{"product_id":"teorema-テオレマ-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1970-film-1968-ultra-rare-stb-size-51-x-145cm-o247","title":"“Teorema” (テオレマ), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1970 (film 1968), Ultra Rare, STB Size (51 x 145cm) O247","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis towering STB (tatekan) poster—almost five feet tall—was printed \u003cstrong\u003eonly for the film’s first Japanese run in 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e and issued in far smaller numbers than standard B2s. Surviving examples for sought-after titles such as \u003cem\u003eTeorema\u003c\/em\u003e are exceptionally scarce and prized by collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeorema\u003c\/em\u003e (internationally retitled \u003cstrong\u003e“Theorem”\u003c\/strong\u003e) is Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1968 allegorical drama starring \u003cstrong\u003eTerence Stamp, Laura Betti, Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAnne Wiazemsky\u003c\/strong\u003e. A mysterious visitor seduces every member of an upper-middle-class Milanese household, then vanishes—leaving each radically transformed. Themes of divine incarnation, sexuality and bourgeois disintegration made the picture both controversial and influential. (Venice Film Festival, OCIC Award 1968.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePoster design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBold, calligraphic kanji in sky-blue, green and plum cascade down the length of the sheet, framing a dream-like collage of the household’s “possessed” family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePasolini’s name and cast are rendered vertically in fine typograph, preserving the Italian art-film aesthetic while matching Toho\/Towa studio branding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe STB format allows the composition to breathe; full tatekan sheets like this were typically pasted outside major theatres and seldom saved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout STB (Tatekan) posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese STB \/ tatekan posters were tall standing-board advertisements, printed in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etwo pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to be pasted together vertically for cinema display, typically measuring around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e20 × 58 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Because they were made for prominent theatrical use rather than long-term preservation, survival rates are dramatically lower than for standard posters. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is over 57 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster is in \u003cstrong\u003every good+ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eunrestored condition\u003c\/strong\u003e. Please refer to the detailed imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis poster was previously displayed in the cinema and shows signs of use - it has small pinholes, and also the films title in Japanese katagana stuck on in three locations on the lower panel - see additional close up imagery provided. We have taken this into account when pricing. Once framed, this poster will display excellently.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57419995939194,"sku":null,"price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/man-standing-next-to-an-empty-wall_2.jpg?v=1792138881","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/teorema-%e3%83%86%e3%82%aa%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9e-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1970-film-1968-ultra-rare-stb-size-51-x-145cm-o247","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}