Editore: Paramount Pictures / Tropic Film Productions, Hollywood, 1970
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Original US one sheet poster for the 1970 X-rated film. Based on Miller's 1934 groundbreaking novel of life and love in Paris, a book initially banned in the US. Miller (Torn) and his wife Ellen (Burstyn) dally in France's finer things, while he tries teaching English at a school in Dijon, takes a boy to a bordello, and aids his asylum-bound friend who's in love with a prostitute. 27 x 41 inches, folded. Studio stamp on the verso. Very Good plus, with small central holes, faint creases. Uncommon.
Editore: Paramount Pictures, Hollywood, 1970
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage borderless photograph from the German release of the 1970 US film, based on the 1934 autobiographical novel by Henry Miller. In this image, Miller, who also had a cameo role, converses with Rip Torn, who portrays him in the film. With a German mimeo snipe and the stamp Cinema International on the verso. Set and shot in Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
Editore: Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, 1970
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film, showing actors Rip Torn and Ellen Burstyn. Based on Henry Miller's 1934 novel, a book initially banned in the US. A broke writer travels from New York to Paris, living on the generosity of his expatriate American friends, and spending any money he can get on alcohol and women. Rated X in the US upon release, a rating that was changed to NC-17 in 1992. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.