Hello fellow movie poster collectors/sellers, This morning we posted a list of 700 Greek movie poster on MoPo, but apparently some people experienced problems with the message so here it is again without all image links.
Last year we posted a list of Greek movie posters a contact of ours wanted us to sell for them on MoPo and at other places. At that time the list was far from complete and did not contain conditions and images. In the past few months our contact has been very busy taking photographs and compiling the list of all available titles. Most posters are from the fifties till around 2006 in many different genres including lots of foreign cinema (i.e. Russian movies). Greek posters come in a variety of sizes, with different types of artwork/design, before being almost completely replaced by one sheet size Greek posters. On average they are around 11x16 inches. However, a lot of them are larger (up to one sheet size) and many others are smaller. Greek posters are smaller in size and most of them were printed on thicker stock which is the reason some people confuse them with lobby cards. Greek posters were actually used in cinemas as posters, including style A/B, and did not come in sets, as opposed to lobby cards. Some titles might look like lobby cards because of the layout and use of photos, but others contain full artwork either new/unique or "borrowed" taking on the best qualities of several other countries movie posters. Greek designers didn't hesitate to mix artwork together, sometimes even bordering on amateurism, resulting in crazy/goofy looking designs containing misspellings. Probably because of the religious background of the country, posters for erotic/pornographic films and/or artwork featuring nudity are rare, but there are a few exceptions. It doesn't do justice to Greek poster to qualify them as (Mexican) lobby cards because they share some similarities with them. Unlike Mexican lobby cards that are so abundant and are normally B&W stills surrounded by a little artwork; Greek posters look like a cross between Egyptian lobbies/posters and Italian photobustas. The larger posters are similar to Yugoslavian in style with a lot more color while the smaller posters are very similar in size and style to Czech posters. Even the ones without images have a more exotic look like Egyptian and Arabic posters/cards. There actually were/are sporadically Greek lobby card sets available that are around 8x10 inch or A4 in size. Small(er) sized posters were, and still are used all over Europe. Therefore we prefer to compare them more to other (smaller) types of posters used in Europe or Arabic/African countries. However, posters from Greece are pretty rare compared to most of these other non-English posters. You can download an Excel document with all available information via this link. <http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/GreekPosterListMotionPictureArt .com.xls> Most of the text in the document is written by the seller and almost all photos were taken by him. We've tried to correct and clean text/images as much as possible. So please excuse us for (spelling) errors or unclarities. Below this message is a preview of some titles and images. We want to emphasize the fact that it's a rare opportunity for such a nice collection of Greek posters to be available to the collectors market. Please contact us for any questions or if you are interested in buying one or more posters. Some posters are available in varying conditions and therefore numbered 1, 2 etc. or styles A, B etc. Please specify which poster you are interested in. Prices will be negotiated between potential buyers and the seller. Don't hesitate to make us an offer If you have a price in mind. Buying the entire lot for your collection, business or auctions is also an option. This poster collection is for the largest part stored at the seller's location in Greece, but all orders will be shipped by us via registered air mail (with optional insurance), so an inspection of you order will always take place first. Thank you for reading and have a great weekend, Ron and Alexandra MotionPictureArt.com <http://www.motionpictureart.com/> 2001 A Space Odyssey, Two Thousand and One A Space Odyssey A <http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/2001ASpaceO dysseyGreekPosterA.jpg> http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/2001ASpaceOd ysseyGreekPosterA.jpg 2001 A Space Odyssey, Two Thousand and One A Space Odyssey B <http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/2001ASpaceO dysseyGreekPosterB.jpg> http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/2001ASpaceOd ysseyGreekPosterB.jpg Antony and Cleopatra <http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/AntonyandCl eopatraGreekPoster.jpg> http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/AntonyandCle opatraGreekPoster.jpg Woman Under the Influence, A Woman Under the Influence <http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/AWomanUnder TheInfluenceGreekPoster.jpg> http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/AWomanUnderT heInfluenceGreekPoster.jpg Back to the Future 2 <http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/BacktotheFu ture2GreekPoster.jpg> http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/BacktotheFut ure2GreekPoster.jpg Nabbeun Namja, Bad Guy <http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/BadGuyGreek Poster.jpg> http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/BadGuyGreekP oster.jpg Casino de Paris <http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/CasinodePar isGreekPoster.jpg> http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/CasinodePari sGreekPoster.jpg Clockwork Orange, A Clockwork Orange <http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/ClockworkOr angeGreekPoster.jpg> http://www.motionpictureart.com/store/files/images/PostersLarge/ClockworkOra ngeGreekPoster.jpg Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
