Kirby,
That is sad news, I have also know Jean Louis since the early 80's.
His poster books were early influences on me (but they are now
unfortunately out of print). He once hid from me when I visited him in
Paris to look at his Polish posters, afraid that he would not know how
to properly price them. He was a true character with a love of movie
posters and some incredible posters, particularly from the 1920's as
well as incredible stone litho French 2 and 4 panels.
I always enjoyed seeing him and Alexandre in NY or Paris and will
certainly miss him.
My thoughts to his family.
sam
On Jul 4, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Kirby McDaniel wrote:
Yesterday I received an email from Alexandre Boyer at Cine-Images in
Paris that Jean Louis Capitaine, one of the foremost experts on
French film posters and owner for many years of Cine-Images, has died.
I knew Jean Louis for many years. I first met him in 1981 when he
visited Austin and stayed with Walter Reuben for several months.
Jean Louis was charming and funny,
an outsized personality who was enthralled with visiting the
outsized Republic of Texas.
Cine-Images was one of the first poster shops in the world really.
I visited it in 1995, and Jean Louis showed me around Paris.
It was rarely dull to be around Jean Louis. He was always ready to
help with any questions about posters in general and French posters
in particular. His knowledge
was encyclopedic. He wrote books and consulted for auctions.
Jean Louis will be missed.
Happily, as I understand it, Cine-Images will continue with
Alexandre Boyer, who has worked for many years with Jean Louis.
Kirby
Kirby McDaniel
MovieArt Original Film Posters
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