jorge semprun screenwriter (8 Ergebnisse)

Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1970 film. Based on the 1968 memoirs of Czechoslovak communist Artur London, a defendant in the violent, antisemitic show trial against 14 members of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1952. Shot on location in Nord, Alpes-Maritimes, and Pas-de-Calais, France. 10 x 8 inches. One Very Good plus, the other Good, with bruises at the corners (see image). Criterion Collection 759.

Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1970 French film, showing actress Simone Signoret and an unknown crew member. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations on the verso regarding cropping, and the stamp of Pariscope. Based on the 1968 book by Artur London, which detailed London's own experiences as a defendant during the Slansky trial, a 1952 show trial held by the Czechoslovak Republic against 14 members of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia which resulted in the deaths of 11 defendants. Set in Czechoslovakia, and shot on location in France. 9 x 6 inches. Very Good plus, with brief wear to the left edge. Criterion Collection 759.

Vintage press kit for the 1969 film, for use by distributors and the press, containing five black and white photographs housed in a brown paper envelope and one gathering of promotional material. Based on the 1967 novel by Vassilis Vassilikos. In 1960s Greece, a pacifist left-wing politician's assassination is covered up by prominent government officials, leaving a determined magistrate to expose the fraud. Nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, including Best Foreign Film. Photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Criterion Collection 491.

Vintage borderless photograph of Joseph Losey and Yves Montand from the set of the 1978 film. Mimeo snipe, Agencia EFE stamp and Agence Le Lynx stamp on verso. A sequel to Alain Resnais' 1966 film "The War is Over." It is 1975 and fascist dictator Francisco Franco is dying. Montand plays Jean, an exiled Spanish communist, comfortably living as a screenwriter with his wife Julia (Miou-Miou) in France while still supporting the resistance in Spain. A complicated relationship to his son and a tragedy in Spain test Jean's beliefs and commitment to the cause. Set in and shot on location in France. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good Plus, minor edgewear and some light staining, primarily on left and bottom.

Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of Yves Montand from the 1970 film. Large French "L'AVEU" stamp, "Cinemagence" stamp, and provenance stamp of "G. Troussier" on verso. Based on the 1968 autobiography "L'aveu" by Artur and Lise London. Costa-Gavras' searing indictment against Stalinism and totalitarianism, a grueling but riveting politic thriller, wherein Yves Montand stars as Artur Ludvik, a Czechoslovak Communist official, abducted, imprisoned, interrogated and tortured over many months, before he is groomed as a witness in a public sham trial. Set in 1951 Czechoslovakia, shot on location in Nord, and Alpes-Maritimes, France. 9 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 759.

Vintage pressbook for the 1966 film. In the wake of the Spanish Civil War, a communist exile continues his anti-Franco activities from his new Paris home. The film follows his disillusionment with the revolution and its questionable tactics. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Two pages, saddle stapled, 10 x 12 inches. Near Fine with a small manuscript graphite notation to the recto.

Three vintage oversize borderless matte-finish reference photographs from the 1977 French film, all three showing director Joseph Losey on the set. Mimeo snipes in French and English on the versos. An exiled Spanish leftist revolutionary now enjoys a successful career as a screenwriter, but is continually drawn back to his homeland, where fascism continues to reign. Sequel to Alain Resnais' "The War is Over" (1966). Shot on location in Callela de Palafrugell, Spain, and in Gare and La Hague, France. 11.5 x 8 inches. About Fine.

Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1970 film, both attributed to the film's photographer Chris Marker. One photograph shows director Costa-Gavras, the other a crew member with a clapboard. Based on the 1968 memoirs of Czechoslovak communist Artur London, a defendant in the violent, antisemitic show trial against 14 members of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1952. Reference photographs taken by Costa-Gavras' friend and colleague Chris Marker, who would go on to become an important figure in the French New Wave in his own right, directing "A Grin Without a Cat" (1977) and "Sans Soleil" (1983). Shot on location in Nord, Alpes-Maritimes, and Pas-de-Calais, France. 9 x 6.25 inches. About Fine. Criterion Collection 759.