This is an original Japanese poster printed in 1970 for the first release of Wind from the East.
This poster is incredibly rare and the first time that we have had it in our gallery.
The poster is designed by the acclaimed Kiyoshi Awazu. Awazu was consistently considered among the upper echelon of Japanese graphic designers throughout his career, which began in the years following World War II — a period in which he created ad posters for cinema, including work on lesser-known films for studio Nikkatsu.
Wind from the East (French: Le Vent d'est) is a 1970 film by the Dziga Vertov Group, a radical filmmaking cooperative that, at its core, included Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin. As with most films from this period in Godard's career, directing credit was given to the collective and not himself or other individual filmmakers.
Of the Dziga Vertov Group films, Wind from the East became particularly notable due to Peter Wollen's influential essay about it: "Godard and Counter Cinema: Vent d'est." Wollen contends that Wind from the East exemplifies how Brechtian principles of "epic theatre" can be applied to film as "counter cinema." (Source Wikipedia)
This poster is in excellent condition. Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale.
It is 53 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.