European Cinema from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1974. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1974 film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. Based on the 1959 novel. While living in Bangkok, a naive French diplomat's wife experiences a whirlwind of sexual discovery. The first film in the wildly successful, much-emulated series. Set and shot on location in Thailand and the Seychelles. … Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1975. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1975 French film, all four showing actress Catherine Jourdan. All four with a stamp on the verso relating to the film's French release. An early, highly abstract work by French avant-garde filmmaker, writer, and academic Alain Fleischer. 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1969. Collection of eleven vintage borderless color reference photographs from the 1969 Italian sexploitation film. Faced with a broken marriage, a woman decides to try to rekindle her incestuous relationship with her younger sister, who is herself happily married to a wealthy older man. 9.25 x 7 inches. Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1980 French film. Two childhood friends take a trip from Paris to the French countryside, where they discuss their shared sexual and romantic experiences. 9.5 x 7 inches. Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1961. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1961 film, showing actress Elke Sommer. An international fashion model travels to Rome, where she becomes embroiled in an illegal smuggling operation. The first of several spy-themed exploitation films starring Sommer. Approximately 7 x 9.5 inches. About Near Fine.

N.p.: Arca-Film, 1969. Collection of six vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 West German film. Five with Arca-Film stamps on the verso. A pseudo-documentary sexploitation film about infidelity, told through several stories of broken marriages. Three photographs 9.5 x 7 inches, three photographs 7 x 5 inches. Light soil on the versos, else Near… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Vintage color borderless reference photograph from the 1980 Italian film. Provenance stamp and manuscript label crediting photographer Gianfranco Salis. A low-budget film actor suffers a nervous breakdown and runs away with an actress who believes herself to be Shakespeare's Ophelia. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1986. Vintage borderless photograph of Jean-Jacques Beineix directing Béatrice Dalle and Jean-Hugues Anglade on the set of the 1986 film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on Philippe Djian's 1985 novel "37°2 le matin," about a would-be novelist whose relationship with an eccentric nineteen-year-old girl deteriorates as her mental illness unexpectedly worsens. Nominated… Read more about this item

Buckinghamshire: London Film Productions, 1980. Small archive of material relating to Denham Film Studios (also known as London Films), circa 1980. A number of notable films were shot at Denham Studios through the 1940s and 1950s, including "Great Expectations" (1946), "Hamlet" (1948), and "The Thief of Bagdad" (1940), before closing in 1952. The studios would be rented… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1974. Two vintage borderless oversize double weight color reference photographs from the 1974 French sexploitation film. A broke mechanic and his friends team up and decide to start a brothel composed of male prostitutes, aimed towards women. Their business is wildly successful, but soon becomes the target of much criticism from politicians and sexually repressed… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1968. Four vintage borderless double weight oversize reference photographs from the 1968 film, all showing actress Monica Nordquist in various states of undress. The titular Carmilla falls in love with her stepfather, who is shortly thereafter killed in a car accident, leading her to seek revenge against the driver responsible. 11.5 x 9.5… Read more about this item

Lille: Transunivers-Films, 1978. Two vintage oversize borderless color reference photographs from the 1978 French film. Stamps of Transunivers-Film on the versos. A vice squad pursues a drug and prostitution ring, culminating in a takedown of a sadomasochistic club frequented by high-ranking government officials. 11.75 x 9.25 inches. Very Good, with pinholes at the corners. Bier,… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1978. Two vintage oversize borderless double weight color reference photographs from the 1978 adult film. Labels affixed to versos, noting the film's French title. A man's increasingly obsessive thoughts about his next-door neighbor lead his wife to force him into sex therapy. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. About Near Fine. Bier, p. 475-476.… Read more about this item

Paris: Gamma, 1974. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1974 film, showing Marika Green in an intimate moment. Gamma stamp and mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1959 novel. While living in Bangkok, a naive French diplomat's wife experiences a whirlwind of sexual discovery. The first film in the wildly successful, much-emulated series. Set… Read more about this item

Munich [Munchen]: Roxy Film, 1978. Draft script for the 1978 German film. Text in English. Based on the 1968 novel by George Saiko. In 1934, a young archaeologist returns to his home in Austria only to discover rising social and political tensions, complicating his relationship with his fiancee, an indecisive woman who wants to remain neutral throughout… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1971. Vintage oversize borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1971 film. A socialite and heiress begins receiving threatening blackmail letters, and suspects the culprit may be her sadistic ex-lover. Edwige Fenech's first film collaboration with noted giallo director Sergio Martino, followed by "All the Colors of the Dark" (1972) and "Your Vice Is a… Read more about this item

London: Studio One Cinema, 1939. Vintage program for a UK showing of the 1938 French film, advertising its premiere in July 1939 at the Studio One Cinema in London. A young station master's wife dreams of a wilder life in Budapest, and believes she's gained an opportunity to experience the pleasures of the big city when she is… Read more about this item

Warsaw: Film Polski, 1964. April 1964 issue of the Polish film magazine. Text in English and French. Featuring a cover story on Polish actress Anna Prucnal. 8.25 x 11 inches. 12 leaves. Bound with two staples. Very Good plus in lightly rubbed and edgeworn wrappers.

Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri [SF], 1960. Vintage program for the French release of the 1960 Swedish film. Text and titles in French. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and nominated for the Palme d'Or, with director Ingmar Bergman receiving a Special Mention at Cannes. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 18 pages. Near Fine in… Read more about this item

Munich: Radiant Film, 1991. Agency Draft script for the 1991 film, here seen under its original title "Du Bist Marriott," or "The Plastic Nightmare." Text in German. Based on Richard Neely's 1971 novel "The Plastic Nightmare." A man emerges from a bloody car accident with amnesia, and begins to suspect foul play as he delves further into… Read more about this item