Lot n° 124
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BRIGITTE BARDOT - Lot 124
BRIGITTE BARDOT
Interior poster from a movie theater screening Julien Duvivier’s film *La Femme et le Pantin*, 1959.
Photograph, vintage silver print, unmarked on the back.
18 x 24 cm.
Signs of handling along one edge and some wear at the corners.
Note: This photograph, taken in 1959, shows the interior poster display of a movie theater screening *La Femme et le Pantin*, a film by Julien Duvivier inspired by the novel by Pierre Louÿs and starring Brigitte Bardot in the lead role. In the late 1950s, Bardot was at the height of her international fame and was one of the most iconic figures in European cinema. The image illustrates the importance of movie posters in promoting films before the era of modern audiovisual media, when movie lobbies served as true exhibition spaces dedicated to stars and currently playing films. Beyond its documentary value, this photograph evokes the atmosphere of movie theaters of the time and the central role Brigitte Bardot played in the collective imagination of the late 1950s. This vintage print thus serves as a valuable record of the history of the film industry and French popular culture.
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