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Category Archives: Italian movie posters
Up Close and Persona
I’ve actually never seen Persona, the 1966 Ingmar Bergman film starring Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson, but if it’s even half as cool as these posters than surely it can’t be that depressing.
The UK poster was designed by famed Academy Cinemas linocutter, Peter Strausfeld, and the Belgian version (middle) comes via the impressive MyPosterCollection, which also features a nice selection of Japanese posters.
Movie Poster Smackdown!
Here’s two legends going at it on The Postman Always Rings Twice with Rudy Obrero (USA), Renato Casaro (Italian) — plus the legendary (IMHO) Japanese version.
Rat Pack Posters!
In honor of the upcoming movie poster book launch of The Rat Pack by Reel Art Press, I thought I’d feature a trio of International versions of the Vegas hustlers. (The Italian version of Ocean’s 11 is by Jean Mascii, left.)
Deep Sheets!
Every so often you see a creepy, but cool vintage movie poster of a movie that you’ve never heard of before and think…”Wow, what the hell is that? I’ve gotta see it!”
This one’s a 1968 Italian spaghetti western that was originally titled, All’Ultimo Sangue, aka Bury Them Deep.
Bicycle Thief Writer Dies
Sad to say, it was the end of the road for Italian female screenwriter, Suso Cecchi D’Amico, who died at the ripe old age of 96 this weekend. But judging by her tremendously prolific career, what a ride it was!
What A Putzu!
Arnaldo Putzu, the brilliant, though unfortunately named Italian illustrator, stormed British shores in the late 1960’s and lit up England’s theatre lobbies and magazine covers for years to come with his dazzling, colorful, handcrafted posters. And rumor has it that he’s still alive and well and painting in Rome!
Movie Poster Museum 