{"product_id":"life-love-death-愛と死と-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1969-claude-lelouch-amidou-caroline-cellier-b2-size-51-73-cm-t258","title":"“Life, Love, Death” \/ 「愛と死と」, Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1969, Claude Lelouch \/ Amidou \/ Caroline Cellier, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) T258","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e produced for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst Japanese release in 1969\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife, Love, Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa Vie, l’Amour, la Mort\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClaude Lelouch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmidou, Caroline Cellier, and Janine Magnan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese design combines intimate romantic imagery with a melancholy railway scene, creating an evocative composition that reflects the film’s themes of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003elove, separation, and mortality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the international success of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Man and a Woman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Claude Lelouch brought his distinctive visual sensibility to a darker subject. The film follows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrançois Toledo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a married factory worker whose relationship with a colleague is interrupted by his arrest for murder. His subsequent imprisonment and death sentence become the basis for an examination of capital punishment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith music by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrancis Lai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film brings together romantic drama and social criticism. Its movement between personal memories, police investigation, and the machinery of punishment gives it a particular place within Lelouch’s late-1960s work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA large, softly tinted photograph of an embracing couple fills the upper background. In the foreground, a blonde woman stands with her back partly turned, carrying a dark shoulder bag and holding a newspaper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow, railway tracks recede beside a wet platform, where a solitary man walks away, his reflection extending towards the viewer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed flowers beside the rails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provide a small but vivid accent within the restrained palette of pink, cream, grey, and muted green.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Japanese title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「愛と死と」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears near the foot in substantial black-and-red lettering, with the original French title printed above in yellow. A smaller monochrome scene at the lower right introduces the film’s harsher subject matter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a thoughtfully composed piece of Japanese film advertising, balancing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eromantic intimacy with a strong sense of distance and loss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe B2 format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeasuring approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e51 × 73 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the standard Japanese theatrical poster format. Its proportions give the layered photographic composition considerable presence while remaining a practical size for framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent vintage condition for its age and format.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please review the detailed photographs of both the front and reverse, as these show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster retains \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eattractive colour, clear photographic detail, and strong title lettering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Light creasing and minor edge wear are visible, together with small tape patches on the reverse at the upper edge and lower-right margin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce framed, this poster will display exceptionally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\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\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover 55 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\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":57558631088506,"sku":null,"price":118.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/Wallshelfwithornamentscopy2026-11-13-06-46.jpg?v=1794520012","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/life-love-death-%e6%84%9b%e3%81%a8%e6%ad%bb%e3%81%a8-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1969-claude-lelouch-amidou-caroline-cellier-b2-size-51-73-cm-t258","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}