{"product_id":"read-my-lips-sur-mes-levres-リード-マイ-リップス-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-2003-ultra-rare-b1-size-73-103-cm-gallery","title":"“Read My Lips” (Sur mes lèvres \/ リード・マイ・リップス), Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 2003, Ultra Rare, B1 Size (73 × 103 cm) - Gallery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B1 theatrical poster produced for the 2003 Japanese release of Jacques Audiard’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead My Lips\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Originally released in France in 2001, this acclaimed romantic crime thriller stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVincent Cassel and Emmanuelle Devos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eultra-rare B1 issue is incredibly difficult to find\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Measuring approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e72.8 × 103 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it provides \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003etwice the surface area of a standard Japanese B2 poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, giving its intimate photographic composition considerable presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacques Audiard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and co-written with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTonino Benacquista\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead My Lips\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows Carla, a hard-of-hearing office worker whose colleagues routinely underestimate her. When she hires Paul, a recently released prisoner, as her assistant, their uneasy partnership develops into an increasingly dangerous relationship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarla’s ability to read lips becomes central to a criminal scheme, drawing the pair into a world of surveillance, deception, and shifting power. Audiard combines the tension of a heist film with a closely observed study of attraction between two isolated people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film’s expressive use of sound brings the viewer into Carla’s experience, making listening, silence, and visual attention integral to its suspense.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCritical recognition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2002 César Awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film won \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest Actress for Emmanuelle Devos, Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation for Audiard and Benacquista, and Best Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese three awards are prominently advertised along the poster’s lower margin. The Japanese release followed on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20 September 2003\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, distributed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCinéma Parisien\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition centres on a tightly framed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eblack-and-white portrait of Cassel and Devos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, their physical closeness tempered by guarded expressions. The grain of the photograph lends the image a tactile quality, particularly striking at B1 scale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA deep red panel across the top carries the original French title, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esur mes lèvres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in oversized white lowercase lettering, accompanied by the actors’ names and Audiard’s directing credit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the lower photograph, the Japanese title appears in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eloose, handwritten red lettering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, contrasting with the orderly French typography above. This restrained combination of red, black, and white gives the design immediate visual impact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo vertical Japanese taglines read:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「くちびるから伝う愛」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Love conveyed through lips.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「くちびるから知る犯罪」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Crime discovered through lips.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA small printed credit at the lower-right edge of the photograph names \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSG-tokyo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the advertising graphic design. The bilingual typography and emphasis on the central relationship make this a particularly compelling Japanese presentation of Audiard’s film.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent+.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The poster retains strong reds, crisp lettering, and excellent photographic detail, with minor handling wear visible on close inspection. Please review the photographs—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B1 theatrical poster produced for the film’s 2003 Japanese release\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 modern reprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e23 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":57547175494010,"sku":null,"price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/High-riselivingroomwithafeaturewall2026-11-05-14-402026-11-08-15-582026-11-09-15-342026-11-10-20-32.jpg?v=1794310368","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/read-my-lips-sur-mes-levres-%e3%83%aa%e3%83%bc%e3%83%89-%e3%83%9e%e3%82%a4-%e3%83%aa%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%e3%82%b9-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-2003-ultra-rare-b1-size-73-103-cm-gallery","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}