Gerard brach screenwriter (20 Ergebnisse)

Vintage studio still photograph of Donald Pleasence from the 1966 film. Roman Polanski's third film, and second film in English. Compared since its release to Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett in terms of tone and theme, a psychological thriller of the first order, exploring themes of horror, frustrated sexuality, and alienation-concepts the director has mined and evolved for decades with great invention. Set in and shot on location at Lindisfarne Castle, England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 577. Grant UK. …

Two vintage reference photographs from the US release of the 1988 French film, including one showing a camera crew on the set, capturing a scene with Bart, a trained Kodiak bear. One photo with a Cinemax label affixed to the verso. Based on James Oliver Curwood's 1916 novella "The Grizzly King," about an orphaned bear cub who befriends an adult Kodiak bear in the wild. Shot on location in the Italian and Austrian regions of the Dolomites, using both live animals and animatronics created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. …

Eight vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1979 British and French production. Based upon the the 1891 Thomas Hardy novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," and one of director Roman Polanski's most acclaimed works, wherein Nastassja Kinski stars as the titular character; a young, innocent, and shy peasant girl, sent by her impoverished family to visit wealthy relatives seeking employment, only to be seduced and left pregnant by her supposed cousin Alec. The ninth film adaptation of the novel. Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Cinematography, and nominated for three others including Best Picture and Best Director. Set in Thomas Hardy's Wessex during the 1880s, shot on location in Manche, Ille-et-Vilaine, Calvados, and Côtes-d'Armor, France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. BFI 2098. Criterion Collection 697. …

Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1988 film, including one photograph of director Andrei Konchalovsky on the set. A urbanite reporter takes her daughter, who is secretly addicted to cocaine, with her on a work trip to visit a distant branch of her family in the Louisiana bayou. Winner of the Best Actress Award at Cannes for Barbara Hershey. Shot on location in Lafayette and Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, and in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Fine.…

Two vintage French color lobby cards from the 1982 film. Antonioni's rarely discussed final feature, and one of his greatest achievements. Niccolo (Tomas Milian), a recently divorced movie director pursues a new relationship with a younger woman, Mavi (Daniela Silverio), who he imagines could play the leading role in his next film. She quickly vanishes and he embarks on a search to find her, sparking up a series of romances with other women. Winner of the 35th Anniversary Prize at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. Shot on location in Venice and Rome. 8.5 x 10.75 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 585.…

Agency draft script in English for the 1982 Italian film. Antonioni's rarely discussed final feature, but generally considered one of his greatest achievements. Niccolo (Tomas Milian), a recently divorced movie director pursues a new relationship with a younger woman, Mavi (Daniela Silverio), who he imagines could play the leading role in his next film. She quickly vanishes and he embarks on a search to find her, sparking up a series of romances with other women. Winner of the 35th Anniversary Prize at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. Shot on location in Venice and Rome. Blue untitled agency wrappers. Title page present, with credits for director Michelangelo Antonioni. 91 leaves, with last page of text numbered 82. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with three gold brads. Criterion Collection 585.…

Draft script for the 1972 film. Bound at the rear are an additional 11 pages that include a complete Cast List and Unit List. Filmed on location in Italy as "Che?," the film also saw later release in the US as "Diary of Forbidden Dreams." A lesser known film in the director's oeuvre, a comedic and highly sexualized homage to Alice in Wonderland, starring Sydne Rome as an American hitchhiker who stumbles upon an increasingly bizarre and decadent party at an Italian villa. Blue wrappers as originally used. Title page present, noted as copy No. 4 in pink manuscript ink, with credits for screenwriters Brach and Polanski. 122 leaves, mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good bound internally with two gold brads.…

Vintage oversize borderless color photograph of Gerard Depardieu and the star chimpanzee from the 1978 film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso. An Italian-French production about a man who lives in a New York City basement and works as a jack of all trades for the owner of a wax museum and a feminist theater group. He finds an abandoned chimpanzee on the beach who he attempts to raise. A bleak and desolate depiction of New York City. Filmed in English and released dubbed in both French and Italian. Shot on location in New York City. 9.5 x 12 inches. Very Good plus.…

Vintage press kit for the 1976 film. Included in the kit are 18 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs, and 58 pages of promotional and production information. Based on the 1964 novel "Le locataire chimerique" by Roland Topor. The third final film in Polanski's "Apartment Trilogy," (following "Repulsion" and "Rosemary's Baby") in which Polanski plays the role of a man who finds out that the previous tenant of his Parisian apartment attempted suicide by jumping out the window. Slowly, the man becomes obsessed with the tenant, taking on more and more of her habits, ultimately including her attempts at self destruction. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in Paris, and shot there on location. Photographs 8 x 10 inches. 18 pages of production information, saddle stapled, 8.5 x 11 inches, with an additional 40 pages of corner stapled production information. All materials about Fine, housed in a Very Good plus studio folder. …

Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1966 film. "Photo Rank" stamps on the versos. Two wounded gangsters seek refuge in a secluded beachfront castle, home to a meek Englishman and his strong-willed wife. Director Roman Polanski's second English-language release. Shot on location at Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland, England. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 577. Grant US.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1966 film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Two wounded gangsters seek refuge in a secluded beachfront castle, home to a meek Englishman and his strong-willed wife. Shot on location at Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland, England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 577. Grant US. …

Vintage reference photograph from the 1965 film, showing director Roman Polanksi and a camera crew capturing a scene in Catherine Deneuve's apartment (Deneuve behind the camera to the right). Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Polanski's second feature film, and his first in English. A disturbed young woman experiences a variety of hallucinations and nightmares when left alone in the apartment she shares with her sister. A breakthrough role for Catherine Deneuve, and the film that paved the way for Polanski's future success. Set and shot on location in London. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Criterion Collection 483. Grant UK. Spicer UK. …

Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1976 film, showing director-actor Roman Polanski and actress Isabelle Adjani. Collection stamp on the verso. Based on the 1964 novel "Le locataire chimerique" (or "The Tenant" in the US edition) by Roland Topor. The third and final film in Polanski's "Apartment Trilogy," following "Repulsion" and "Rosemary's Baby," about a man who finds out that the previous tenant of his Parisian apartment attempted suicide by jumping out the window. Slowly, the man becomes obsessed with the tenant, taking on more and more of her habits, ultimately including her attempts at self destruction. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set and shot on location in Paris. 9 x 6.75 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1967 film, showing Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate. Layout annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. An elderly professor travels with his assistant to Transylvania, looking for vampires. During his trip, the assistant falls in love with the daughter of an inn keeper, who has recently caught the eye of the vampiric Count von Krolock. Sharon Tate would star the same year in Mark Robson's "Valley of the Dolls," just two years before her violent death at the hands of the Manson Family in 1969. Shot on location in Italy. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1978 film. Manuscript ink annotations on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A darkly comic, dystopian fantasy set in New York, about a lonely French electrician who attempts to raise a baby chimpanzee. Shot on location in New York City. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph of Roman Polanski and a camera crew capturing a scene with actors Jacqueline Bisset, Donald Pleasence, and Lionel Stander. With a printed mimeo snipe specific to the film's UK release affixed to the verso. Two wounded gangsters seek refuge in a secluded beachfront castle, home to a meek Englishman and his strong-willed wife. Shot on location at Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland, England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 577. Grant US.…

Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the German release of the 1982 Italian film. With mimeo snipes on the verso. Antonioni's rarely discussed final feature, and one of his greatest achievements. A recently divorced director pursues a new relationship with a younger woman, who he imagines could play the leading role in his next film. She quickly vanishes and he embarks on a search to find her, sparking up a series of romances with other women. Winner of the 35th Anniversary Prize at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. Shot on location in Venice and Rome. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 585.…

Three borderless reference photographs taken on the set of the 1965 film. Two photographs with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos, and one with a date stamp reading 8 OCT 1965. Roman Polanski's second feature film, and his first in English. A disturbed young woman experiences a variety of hallucinations and nightmares when left alone in the apartment she shares with her sister. A breakthrough role for Catherine Deneuve, and the film that paved the way for Polanski's future success. Set and shot on location in London. One photograph 8 x 9.5 inches, two photographs 7 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus, with light wear and creasing at the corners. Criterion Collection 483. Grant UK. Spicer UK.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1965 film, showing director Roman Polanksi shooting Catherine Deneuve as she enters the apartment that she will not be able to leave. Polanski's second feature film, and his first in English. A disturbed young woman experiences a variety of hallucinations and nightmares when left alone in the apartment she shares with her sister. A breakthrough role for Deneuve, and the film that paved the way for Polanski's future success. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Criterion Collection 483. Grant UK. Spicer UK.…

Collection of 32 vintage keybook snapshot photographs, from the 1972 film. Possibly unique. A lesser known film in director Roman Polanski's oeuvre, a comedic and highly sexualized homage to Alice in Wonderland, starring Sydne Rome as an American hitchhiker who stumbles upon an increasingly bizarre and decadent party at an Italian villa. Filmed on location in Italy as "Che?," the film also saw later release in the US as "Diary of Forbidden Dreams." 5 x 3.5 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus.…