Verlag: Cinedis, Paris, 1955
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Original single weight film still for the 1955 French film, showing actress Michele Morgan sipping tea in long black gloves. Numerical notation stamped on the verso. Director René Clair's first color film, based largely on his childhood experiences. Winner of two French film awards, the Prix Louis-Delluc and the Prix Melies. Screened out-of-competition at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. Still photographer Serge Beauvarlet remains uncredited for the film, perhaps overshadowed by the film's prolific cinematographer, Robert Lefebvre. In the years just before World War I, a womanizing lieutenant bets that he can seduce a woman in time for his company to begin its summer maneuvers. The woman in question is a divorcée who runs a milliner's shop, and is also being courted by another man. 9 x 7 inches, with short white border. Very Good plus, with light curling and brief wear to lower corners.
Verlag: Cocinor, Paris, 1956
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage studio still photograph from the 1956 film. The culmination of director Roger Vadim's fascination with Brigitte Bardot. The pair had been dating since 1950 (when she was 15 years old and he was 22) and were married in 1952. The film remains one of the most single-minded tributes to an actress by a film auteur, and in twentieth century film-obsessed France, there was perhaps never a more celebrated cinematic couple. The two would part ways the following year amidst rumors of affairs, but remained close friends. Shot on location in Saint-Tropez, France. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with a small tear at the center of the bottom edge. Criterion Collection 77.
Verlag: Cite Films, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1952
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Three vintage reference photographs from the 1952 film. A man's uncle dies, leaving him to inherit his uncle's inn, but only if he can pass a final primary school exam. Brigitte Bardot's first film role. Shot on location in Conches-en-Ouche, Eure, France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
Verlag: Cinedis, Paris, 1957
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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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 manuscript ink noting French film title and "B. Bardot," the other being nearly 100 smaller photographs elegantly presented mounted on thick stock in a "Lavis aquarelle" brand spiral bound notebook with maroon faux leather front wrapper, and an affixed paper title label featuring the film's poster art of Bardot. Several photographs with series number on the verso in manuscript pencil, a few with rubber-stamps crediting film title and starring actors, and photos in notebook numbered at the edges prior to being printed. Bardot is seen in nearly every image, highlighting an array of hairstyles and costumes, scenes in the pilot's cockpit, snacking between takes, dancing, being curious at galas. Contact sheets, glamour portraits of Madeleine Lebeau, action sequences of bar fights, and on-the-set images are equally prominent. Negatives show costume design illustrations for men in military uniforms. Boisrond's fourth directorial credit is a comedy starring Bardot as the flirtatious daughter of the prime minister of France who marries a member of the cabinet (Vidal), who happens to be a womanizer. Taking control of the situation, she has an weekend affair with a prince (Boyer), and ultimately reunites with her husband after somewhat passive apologies. Photographs in large quarto notebook 4 x 5 inches to 8 x 10.5 inches, mounted on thick stock. Boxed photographs 4.75 x 7 inches to 9.25 x 11.75 inches, with 3 medium-format negatives, 3.5 x 4.5 inches. Photographs Near Fine overall, light curling, a handful with short creases, negatives Very Good, notebook Very Good plus, box Very Good.
Verlag: Cinedis, Paris, 1955
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Archive of 867 original keybook still photographs from the 1955 French film, pasted on thick stock in three large quarto "Lavis aquarelle" brand spiral bound notebook with maroon faux leather front wrapper and a paper title label affixed on the front wrapper. Nearly all photos numbered in manuscript ink inside a small white border on the recto, and all numbered in mimeograph on the verso. One notebook full of photos crediting photographer Beauvarlet on the rectos. Director Rene's first color film, based largely on his childhood experiences. Winner of two important French film awards, the Prix Louis-Delluc and the Prix Melies. Screened out-of-competition at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. Still photographer Beauvarlet remains uncredited for the film, perhaps overshadowed by the film's prolific cinematographer, Robert Lefebvre. Beauvarlet stuck close to Bardot throughout her career, snapping stills in "Her Bridal Night" (1956), "Naughty Girl" (1956), "La Parisienne" (1957), and "The Night Heaven Fell" (1958). His quick-draw style is amply captured here, in candid images of the cast and crew, a jovial celebrity signing, and softer, posed studio portraits. Armand (Philipe) is a lieutenant in the French cavalry just before WWI, a notorious womanizer and gambler who bets that he can seduce a woman in time for his company to being its summer maneuvers. The woman is Marie-Louise (Morgan), a divorcee who runs a milliner's shop, and who is also being courted by Victor (Desailly). A subplot involving Armand's friend Felix (Yves Robert) and Lucie (Bardot), a photographer's daughter. Photos 3.5 x 4.5 inches. Very Good overall, several with bruises from offsetting paste, several are loose.
Verlag: Iena Productions, France, 1958
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage borderless photograph from the 1958 film, showing director Roger Vadim positioning actor Brigitte Bardot's hands as she holds a cape. With manuscript annotations on the verso identifying the film. Based on the 1954 novel by Albert Vidalie, about a young woman who runs away from a convent only to get entangled with the young man her aunt is having an affair with, to deadly consequences. Vadim's second film, and the second of five films he would make with Bardot. Set and shot in Torremolinos, Spain. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine.
Verlag: Towa, Japan, 1957
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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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 after the French premiere. Scarce and cool Bardot ephemera, and a unique Japan-France collaboration, circa 1957-1958. Boisrond's fourth directorial credit is a comedy starring Bardot as the flirtatious daughter of the prime minister of France who marries a member of the cabinet (Vidal), who happens to be a womanizer. Taking control of the situation, she has an weekend affair with a prince (Boyer), and ultimately reunites with her husband after somewhat passive apologies. Sheets 4.5 x 8 inches, stamps 1.25 x 1.75 inches. Very Good plus overall, with a little light handling and toning.
Verlag: Metropolitan Films, Brussels, 1967
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage oversize reference photograph from the set of the 1967 film, showing actress Brigitte Bardot laying out in the hay. Metropolitan Films stamp on the verso. A French woman is tempted to stray from her older English husband when she meets a vibrant younger man. Shot on location in London and Paris. 12 x 9.75 inches. Very Good plus, with some foxing at the edges of the verso, not visible on the recto (see images).
Verlag: Filmsonor, Paris, 1973
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage reference photograph from the 1973 film, showing Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin in bed together. Vadim's attempt to explore female freedom and sexuality for women by changing the classical figure of Don Juan into the modern figure of Brigitte Bardot. The fifth film Vadim made starring Bardot, and one of two released in 1973, after which she retired from acting. Shot in Paris. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine.
Verlag: N.p., N.p., 1973
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1973 French film, showing Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin in bed together. Director Roger Vadim's attempt to explore women's sexual liberation by changing the classical figure of Don Juan into a woman, here played by Bardot in her fifth film with Vadim. Shot in Paris. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Very Good with some light wear at the corners, but still quite bright and clean.
Verlag: Les Films Concordia, Paris, 1963
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1963 film, showing actors Brigitte Bardot and Jack Palance at a gas station. Based on the 1954 Italian novel "Il disprezzo" ("A Ghost at Noon") by Alberto Moravia. Director Jean-Luc Godard's lush Technicolor landmark, the film that transformed Brigitte Bardot from a sex symbol into an art object, while also furthering Godard's own reputation for being the most commercially successful deconstructionist in film history. A fascinating film that can be watched either as a narrative about a disintegrating relationship or as an unending series of pure cinematic references. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 171. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000.
Verlag: Compagnia Cinematografica Montoro, London, 1962
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage borderless photograph of Brigitte Bardot on the set from the 1962 film. "Brigitte BARDOT" and "PHOTO UNIFRANCE FILM" stamps on the verso. Bridgette Bardot stars in this semi-biographical film by Louie Malle about a young girl, Jill, who suddenly becomes a movie star and tries to manage the pressures and annoyances of celebrity. She returns home to Switzerland to escape from the paparazzi and seeks refuge in the arms of newly divorced Fabio (Marcello Mastroianni). Set in and shot on location in France, Switzerland and Italy. 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine.
Verlag: N.p., N.p., 1955
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Three borderless candid reference photographs from the 1955 French film, one a close-up of actress Brigitte Bardot sitting alone, the other two showing Bardot with director René Clair. French agency stamp on the versos. Clair's first color film, based largely on his childhood experiences. A womanizing French lieutenant bets that he can seduce a woman in time for his company to being its summer maneuvers, only to discover that his chosen target, a Parisian divorcée, is not like other girls. Photographs ranging in size from 10.25 x 7 inches to 10.25 x 6.5 inches. Very Good plus overall.
Verlag: Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, 1967
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Five vintage reference photographs from the 1967 film, all featuring actress Brigitte Bardot. Four with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. From the collection of noted British film producer John Palmer. A French woman is tempted to stray from her older English husband when she meets a vibrant younger man. Shot on location in London and Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, moderately toned and lightly creased.
Verlag: N.p., N.p., 1962
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Five vintage borderless reference photographs showing actors Brigitte Bardot, Macha Méril, and Robert Hossein, director Roger Vadim, and crew members playing music and dancing between takes on the set of the 1962 film. Based on the 1958 novel "Le repos du guerrier" by Christiane Rochefort. A young, independent woman is slowly embroiled in an abusive, isolating relationship with a man she helps recover from a suicide attempt. Set and shot on location in Paris. Approximately 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine.
Verlag: International Classics, N.p., 1961
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage borderless reference photograph of Brigitte Bardot and director Roger Vadim on the set of the 1961 film. "Photo Walter Carone" stamp, two "La Bride sur le cou" stamps, and faint recurring "Paris Match Marie Claire" stamps, on verso. Sophie learns her boyfriend is thinking of leaving her for another woman and her first thought is to win him back or kill the woman, but with the help of her friend Alain, she resolves on the former. Shot on location in Alps, Haute-Savoie, France. 7.75 x 10.25 inches. Very Good plus.
Verlag: N.p., N.p., 1967
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage black and white reference photograph from the set of the 1967 film, showing actress Brigitte Bardot in the bath between takes, with director Serge Bourguignon to her right. With layout annotations in pencil on the verso, along with a provenance stamp. A French woman is tempted to stray from her older English husband when she meets a vibrant younger man. Shot on location in London and Paris. 8 x 10, with wide side margins. Near Fine.
Verlag: N.p., N.p., 1960
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1960 French film, showing actors Charles Vanel and Brigitte Bardot. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations on the verso regarding layout, along with the stamp of Parimage agency and ICI Paris. A young woman finds herself standing trial for the murder of her lover, forcing her to reflect on her memories of their turbulent relationship. Set in Paris. 11 x 7 inches. Very Good plus, with a few touch-ups on the recto for press use.
Verlag: N.p., N.p., 1965
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Three vintage borderless photographs, including one double weight and two single-weight, from the set of the 1965 French film. One photograph showing director Louis Malle relaxing, with a camera crew to his right, one photograph showing Malle with actresses Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau in conversation with Malle looking on, and the final photograph showing Malle and Bardot during filming on location. All photographs with manuscript ink annotations to the verso. Director Louis Malle's sixth film, a humorous and subversive gender-swapped twist on the buddy movie, about two women named Maria who enjoy a variety of unusual experiences together, including inventing striptease for a traveling circus, and leading a socialist revolutionary uprising. Set in 1900s Central America, shot on location in Mexico. Two photographs approximately 9.5 x 7.25 inches, one photograph 9.75 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
Verlag: Cinedis, Paris, 1957
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Collection of 150 vintage black-and-white keybook contact sheet photographs and 8 loose photographs for the 1957 French-Italian film. The film is represented in test shots, set design shots, and many candid moments from the set, including dramatic high-contrast images of starring actors, Bardot amply represented in the collection and seen in nearly every image, off-camera with the cast and crew, spinning records on a portable player, and traveling by plane and train. Most keybook photos with 12 images per sheet, and a few have been trimmed to only a few images per sheet, amounting to over 1700 images captured. Nearly all images with series number bordering the image, but unlike similar examples from France, all sheets lack credits for the photo laboratory, film studio, film title, and often, the photographer. A few with layout annotations in manuscript pencil on the image, a few with brief annotations on the verso in manuscript ink, and two loose photographs with ditto-style mimeo snipes on the verso, crediting original title, Boyer, Vidal, Bardot, and Boisrond. Housed in a blue paper 2-ring binder with French title mounted on the front with cello tape. Boisrond's fourth directorial credit is a comedy starring Bardot as the flirtatious daughter of the prime minister of France who marries a member of the cabinet (Vidal), who happens to be a womanizer. Taking control of the situation, she has an weekend affair with a prince (Boyer), and ultimately reunites with her husband after somewhat passive apologies. Most keybook contact sheets and 3 loose photos 7 x 9.25 inches, binder slightly larger, and 5 loose photos 5 x 7 inches. A few contact sheets are cropped slightly smaller, and all are 2-hole punched. Very Good Plus overall, keybook photos rubbed.
Verlag: Cinédis, Paris, 1957
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Collection of 19 vintage color slides taken by photographer Sam Levin, most with Brigitte Bardot as the subject, for the 1957 French film. Occasional annotations in manuscript ink on the cardboard sleeves. Based on the 1885 play by Henry Becque, about the romantic and troubled relationship between the French president's daughter and her father's secretary. 2 x 2 inches. About Fine.
Verlag: N.p., N.p., 1960
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Two vintage reference photographs on the set of the 1960 film. Both with "Cinema Verite" and "London Express News" stamps on verso and one with mimeo snipe on verso. A young woman finds herself standing trial for the murder of her lover, forcing her to reflect on her memories of their turbulent relationship. Set in and shot on location in Paris, France. 6.75 x 10.25 inches and 7 x 10.25 inches. Mildly wavy, else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 960. Grant France.