Language: French
Seller: PhP Autographs, Hastière, Belgium
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
Pas de couverture. Condition: Satisfaisant. Photo extraite d'un livre dédicacée. Format : 13,5x16 cm. État : découpe irrégulière, voir scans svp. Authenticité garantie. Signé par l'auteur.
Published by Gamma Film, Paris, 1955
Photograph
Vintage borderless reference photograph of actors Martine Carol and Peter Ustinov in costume on the set of the 1955 film. With the stamp of Tele-Magazine on the verso, along with manuscript pencil annotations regarding layout. Based on the novel "La vie extraordinaire de Lola Montes" by Cecil Saint-Laurent. A once-renowned European courtesan and former dancer is reduced to working in a New Orleans circus as the main attraction. A film which did poorly in theaters upon release, but is now acclaimed for its crucial influence on the French New Wave cinema movement. Director Max Ophuls' final film before his death two years later, in 1957. Set in New Orleans, shot on location in Austria, Germany, and France. 9 x 7 inches. Very Good plus, lightly edgeworn with faint creases to the bottom edge. Criterion Collection 503. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000.
Published by Gamma Film, Paris, 1955
Photograph
Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Max Ophuls demonstrating a curtsy to actress Martine Carol on the set of the 1955 film. With manuscript pencil annotations regarding layout on the verso. Based on the novel "La vie extraordinaire de Lola Montes" by Cecil Saint-Laurent. A once-renowned European courtesan and former dancer is reduced to working in a New Orleans circus as the main attraction. A film which did poorly in theaters upon release, but is now acclaimed for its crucial influence on the French New Wave cinema movement. Director Max Ophuls' final film before his death two years later, in 1957. Set in New Orleans, shot on location in Austria, Germany, and France. 9 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 503. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000.