Sorry, Filip, but I think Swanarchives is making a valid point. International one sheets, although mostly all printed in USA, are referred to as 'international', not 'U.S.'. The intended location for the display of a poster must surely be a prime consideration, regardless of where it was printed.
Tommy On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 4:27 PM, filip de volder <[email protected]> wrote: > i had this exchange on ebay with someone who really seems a bit of a > posterexpert regarding a pantom of the paradise 1sheet i have up : > > > Hi - this is not a US 1-sheet. This one was for the Canadian market. The > US 1-sheet would have the PG ("Parental Guidance") logo. > > - swanarchives > > > hi, it is a US one sheet , please use the zoom function to see bottom > details on the poster > filip > > - runbuffy > > I promise you, it is the Canadian version. National Screen Service > distributed the posters to both the USA and Canada. The USA version has the > PG logo in the lower left corner, like this one: > https://www.swanarchives.org/ImagePopup.asp?image=onesheetstylea_lrg.jpg > The Canadian version does not. > > - swanarchives > > hi, the poster was made in the usa therefor is a US poster , before the > 70s a lot of US 1 sheets were made for south america with the text in > spanish , that doesn't make the posters colombian or venezuelan , they were > american 1 sheets for the south american movie theaters so the phantom of > the paradise is an american poster for the canadian theaters , the poster > was not made in canada > thanks, filip > > - runbuffy > > No, that's just nonsense. Movie posters are always referred to by the > geography where they are intended to be used, not where they were > manufactured. This is because, in most cases, it is impossible to determine > where a poster was manufactured. If the US studios started having some > posters made in China for use in the USA, nobody would call these "Chinese > movie posters." A poster with Danish language intended for use in Denmark > would be called a "Danish movie poster," regardless where it was printed. > Good luck with your auction, though. > > > - swanarchives > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > 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.
