A collection of eight photographs featuring figures from the - Lot 42

A collection of eight photographs featuring figures from the world of film and entertainment, 1947–1984. Photos by Walter CARONE, Tony FRANK, Allan Tannenbaum, and others Including: - Michel Serrault in front of his home, circa 1979 (Walter Carone); - Jean Yanne and Mimi Coutelier on the set of *Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette*, 1978 (Walter Carone); - Samuel Fuller directing Véronique Jannot on the set of *Les Voleurs de la nuit*, 1982 (Tony Frank); - Gérard Depardieu in stage or film costume, circa 1980–1990; - Set photograph from *Le Diable au corps* by Claude Autant-Lara, 1947; - Mireille Darc in *Julie*, a scene from the shoot; - Yannick Noah and Cecilia Rodhe, Puerto Rico, 1984 (Allan Tannenbaum / SYGMA); - A portrait of a young Michèle Mercier before the *Angélique* series. Eight vintage silver gelatin prints. Stamps, captions, and credits for Walter Carone, Tony Frank / SYGMA, Allan Tannenbaum / SYGMA, or various others on the reverse, depending on the print. Dimensions: approximately 18 × 24 to 20 × 30 cm. Note: A set of eight photographs featuring major figures from French cinema and the performing arts from the postwar period through the 1980s. The prints alternate between intimate portraits, on-set photographs, and press photos featuring Michel Serrault, Jean Yanne, Mireille Darc, Gérard Depardieu, Michèle Mercier, and even American director Samuel Fuller during his first film shoot in France. The collection is rounded out by a photograph of Yannick Noah and Cecilia Rodhe, illustrating the major news agencies’ growing openness to figures from the worlds of sports and the media. Preserved with their original captions, stamps, and annotations—where present—these prints offer a representative overview of photojournalism focusing on French and international celebrities between the 1940s and 1980s.