{"product_id":"mother-joan-of-the-angels-尼僧ヨアンナ-art-theatre-is-born-original-japanese-atg-reopening-poster-sapporo-koraku-bunka-theatre-c-1962-b2-size-51-73-cm-m165","title":"“Mother Joan of the Angels” (尼僧ヨアンナ) — “Art Theatre Is Born”, Original Japanese ATG Reopening Poster, Sapporo Kōraku Bunka Theatre, c. 1962, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) M165","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese Art Theatre Guild (ATG) poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e announcing the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 August reopening of Sapporo’s Kōraku Bunka Theatre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with Jerzy Kawalerowicz’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMother Joan of the Angels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as its inaugural attraction. The Polish film had launched ATG’s Japanese distribution programme in April 1962. This sheet records how one of the Guild’s original ten cinemas introduced the same film, and the idea of an “Art Theatre”, to its own audience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in a remote convent in seventeenth-century Poland, the film follows a priest sent to investigate reports of demonic possession. His encounters with the convent’s prioress, played by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLucyna Winnicka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, put his own faith to the test. The film won the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Jury Prize at Cannes in 1961\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an honour credited beneath the French title, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMère Jeanne des Anges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe design gives the theatre’s reopening as much prominence as the film. Against a black ground, the date appears in large ivory characters opposite the gold \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eatg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e emblem. The English declaration \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“ART THEATRE IS BORN”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e runs across the sheet, echoed by bold Japanese lettering down the left side. A single black-and-white still shows a nun with her arms raised, the folds of her white habit picked out against the dark background.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbove the film title, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「開場披露作品」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e identifies it as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eopening attraction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Below, the poster announces \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efour screenings daily\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, gives the cinema’s Sapporo address and invites patrons to join its local film society. These details make the sheet a record of ATG’s early exhibition history in Hokkaido.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent condition overall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with visible creasing, scattered surface scuffs and some edge wear, most noticeable at the lower left corner and along the bottom edge. The central photograph and ivory-and-gold lettering remain clear against the black ground. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce framed, this poster will display excellently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease review the photographs, which show the exact poster offered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApproximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e64 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot a reproduction or reprint.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\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":57507791405434,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/IMG_3067.jpg?v=1793602659","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/mother-joan-of-the-angels-%e5%b0%bc%e5%83%a7%e3%83%a8%e3%82%a2%e3%83%b3%e3%83%8a-art-theatre-is-born-original-japanese-atg-reopening-poster-sapporo-koraku-bunka-theatre-c-1962-b2-size-51-73-cm-m165","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}