title page. Inserted into the script are eight blue "concept" pages, suggesting settings and situations for the proposed series. A situational comedy pilot from actor, director, and screenwriter, Alan Arkin, and theater actor, director, and acting teacher, Peter Kass. New Yorker, Frank Panzerino, a foreman of a... Read More
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Fire Sale (Two original promotional portrait photographs of Rob Reiner and Sid Caesar from the 1977 film)
by Alan Arkin (director, starring); Robert Klane (novel, screenwriter); Rob Reiner, Vincent Gardenia, Anjanette Comer (starring)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977. Vintage promotional portrait photographs, of Sid Caesar and Rob Reiner, from the 1977 film. Based on Robert Klane's 1975 novel, about a store owner and his two sons, one of whom he has essentially disowned. Ezra (Alan Arkin) is the lesser son who coaches a worthless high school basketball team, and has a wife much too eager to have children. A well regarded comedy about a dysfunctional Jewish family, with a cast... Read More
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Bad Medicine (Seven original photographs from the 1985 film)
by Alan Arkin, Steve Guttenberg, Curtis Armstrong, Julie Hagerty (starring); Harvey Miller (director, screenwriter); Steven Horowitz, Neil Offen (novel)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1985 film, including four compilation photographs. Based on the 1977 book "Calling Dr. Horowitz," about an aspiring doctor who decides to study medicine abroad in a small program in Latin America after being rejected from American medical schools. Shot on location in Madrid, Mercia, and Lorca, Spain. 10 x 8 inches. Generally Near Fine to Fine, two with pieces of paper tape... Read More
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Nijinsky (Original press kit for the 1980 film)
by Alan Bates, George De La Pena, Leslie Browne, Jeremy Irons, Alan Badel (starring); Herbert Ross (director); Hugh Wheeler, Romola Nijinsky, Vaslav Nijinsky (screenwriters)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1980. Vintage press kit for the 1980 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder, containing 12 black and white photographs, and 5 gatherings of promotional reading material. A dramatization of the life of legendary Polish ballet dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky, focusing on the dancer's repression of his own homosexuality due to his drive for success, and subsequent descent into mental illness near the end of his life. Loosely based on Nijinsky's personal diaries, which were... Read More
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Nijinsky (Original photograph from the 1980 film)
by Alan Bates, George De La Pena, Leslie Browne, Jeremy Irons, Alan Badel (starring); Herbert Ross (director); Hugh Wheeler, Romola Nijinsky, Vaslav Nijinsky (screenwriters)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1980. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the 1980 film, showing actors Alan Bates and George De La Pena reclining in ruins. A dramatization of the life of legendary Polish ballet dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky, focusing on the dancer's repression of his own homosexuality due to his drive for success, and subsequent descent into mental illness near the end of his life. Loosely based on Nijinsky's personal diaries, which were heavily bowderlized... Read More
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Saboteur (Three original publicity photographs from the 1942 film)
by Alan Baxter, Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane, Norman Lloyd (starring); Alfred Hitchcock (director); Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison, Dorothy Parker (screenwriters)
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1942. Three vintage publicity photographs from the 1942 film, one showing actor Alan Baxter in heavy makeup and costume as Freeman, the other two showing actors Robert Cummings and Priscilla Lane. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, and one with a provenance stamp on the same. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901. Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in... Read More
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Saboteur (Original publicity photograph from the 1942 film)
by Alan Baxter, Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane, Norman Lloyd (starring); Alfred Hitchcock (director); Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison, Dorothy Parker (screenwriters)
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1942. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1942 film, showing actors Robert Cummings and Priscilla Lane. Date stamp and provenance stamp on the verso. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901. Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at... Read More
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The Mind of Mr. Soames (Original screenplay for the 1970 film)
by Alan Cooke (director); John Hale, Edward Simpson, Stanley Mann (screenwriters); Charles Eric Maine (author); Terence Stamp, Robert Vaughn, Nigel Davenport, Christian Roberts (starring)
Middlesex: Amicus Productions, 1970. Draft script for the 1970 Amicus Productions film. Laid in are eight pages of notes and letters to and from Hollywood agent Paul Kohner. Based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Charles Eric Maine. A man has been in a coma since his literal birth and thirty years after his birth, he awakens for the first time with the mind of an infant. Set in London. ... Read More
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How I Got My Mink (Original photograph from the 1969 film)
by Alan Colberg, Nick Millard (directors); Phil Davis, Heather Gordon, Louise Thompson, Monica Gayle, Donna Stanley (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1969. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 film. Photograph with provenance stamps on the verso and several labels obscuring previous provenance stamps and annotations. Affluent siblings, Nick and Donna, decide to make an underground movie about, and participate in, the sexual revolution amongst the Hippies of the San Francisco scene. Shot on location in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with wax... Read More
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