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Starring \u003cstrong\u003eClint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman, Jo Ann Harris, Darlene Carr, Mae Mercer,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePamelyn Ferdin\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film remains one of the darkest and most psychologically unusual collaborations between \u003cstrong\u003eSiegel and Eastwood\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eSet during the final stages of the \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Civil War\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Beguiled\u003c\/em\u003e abandons the conventional heroic persona associated with Eastwood’s Westerns and instead places him inside an isolated female world governed by desire, jealousy, suspicion and increasingly dangerous shifts in power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eEastwood plays wounded Union soldier \u003cstrong\u003eCorporal John McBurney\u003c\/strong\u003e, who is discovered in the woods by a young girl and taken to the secluded \u003cstrong\u003eFarnsworth Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Southern girls’ school largely cut off from the surrounding war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAlthough McBurney is technically an enemy soldier, headmistress \u003cstrong\u003eMartha Farnsworth\u003c\/strong\u003e, played by Geraldine Page, allows him to remain while his injuries heal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eHis arrival immediately disrupts the atmosphere of the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eMcBurney gradually adapts his behaviour to the desires and vulnerabilities of the women around him, particularly teacher \u003cstrong\u003eEdwina Dabney\u003c\/strong\u003e, played by Elizabeth Hartman, and teenage student \u003cstrong\u003eCarol\u003c\/strong\u003e, played by Jo Ann Harris. What initially appears to be a story of rescue develops into an increasingly claustrophobic psychological struggle in which seduction, manipulation, jealousy and violence become inseparable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAdapted from \u003cstrong\u003eThomas P. Cullinan’s novel\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film was the \u003cstrong\u003ethird of five collaborations between Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood\u003c\/strong\u003e, following \u003cem\u003eCoogan’s Bluff\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTwo Mules for Sister Sara\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Rather than presenting Eastwood as physically commanding, the image shows him \u003cstrong\u003einjured, vulnerable and dependent\u003c\/strong\u003e, immediately signalling the reversal of power at the centre of the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAbove, a distressed female figure appears against a dark architectural setting, while at lower right a young girl stands apart from the adults, clutching an object and looking downward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe figures emerge from a nearly black background in isolated pools of colour, creating an atmosphere of \u003cstrong\u003eGothic confinement and psychological unease\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe small English title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE BEGUILED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eappears in vivid green toward the right centre, almost secondary to the imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBy contrast, the enormous Japanese title:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e白い肌の異常な夜\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003edominates the bottom of the poster in \u003cstrong\u003eblood-red brush-style lettering\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIts irregular, almost hand-painted forms add considerable visual tension and give the design a distinctly Japanese identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese campaign copy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe prominent yellow vertical copy reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e「その夜から\u003cbr\u003e蒼ざめた血のざわめきが\u003cbr\u003e聞こえはじめた――\u003cbr\u003e森ふかい女だけの館に……\u003cbr\u003e《ローズマリーの赤ちゃん》を\u003cbr\u003eしのぐ衝撃作！」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eApproximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“From that night, the stirring of pale blood began to be heard—\u003cbr\u003ein a mansion deep in the forest inhabited only by women…\u003cbr\u003ea shocking work surpassing \u003cem\u003eRosemary’s Baby\u003c\/em\u003e!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe reference to \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRosemary’s Baby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is especially revealing of how the film was positioned for Japanese audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eRather than selling \u003cem\u003eThe Beguiled\u003c\/em\u003e principally as a Civil War or Clint Eastwood picture, the campaign emphasises its \u003cstrong\u003epsychological horror, sexuality and Gothic unease\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThat interpretation is perfectly matched by the imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEastwood against type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe film occupies an unusual place in \u003cstrong\u003eClint Eastwood’s early career\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eMcBurney initially possesses many attributes associated with the actor’s established screen persona: confidence, physical presence and an ability to manipulate dangerous situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eYet \u003cem\u003eThe Beguiled\u003c\/em\u003e steadily dismantles those qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eInside the seminary, physical strength offers increasingly little protection. 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Instead, the campaign concentrates on faces, bodies, isolation and emotional distress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcellent+ original condition overall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully; they show the \u003cstrong\u003eexact poster for sale, front and reverse\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster from the film’s 1971 first-release campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIt is approximately \u003cstrong\u003e55 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57269727003002,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments_28_fcf6e4b7-37a1-45ba-8e79-2d9fc339711c.jpg?v=1789464058","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/the-beguiled-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1971-b2-size-51-x-73cm-k27-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}