{"product_id":"mo-better-blues-モ-ベター-ブルース-original-japanese-movie-poster-1990-b2-size-51-73-cm-za955","title":"“Mo’ Better Blues” \/ 「モ’・ベター・ブルース」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1990, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA955","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"343\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"158\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for \u003cstrong data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"191\"\u003eMo’ Better Blues\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「モ’・ベター・ブルース」, Spike Lee’s jazz-infused drama starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"270\"\u003eDenzel Washington\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"285\"\u003eSpike Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"304\"\u003eWesley Snipes\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"318\"\u003eJoie Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"342\"\u003eCynda Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"576\"\u003eA visually rich and atmospheric poster, this Japanese design captures the film’s mixture of \u003cstrong data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"516\"\u003eNew York street culture, jazz performance, romance, rivalry, and melancholy\u003c\/strong\u003e with a strong late-1980s \/ early-1990s graphic sensibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"952\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"597\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"600\"\u003eReleased in \u003cstrong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"620\"\u003e1990\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"642\"\u003eMo’ Better Blues\u003c\/strong\u003e follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"651\" data-end=\"668\"\u003eBleek Gilliam\u003c\/strong\u003e, a gifted but self-absorbed jazz trumpeter whose devotion to his music strains both his romantic relationships and his band. 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