Observatoire du Prieuré Gradignan
Observatoire du Prieuré Gradignan
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Roger Soubie (1898-1984) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 This stellar poster for the French release of the 1956 science-fiction classic, Forbidden Planet, is somewhat misleading in that it features Robby the Robot spiriting-off Anne Francis like a mechanical bandit in the night against the alien backdrop of Altair Four, giving the impression that he is the movie's villain. The truth of the matter is that the film is an intriguing, space-age retelling of Shakespeare's The Tempest, with Walter Pidgeon's Prospero-based character providing the movie's nemesis, an invisible energy monster unwittingly created from his own id. The space-opera also has a place in infamy due to the first starring appearance by Leslie Nielsen, best known for his broadly comic roles in Airplane! and The Naked Gun series, as Francis' romantic interest. A short list of the many available images includes the poster announcing the French release of Buster Keaton's "The Cameraman," the constructivist genius of the Stenberg Brothers' "Symphony of a Big City" and Mauzan's "Sonnambulismo," as well as the original artwork for the French premier of three Marx Brothers' films. |
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