Commissar (Komissar) Soviet film poster, 1988
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1988
This Soviet film poster promotes the 1988 release of the film Commissar (Russian: Komissar). Originally filmed in 1967 at the Gorky Film Studio, the movie was directed by Aleksandr Askoldov based on a short story by Vasily Grossman.
Due to political circumstances during the Khrushchev Thaw, the film was initially suppressed until it was reconstructed and released in 1988 during the period of glasnost. The poster features a striking graphic design with a silhouette background and central imagery including scenes from the film and credits for the director, actors Rolan Bykov and Nonna Mordyukova, and composer Alfred Schnittke. Printed via the offset process, the poster was produced for Sovexportfilm, the Soviet association responsible for the international import and export of cinematic works.
Measuring 110 x 80 cm, the poster reflects the visual promotion associated with the film's international acclaim, including its award at the 1988 Berlin International Film Festival.
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 110 x 80 cm
- Print method
- offset print
Technical characteristics
- Distributor
- Sovexportfilm
Design
- Subject
- Commissar (Komissar) film
- Language
- Russian
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Sovexportfilm
Catalogue references
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