Women in the cinema for Mother’s Day
It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday 27th March (it is for the UK anyway) so it seems appropriate to take a look at women in the cinema this month. And not just the mothers, I’m including all women in this. Any film with strong female characters or with a strong female following qualifies – that’s quite a wide range so we’ve got some great films and some iconic actresses lined up here.
Some may debate whether Attack of the 50 foot Woman is more appropriate than The Sound of Music as a mother’s day meme but then not everyone has met my mother. I’ve also thrown in some Cliff Richard films, not so much because of the story or female lead, but just because all mums of a certain age love Cliff. Fact.
Take a look. There’s bound to be something you like.
This Month's Showcase
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Condition
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And God Created Woman |
1956 |
UK DC - 20" x 30" |
Near Mint |
£450 |
Notes: Directed by Roger Vadim, this was Brigitte Bardot's break through film and it caused a worldwide sensation. This is a super rare UK advance double crown (20"x30"), rolled in superb condition. With one of the best images from any country on this film title, this is the only copy that we've ever seen come to the market. |
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Apartment (The) |
1960 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Near Mint |
£85 |
Notes: Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in a comedy written by the great Billy Wilder. This poster is from the Park Circus 2008 re-release in the UK, rolled in excellent condition. |
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Attack of the 50 foot Woman |
1958 |
US 1 sht 27"x41" |
Fine/Near Mint on linen |
£12,500 |
Notes: One of the ultimate B-movie images, this is one of the most sought after posters of all. When an abused wife grows to giant size because of an alien encounter and an aborted murder attempt, she goes after her cheating husband with revenge on her mind. This is from the first US release in 1958 and features the iconic artwork by legendary poster artist, Reynold Brown. This poster is linen backed in superb condition. |
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Attack of the Jungle Women |
1959 |
US 1 sht 27"x41" |
Very Good on linen |
£325 |
Notes: This is a sexploitation classic comprised primarily of genuine anthropology research footage shot by scientists, Bill and Eve Phillips, featuring shots of bare-breasted Choco and Cuna Indian women that has nothing to do with the flimsy plot about a party of engineers "seeking" a continental highway route from South America through Central America to the United States. In 1950's USA, it wasn't easy to find an excuse to ogle naked women but this did the trick. This poster is from the film's first release, linen backed with plenty of wear and tear that is commensurate with its life on the grindhouse circuit in the USA. Plenty of patina (tape marks and tears around the borders and lower titles), the main artwork is actually pretty clean. |
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Barbarella |
1968 |
Argentina 1 sht 29"X43" |
Fine/Near Mint on linen |
£2,950 |
Notes: Barbarella (Jane Fonda) saves the world from scientist Duran-Duran while losing her clothes and interacting with alien species. Psychedelic baby! This is a particularly rare design, using the same artwork as the US advance poster. This poster is linen backed in excellent condition with minimal retouching necessary. |
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Barbarella |
1968 |
Belgian 22"x14" |
Near Mint |
£125 |
Notes: Barbarella (Jane Fonda) saves the world from scientist Duran-Duran while losing her clothes and interacting with alien species. Psychedelic baby! This poster is from the film's first release in Belgium in 1968. Rolled. |
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Barbarella |
1968 |
US 1 sht 27"x41" |
Fine/Near Mint on linen |
£365 |
Notes: Barbarella (Jane Fonda) saves the world from scientist Duran-Duran while losing her clothes and interacting with alien species. Psychedelic baby! Wonderful artwork on the 1977 rerelease is considered by most people to surpass that of the 1968 original. This poster is linenbacked in excellent condition. |
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Barbarian Queen |
1985 |
US 1 sht 27"x41" |
Fine |
£95 |
Notes: Featuring stunning artwork by Boris Vallejo, this is a sword and sandal barbarian movie in which the pneumatic (and often unclothed) Lana Clarkson seeks revenge for the murder of her fellow villagers. 'No man can touch her naked steel'. From the first release, folded as issued. |
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Batwoman |
1968 |
Turkish 1 sht - 27"x39" |
Fine |
£95 |
Notes: She has the Batman cape, cowl and boots only Batman doesn't wear a bikini! This Mexican spin-off flagrantly flouted the international copyright laws but was ignored by Warner Brothers because of its limited distribution. First release in Turkey, folded as issued. |
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Betty Blue |
1986 |
French grande 47"x63" |
Fine |
£125 |
Notes: Love and the tragic decline into insanity set in France. Oscar nominated, this is a supremely stylish movie. This is a country of origin poster from the first release in France folded as issued with strong unfaded colour. Folded in excellent condition. |
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Betty Blue |
1986 |
Italian 2-foglio - 39" x 55" |
Fine/Near Mint |
£95 |
Notes: Love and the tragic decline into insanity set in France. Oscar nominated, this is a supremely stylish movie. This is a country of origin poster from the first release in Italy folded as issued. |
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Bitch (The) |
1979 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Fine/Near Mint |
£75 |
Notes: The Bitch is a super kitsch tale of seventies disco starring Joan Collins. This is from the first UK release in 1979, folded in excellent condition. |
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Black Swan (dancer/swan style) |
2010 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Near Mint |
£125 |
Notes: Dark thriller starring Natalie Portman as the troubled ballerina. In excellent cinema used condition with just a little light handling wear. Double sided and rolled as issued. |
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Bonnie and Clyde |
1967 |
Japanese B2 20"x28" |
Fine |
£75 |
Notes: Hugely successful gangster love story that has become folk lore. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway star. This is from the first release in Japan 1967. It has been lightly folded and cropped by an inch or so along the lower edge and is priced to reflect this, other wise excellent. |
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Boyfriend (style A) |
1971 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Fine |
£195 |
Notes: Oscar nominated musical from director Ken Russell with Twiggy in the lead role. Great movie and a great poster, very lightly tri-folded in excellent condition, it is now rolled. |
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Breakfast at Tiffany's |
1961 |
Finnish - 16"X24" |
Fine |
£295 |
Notes: Audrey Hepburn plays that daring, darling Holly Golightly in her signature role. This poster is from the film's first release in Finland in January 1962, unfolded as originally issued to cinemas. Pinholes, otherwise fine. |
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Breakfast at Tiffany's |
1961 |
mexican lobby card - 18"x12" |
Fine |
£75 |
Notes: Original 1961 lobby card from the first release in Mexico. Audrey Hepburn plays that daring, darling Holly Golightly in her signature role. Unfolded in excellent condition. |
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Breakfast at Tiffany's |
1961 |
US 45 record (6") |
Fine |
£45 |
Notes: Moon river became one of the most popular and evocative songs of all time following the 1961 classic, Breakfast at Tiffanys. This is an original 45 rpm record released at the time and featuring the classic artwork on the record sleeve. |
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Breakfast at Tiffany's (photo) |
1961 |
US - 10" x 8" photo |
Near Mint |
£65 |
Notes: Rare small format lobby photo from the first release of Audrey Hepburn's most famous movie. |
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Breakfast at Tiffany's (photo) |
1961 |
US - 10" x 8" photo |
Near Mint |
£65 |
Notes: Rare small format lobby photo from the first release of Audrey Hepburn's most famous movie. |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
1992 |
US 1 sht 27"x40" |
Near Mint |
£45 |
Notes: Five years before the TV series, this was the film that actually started it all. Kristy Swanson plays Buffy Summers in Joss Whedon's original story. From the first US release in 1992, rolled in superb condition. |
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Butterfield 8 |
1960 |
Australian daybill 13"x26" |
Near Mint |
£50 |
Notes: Elizabeth Taylor, as Gloria Wandrous, is a call girl with a disturbing past. Weston Liggett is a philandering lawyer unhappily married into a wealthy family. 'Mama, face it: I was the slut of all time.' This Australian poster is from the film's 1966 re-release, lightly folded as originally issued to cinemas. |
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Cabaret |
1972 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Fine on linen |
£325 |
Notes: Bob Fosse's multi oscar winning classic was much more than a musical about the early rise of the Nazis in Berlin. This is from the first UK release in 1972, linen backed in generally excellent condition, it just has some tape marks on the left hand edge denying it a higher condition grade. These could be left as they are or covered with a mount during framing.. |
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Carrie |
1976 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Fine |
£95 |
Notes: Sissy Spacek stars as the eponymous Carrie in Stephen King's classic horror from 1976. Often held up as one of the finest and most influential horror films of all time, it continues to work on multiple levels with modern audiences. This is from the first UK release in 1976, folded with pinholes in the corners only. |
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Carry on Matron |
1973 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Very Good/Fine |
£165 |
Notes: Featuring all the usual gang - Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques and Barbara Windsor - Carry on Matron was one of the better of this classic series. This country of origin UK quad from the first release features particularly strong artwork. Folded as issued. There is some fading to the colours but this is not obvious without comparing it to another example and it still displays extremely well. |
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Carve Her Name With Pride |
1958 |
UK 1 sht 27"X40" |
Fine |
£125 |
Notes: Virginia McKenna does a superb job of portraying unsung British war heroine Violetta Szabo in this true spy story from the second world war. Paul Scofield, perhaps the greatest actor of his generation, is equally magnificent as Tony. Featuring artwork by Eric Pulford, this is a rare country of origin UK 1 sheet poster for this important and moving British film. Folded in excellent condition. |
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Carve Her Name With Pride |
1958 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Near Mint on linen |
£595 |
Notes: Virginia McKenna does a superb job of portraying unsung British war heroine Violetta Szabo in this true spy story from the second world war. Paul Scofield, perhaps the greatest actor of his generation, is equally magnificent as Tony. Featuring artwork by Eric Pulford, this is a rare country of origin UK quad poster for this important and moving British film. Linen backed in superb condition. |
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Cat Ballou |
1965 |
Japanese B2 20"x28" |
Fine on linen |
£95 |
Notes: Very early Jane Fonda on superb form. Great spoof western comedy classic. A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects. This is the Japanese first release with the best artwork of this title, linenbacked with no restoration needed. |
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Chelsea Girls (Warhol) |
1966 |
UK DC - 20" x 30" |
Near Mint |
£2,950 |
Notes: Part art artefact and part movie poster, Alan Aldridge's iconic design for Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls is possibly the most sought after art movie poster image of the late 60's, as it combines Warhol with swinging London. The poster was originally designed for the Arts Laboratory screening in London in 1968 and a small number were printed for flyposting. This led to police charges of indecency and it was promptly withdrawn. Despite this, it won the 1969 D&AD (Directors and Art Directors) silver award for most outstanding art poster of 1968. Only a handful of these are believed to have survived - one was bought for the Tate museum by British Heritage. It took till 1970 for Motif to print the full run and it is one of these that we have on offer today. Christies auctions have sold five of these Motif printings in the last five years for prices between £2,070 and £4,200 (average price was approximately £3,400). This copy is in excellent rolled condition. |
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Cinderella |
40's |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Fine |
£125 |
Notes: Although not a movie poster, we have included this poster in the listings because it's stunning. It's actually a 1940's poster that was sold for use as promotional material for annual Christmas pantomimes across England. This particular print company produced a range of beautifully made stone litho posters for all the big panto titles. This is a genuine 1940's poster, rolled in excellent condition with some minor edge repairs and a little creasing along the top edge only. |
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Clan of the Cave Bear |
1986 |
US 1 sht 27"x41" |
Fine/Near Mint |
£145 |
Notes: An intelligent adaptation of the best selling book, this is the story of the divergence of cro-magnon and neanderthal man told from the perspective of the orphaned, and innately more intelligent, cro-magnon woman (Daryl Hannah). Rolled in excellent condition with just a little edge wear that wiuld not show when framed. |
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Cleopatra |
1963 |
Belgian 22"x14" |
Fine |
£45 |
Notes: Stunning Belgian poster for the first release in Belgium in 1963, rolled in excellent condition. |
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Cleopatra |
1963 |
Czech - 11" x 16" |
Near Mint |
£95 |
Notes: Artwork by Hilmar of Elizabeth Taylor with the asp. This is from the first Czech release in 1966, rolled in superb condition. |
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Cleopatra |
1963 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Fine |
£375 |
Notes: The motion picture the world has been waiting for! Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton fall in love again but this time in Egypt. Mankiewicz directs with his usual flair. This is the alternative first release poster with artwork by Chantrell and Terpning. Folded in superb condition. |
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Cleopatra Jones |
1973 |
French medium - 24"x 32" |
Fine/Near Mint |
£75 |
Notes: Classic Blaxploitation movie starring Tamara Dobson. 6 feet 2" and all of it Dynamite! Cleo's ride in the film is a customized black and silver 1973 Corvette Stingray. When she opens the door to get out, the T-bar panel in the roof above the driver's seat automatically opens as well so she can get out without squashing her afro. This poster is from the film's first release in France. |
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Cleopatra Jones |
1973 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Fine on linen |
£395 |
Notes: Classic Blaxploitation movie starring Tamara Dobson - 6 feet 2" and all of it Dynamite! This is a super rare UK quad poster from the film's 1973 first release in the UK. Linen backed in generally excellent condition, it has a few marks on the edges and the film rating has been covered as the poster was first used in Ireland (Ireland uses quad posters but not the UK film rating system). |
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Color Purple |
1985 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Fine |
£45 |
Notes: This extraordinary multi-oscar winning film from Steven Spielberg starred a host of famous names including Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey and Laurence Fishburne among others. Not just a great film but an important film. This is the UK quad from the first UK release in 1986 folded with pinholes. |
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Desperately Seeking Susan |
1985 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Fine |
£95 |
Notes: Roberta is desperate to be Susan. Susan is wanted by the mob. The mob finds Roberta instead... Superior comedy with Madonna in fine form. This poster is from the 1985 first UK release, folded with pinholes in the corners only. |
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Devil Girl From Mars |
1954 |
US 1/2 sht - 28"X22" |
Very Good on linen |
£625 |
Notes: Rare US half sheet for this landmark British sci-fi movie complete with a leather-clad female alien that comes to Earth to collect Earth's men as breeding stock. Notable for many reasons, this was one of the earliest sci-fi movies to come out of the UK and deserves its place in history for this alone, although the dominatrix style alien adds a certain notoriety. This is a linen backed poster in good condition with restoration to the borders. This actual poster was part of the Design Museum's 'Moving to Mars' exhibition in London and Stockholm from 2019 to 2022. |
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Dirty Dancing |
1987 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Fine on linen |
£245 |
Notes: Seminal 1980's dance movie that put Patrick Swayze on the map. It won an oscar for the song (time of my life) but the film was exceptional on many levels. Linen backed with retouching to folds only. |
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Doctor Zhivago |
1965 |
Australian daybill 13"x26" |
Fine |
£65 |
Notes: This is an Australian daybill poster for David Lean's multi oscar winning tale of love in the Russian Revolution. From the first release, lightly folded in excellent condition with a little edge wear only. |
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Doctor Zhivago |
1965 |
UK promo 11†x 13†|
Fine/Near Mint |
£85 |
Notes: Incredibly rare country of origin UK promotional display card (this is one of only two that I've ever seen). For a brief period in the mid 1960's, some cinemas gave away this kind of small format card for display in local shops in exchange for a pair of free tickets to the film for the shop owners. It was a short lived advertising strategy that failed to catch on but provides us with an interesting alternative design for the film. Rolled cardstock in excellent condition from the 1965 first release. |
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Double Life of Veronique |
1991 |
Polish B1 sht - 27" x 39" |
Near Mint |
£95 |
Notes: Krzysztof Kieslowski's tale of two women in different locations was nominated for a Golden Globe. This is the polish first release poster of The Double Life of Veronique, rolled in superb condition. |
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Educating Rita |
1983 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Fine |
£45 |
Notes: Country of origin UK quad for this very British film, starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters. Folded with pinholes in the corners. |
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Emma |
2020 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Near Mint |
£45 |
Notes: Anya Taylor-Joy stars as Jane Austen's eponymous heroine in this 2020 adaptation of the classic novel. This is the UK country of origin poster, rolled in excellent condition. |
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Frozen |
2013 |
UK quad 40"x30" |
Near Mint |
£30 |
Notes: Outstanding animated feature from Disney with some of the most famous songs of any musical. This is from a later re-release in the UK. Rolled in excellent condition. |
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Funny Face |
1957 |
Argentina 1 sht 29"X43" |
Very Good |
£145 |
Notes: Audrey in Paris. From the first Argentinian rerelease in 1960, this poster has very similar artwork to the original, folded as issued with archival tape repairs on the back to fold separations. |
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Funny Girl |
1968 |
Australian 1 sht 27"X40" |
Fine/Near Mint on linen |
£265 |
Notes: Barbra Streisand won an oscar for her performance as the comedienne Fannie Brice. This is from the first relase in Australia in 1969, linen backed in superb condition. |
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Funny Girl |
1968 |
Australian Daybill 13"x26" |
Near Mint |
£95 |
Notes: Barbra Streisand won an oscar for her performance as the comedienne Fannie Brice. This is from the first release in Australia in 1969, lightly folded in superb condition. |
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Gentlemen Marry Brunettes |
1955 |
US 1 sht 27"x41" |
Very Good/Fine |
£95 |
Notes: Two Broadway showgirls, who are also sisters, are sick and tired of New York as well as not getting nowhere. Quitting Broadway, the sisters decided to travel to Paris to become famous. This poster is from the film's first release, folded as originally issued to cinemas with one corner repaired. Jane Russell stars in this sequel to Gentlemen prefer blondes. |
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