Movie Poster Collecting: Alberto Moravia

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Mondo Magic (1975) - (dir: Alfredo Castiglioni) Belgian poster

This isa 14" x 21" Belgian poster designed by an unknown artist for the 1975 Alfredo Castiglioni documentary film Mondo Magic AKA Magia Nuda written by Alberto Moravia and starring Mac Mauro Smith as the narrator. Plot summary: The film explores the bizarre practices of the African Mundari and Dinka tribes and other isolated groups of that time; these peoples practiced magic and rituals of physical mutilation and used cattle for their urine rather than their meat. Warning: extremely graphic; not for the modest or the faint of heart!

Cast and crew: Alfredo Castiglioni, Mac Mauro Smith, Guido Guerrasio, Alberto Moravia

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Friday, April 22, 2016

Woman of the River (1954) - (Sophia Loren) Spanish one-sheet

Woman of the River (1954) - (Sophia Loren) Spanish one-sheet Poster

This is a 27" x 37" Spanish poster for the 1954 Mario Soldati film Woman of the River AKA The River Girl AKA La donna del fiume based on a story by Ennio Flaiano and Alberto Moravia and starring Sophia Loren as Nives Mongolini. Plot summary: Smuggler Gino Lodi [Rik Battaglia] deserts his girlfriend Nives when he learns she is pregnant. To get revenge Nives reports him to the police and Customs as a smuggler.

Cast and crew: Mario Soldati, Antonio Altoviti, Giorgio Bassani, Ennio Flaiano, Alberto Moravia, Sophia Loren, Gerard Oury, Lise Bourdin, Rik Battaglia, Enrico Olivieri, Guido Celano, Maria Conventi, Edward Flaming, Nino Marchetti, Mimmo Palmara, Franco Polegatti