{"product_id":"la-luna-ルナ-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1979-b2-size-51-73-cm-za710","title":"“La Luna” (ルナ), Original First Release Japanese Movie Poster 1979, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA710","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"423\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"152\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"172\"\u003e1979\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"218\"\u003eLa Luna\u003c\/strong\u003e (ルナ), the controversial and visually sumptuous drama directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"307\"\u003eBernardo Bertolucci\u003c\/strong\u003e and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"339\"\u003eJill Clayburgh\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"358\"\u003eMatthew Barry\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"376\"\u003eTomas Milian\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"398\"\u003eRenato Salvatori\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"422\"\u003eVeronica Lazar\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"832\"\u003eA striking and highly atmospheric poster for one of Bertolucci’s most provocative late-1970s works, this Japanese design is especially notable for its \u003cstrong data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"610\"\u003emoody photographic composition\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"642\"\u003eluminous nocturnal imagery\u003c\/strong\u003e, and bold period marketing text. It is an excellent piece for collectors of \u003cstrong data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"742\"\u003eEuropean art cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"767\"\u003eBernardo Bertolucci\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"831\"\u003eJapanese release posters for major international films\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"1312\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"853\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"856\"\u003eReleased in \u003cstrong data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"876\"\u003e1979\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"889\"\u003eLa Luna\u003c\/strong\u003e follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"918\"\u003eCaterina Silveri\u003c\/strong\u003e, a celebrated American opera singer who relocates to Italy with her teenage son \u003cstrong data-start=\"999\" data-end=\"1006\"\u003eJoe\u003c\/strong\u003e after the sudden death of her husband. As she discovers Joe’s heroin addiction and emotional instability, the relationship between mother and son grows increasingly intense, troubled, and psychologically transgressive, leading the film into some of the most controversial territory of Bertolucci’s career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1314\" data-end=\"1908\"\u003eDirected by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1349\"\u003eBernardo Bertolucci\u003c\/strong\u003e, already internationally renowned for works such as \u003cem data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1423\"\u003eLast Tango in Paris\u003c\/em\u003e and later \u003cem data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1452\"\u003eThe Last Emperor\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1465\"\u003eLa Luna\u003c\/strong\u003e remains one of his most divisive yet unmistakably personal films. Its mixture of operatic melodrama, sexual taboo, and emotional extremity made it controversial on release, but it has endured as a significant example of late-1970s European auteur cinema. \u003cstrong data-start=\"1721\" data-end=\"1741\"\u003eJill Clayburgh’s\u003c\/strong\u003e performance was particularly praised for its emotional fearlessness and complexity, and the film continues to attract interest for its boldness, style, and intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"2337\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"1927\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1930\"\u003eThe poster is elegant, moody, and unmistakably of its period. At the center, framed within a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2023\" data-end=\"2050\"\u003eteal rectangular border\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a photographic image of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2097\"\u003eJill Clayburgh\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2102\" data-end=\"2119\"\u003eMatthew Barry\u003c\/strong\u003e in a melancholy embrace. Clayburgh looks downward with a grave, reflective expression while resting her hand protectively on Joe’s head, creating an image that is at once intimate, unsettling, and emotionally charged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2339\" data-end=\"2655\"\u003eAbove this central image hangs a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2372\" data-end=\"2399\"\u003elarge glowing full moon\u003c\/strong\u003e surrounded by dramatic dark clouds, directly evoking the film’s title and reinforcing the atmosphere of nocturnal mystery and emotional turbulence. The strong contrast between the black ground and the pale moonlight gives the sheet a refined visual power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"2702\"\u003eAt the very top appears the sensational copy:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2704\" data-end=\"2819\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2704\" data-end=\"2736\"\u003e「全世界にセンセーションを巻き起こした華麗な性の衝撃！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2736\" data-end=\"2739\"\u003e(\u003cstrong data-start=\"2740\" data-end=\"2818\"\u003e“A magnificent sexual shockwave that caused a sensation around the world!”\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2821\" data-end=\"2878\"\u003eRunning vertically at upper left is the provocative line:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2880\" data-end=\"3048\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2880\" data-end=\"2928\"\u003e「＊母と息子…\u003cbr data-start=\"2889\" data-end=\"2892\"\u003eその二人のきずなが\u003cbr data-start=\"2901\" data-end=\"2904\"\u003e今、罪深く激しく\u003cbr data-start=\"2912\" data-end=\"2915\"\u003e男と女の愛に変わる！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2928\" data-end=\"2931\"\u003e(\u003cstrong data-start=\"2932\" data-end=\"3047\"\u003e“Mother and son... now their bond transforms, sinfully and intensely, into the love between a man and a woman!”\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3050\" data-end=\"3560\"\u003eThe lower section is anchored by the large pale-blue Japanese title \u003cstrong data-start=\"3118\" data-end=\"3126\"\u003e「ルナ」\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the original title \u003cstrong data-start=\"3152\" data-end=\"3163\"\u003eLA LUNA\u003c\/strong\u003e incorporated neatly within the design. Beneath are the cast credits and production details, all laid out in a restrained fashion that balances the poster’s more sensational upper text. The result is a compelling mixture of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3387\" data-end=\"3415\"\u003eart-house sophistication\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3420\" data-end=\"3459\"\u003eperiod exploitation-style marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e, a combination that makes Japanese posters of controversial European films particularly collectible.\u003cstrong data-start=\"3562\" data-end=\"3578\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3771\" data-end=\"4019\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3771\" data-end=\"3784\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3784\" data-end=\"3787\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3787\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e A very attractive example with \u003cstrong data-start=\"3843\" data-end=\"3913\"\u003eclean paper, strong colour, and excellent overall display presence\u003c\/strong\u003e. Dark-background posters from this period often show wear easily, but this copy presents especially well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4021\" data-end=\"4103\"\u003ePlease review the photograph carefully, as it shows the \u003cstrong data-start=\"4077\" data-end=\"4102\"\u003eexact poster for sale\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4105\" data-end=\"4206\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"4116\" data-end=\"4160\"\u003eoriginal 1979 Japanese theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"4161\" data-end=\"4164\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4170\" data-end=\"4205\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4208\" data-end=\"4240\"\u003eIt is now \u003cstrong data-start=\"4218\" data-end=\"4239\"\u003eover 45 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4242\" data-end=\"4283\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4242\" data-end=\"4283\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57047183196538,"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-2026-07-07T152548.368.jpg?v=1783405739","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/la-luna-%e3%83%ab%e3%83%8a-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1979-b2-size-51-73-cm-za710","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}