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Jun se pa- Wait and See! Due to the advances in technology, the advertising poster played an important role and promoting films during the last decade of the 19th Century. Before 1914 France dominated the world film market with Pathé distributing twice as many films as American and European countries combined!
When the French first starting printing movie posters there was a large demand for vast quantities of posters. More and more printing houses and design studios appeared, each attracting skilled lithographers. The cinema was born in the Age of the Poster, which was now employed to advertise this new form of cheap entertainment, aimed generally at the working class. Music hall and theatre posters stayed on display for as long as the performers, or performances, remained successful, or until the termination of a contracted period. The novelty of Reynaud’s Optical Theatre caught on and copies and variations appeared including Pipon Féres' Cinographoscope of 1896, for which the anonymous Projections Animées poster was designed. Jean Renoir's, son of painter Auguste Renoir, early influences of French and German avant-gardes were in keeping with the mores of Expressionism. This can be seen in his first film La Grande Illusion. The French artist, Bernard Lancy uses Art Deco style to create a poignant metaphor for its anti-war theme. If you are a history buff, you will want to look at additional vintage movie posters.
 Oh, Bless You- French Movies for the French Fanatic! Although most of the French movies made in France are not mainstream in
America, some have become quite popular. There are many popular French
movies that came out recently such as A Very Long Engagement or Amelie.
However, before these recent French movies came out, there were already
classic French films such as Lolita and Le Mepris. This large selection of
French films has everything ranging from French actors to the hip shaking
Elvis Presley. Most French films tend to push on the line between safety and danger. For example, Lolita is a book written by Vladamir Nabokov about a man's fascination with a very young girl. However wrong it is in our society, this movie is considered a classic because it delves into a certain psyche of the human behavior. However, other French films are a translation from American movies such as the classic Jailhouse Rock. Not unlike the wide variety of French films, this French movie poster collection also has a huge selection. With such different types of French movie posters, how can you go wrong? If you ever want to improve your French and astound your friends with certain complex words in a foreign language, these French Vintage movie posters will do the trick. You can also use these movie posters as a part of your poster collection, of course! |