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Auction History Result #1166 OSSESSIONE Italian 2p R50s Luchino Visconti classic, close up of Clara Calamai & Girotti! Date Sold 7/29/2003Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Undated (probably 1950s) Re-release Vintage Theatrical Folded Italian Two-Panel (known in Italy as a "4 Fogli") Movie Poster (2p; measures 55" x 78" [140 x 198 cm]) (Learn More) Ossessione (literally translates to "Obsession"), the classic 1943 Luchino Visconti Italian romantic infidelity crime murder thriller (written by Visconti and others, based on James Cain's classic "The Postman Always Rings Twice", but they did not pay Cain, so he was uncredited, and the film was not released in the U.S. until the 1970s because of this!; the movie follows the source novel closely, with a drifter getting a job at an inn run by an older man and his young beautiful wife, and the woman lures him into an affair and then convinces him to kill her husband) starring Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Juan de Landa, Dhia Cristiani, and Elio Marcuzzo. Note that this movie, Visconti's first, predated the neorealistic classics, "Open City" and "The Bicycle Thief", and was very influential in the Italian cinema that arose during the end of the Italian participation at the end of World War II. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this Italian two-panel poster was printed in 2 sections (designed to overlap) and when combined, the poster measures approximately 55" x 78" and is currently folded, and fits in our standard mailers. Also note that the two pieces are glued together to make one section. Condition: fair to good. much tape on the back of the poster to repair many tears, areas of separation, and paper loss throughout the poster (more so along the foldlines and around the edges) poster has darkened somewhat as is common with older Italian posters; slightly diagonal creases along some of the foldlines from the poster being folded somewhat off-center; tack holes throughout the poster; creases, smudges, and scuffing throughout the poster; While this poster clearly has lots of defects, it can certainly be "rescued" by a talented restorer, after which it would look wonderful! Please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept it as is or are willing to have it restored! Learn More about condition grades 
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