French Cinema from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1966. Collection of 13 vintage oversize borderless double weight reference photographs from the 1966 French film. Loosely based on the 1946-1950 memoirs of Gilbert Renault writing as Colonel Remy, about a small town in the Jura divided by a narrow river which forms the border between Nazi-occupied France and the free zone. The first of four… Read more about this item

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., 1979. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1979 French film, showing actress Dominique Laffin half-nude. An early effort by noted director Catherine Breillat, about a young filmmaker's aimless sexual conquests while editing her latest project. 7 x 9.5 inches. Near 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., 1976. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1976 film. One with a stamp noting the film's French title on the verso, and all three with cropping annotations in manuscript ink. Loosely based on the 1967 novel by André Pieyre de Mandiargues, about a man who becomes romantically involved with a Parisian sex worker shortly… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1975. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1975 film. One with an annotation in manuscript pencil on the verso, noting the film's title. The second film in the original "Emmanuelle" trilogy, following "Emmanuelle" (1974), directed by Just Jaeckin, and starring Kristel and Alain Cuny, and followed by "Goodbye Emmanuelle" ["Emmanuelle 3"], directed by Francois… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1955. Three vintage reference photographs of director Jean Renoir on the set of the 1955 film, two showing Renoir with actress Françoise Arnoul, and one showing Renoir examining the ground while surrounded by cast members. All three photographs with Amsterdam distributor stamps on the versos. A dramatization of the opening of the famed Moulin Rouge nightclub,… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 2000. Vintage borderless color photograph of French actress Sophie Marceau posing nude, circa 2000s. 10.5 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly edgeworn.

N.p.: N.p., 1977. Four vintage borderless color reference photographs from the 1977 film, including three glossy and one satin-finish. One with the stamp of Delemar Films on the verso. Based on Pierre Louys' 1898 novel "Le femme et le patin" ("The Woman and the Puppet"), about the tempestuous relationship between a wealthy, middle-aged Frenchman and a young… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1960. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of Alain Delon and Marie Laforêt from the 1960 French film. Provenance stamps and cropping annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the versos, and one date-stamped March 8, 1960. Based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley." One of the greatest of the French post-noirs, and easily… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1967. Vintage reference photograph from the 1967 French anthology film, showing actress Karen Blanguernon. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. An antiwar anthology documentary film by seven prominent directors expressing support for the North Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War. Shot in New York City. 10 x 8 inches.… Read more about this item

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

N.p.: N.p., 1955. Vintage reference photograph from the UK release of the 1955 French film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1952 novel "Celle qui n'etait plus" by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. The wife and mistress of a cruel, brutish school principal orchestrate the perfect murder, but their plans are thrown into confusion… Read more about this item

Paris: Cinemagence, 1975. Vintage oversize double weight photograph from the 1975 French film. Stamp of Paris photograph distributor on the verso. Originally conceived as a short film, used as the final installment of director Walerian Borowczyk's anthology film "Immoral Tales" (1973), and expanded in 1975 by the director into a surreal chamber drama. Loosely based on… Read more about this item

Paris: N.p., 1957. Collection of eight vintage press photographs from an anniversary showing of the 1937 French film, circa 1957. Most with the film title and director Jean Renoir's name in manuscript ink on the verso. Housed in a vintage manila envelope with the film title in manuscript ink on the front. Renoir is seen with fans and… Read more about this item

Paris: Keystone, 1949. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Henri-Georges Clouzot talking with actors Michel Auclair and Cécile Aubry on the set of the 1949 film. Mimeo snipe and stamp of Keystone Press Agency on the verso. Loosely based on Antoine François Prévost's 1731 novel "Manon Lescaut." During World War II, a French Resistance fighter begins a… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1973. Revised scenes for second unit post-production re-shooting and editing for the 1973 film, seen here under the working title "Valdez Horses." With annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout. Based on the 1967 novel "The Valdez Horses" by Lee Hoffman, about a mixed-race horse breeder who lives on the outskirts of New Mexican society, a… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1975. Vintage borderless color photograph from the 1975 French film, showing actress Lisbeth Hummel. Originally conceived as a short film, used as the final installment of director Walerian Borowczyk's anthology film "Immoral Tales" (1973), and expanded in 1975 by the director into a surreal chamber drama. Loosely based on Prosper Merimee's 1869 novella "Lokis." A… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1973. Vintage French mini-poster for the 1973 French film. Based on the groundbreaking 1879 play by Henrik Ibsen. Nora leads a quiet existence with her authoritarian husband Torvald, but is forced to reconsider her marriage when a blackmailer threatens to reveal secrets from her past. Shot on location in Reros, Norway. 8.5 x… Read more about this item