{"product_id":"conversation-piece-家族の肖像-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1978-luchino-visconti-b2-size-51-73-cm-b152","title":"“Conversation Piece” (家族の肖像), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1978, Luchino Visconti, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) B152","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1978\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the first Japanese release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConversation Piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (家族の肖像), Luchino Visconti’s late-career Italian-French drama originally released in 1974.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in Japan under the title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e家族の肖像\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — literally \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Portrait of a Family”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — the film became a major critical success in Japan and is prominently advertised on the poster as winner of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1978 Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Grand Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuchino Visconti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConversation Piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the director’s most refined and psychologically complex late works. Set largely inside the Roman apartment of an ageing intellectual and art collector, the film explores class, memory, loneliness, generational conflict, desire, and the intrusion of modern disorder into a cultivated private world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBurt Lancaster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as the Professor, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelmut Berger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilvana Mangano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClaudia Cardinale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDominique Sanda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e among the principal cast. Its chamber-like structure and elegant interiors make it one of Visconti’s most intimate films, while its emotional undercurrents remain deeply unsettling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese B2 uses a sophisticated montage layout, rich in red tones and European art-house atmosphere. The upper section features a strip of circular portraits showing key cast members, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilvana Mangano, Claudia Cardinale, Burt Lancaster, Helmut Berger,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDominique Sanda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the centre, the title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e家族の肖像\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is printed in large black calligraphy within a white rectangular panel, with the English title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONVERSATION PIECE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e directly beneath. Above it, the poster states:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「昭和53年度芸術祭大賞受賞」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Winner of the 1978 Arts Festival Grand Prize.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe central oval vignette shows a formal dining-room scene, evoking the refined interiors and social rituals that define the film’s setting. The lower half is dominated by a powerful close-up of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBurt Lancaster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelmut Berger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, capturing the film’s intimate psychological tension and emotional ambiguity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe red background, formal title panel, and layered cast imagery give the poster a highly elegant 1970s Japanese art-film character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please review the photo carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1978 first-release campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover 45 years old!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56989350986106,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-06-19T103708.383.jpg?v=1781833045","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/conversation-piece-%e5%ae%b6%e6%97%8f%e3%81%ae%e8%82%96%e5%83%8f-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1978-luchino-visconti-b2-size-51-73-cm-b152","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}