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🎥 Jacques Tati – Die Ferien des Monsieur Hulot – 1978 – Original vintage A2 Poster | 58 × 41 German Democratic Republic (DDR)
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🎥 Die Ferien des Monsieur Hulot – 1978 – Original A2 Poster – German Democratic Republic (DDR)
Jacques Tati’s gentle mischief refracted through late-’70s East German exhibition design
| 58 × 41 cm | German Democratic Republic (DDR)
🎬 Introduction
This DDR cinema poster translates Tati’s iconic Monsieur Hulot into a crisp, two-color study in silhouette and motion. A warm ochre field and circular, sun-like disc frame Hulot’s angular profile—hat, pipe, and stork‑like posture—in a graphic shorthand that’s both witty and modern. The title arcs diagonally in robust serif type, imparting kinetic energy that echoes the character’s bumbling grace. Supporting copy in German positions the film as an internationally decorated “Filmspaß,” newly back in local repertory, and situates Hulot within a modern, technology-prone world.
Issued for a 1978 East German theatrical run, the sheet exemplifies DDR poster craft: pared-back inks, assertive typography, and a practical layout with a blank showtime panel at the base—evidence of its life as a working cinema tool rather than an export piece. It’s an elegant meeting point of Western auteur comedy and socialist-era exhibition graphics.
✨ Why It Matters
For collectors, DDR posters occupy a distinct niche: restrained palettes and economical printing yield striking, ideologically neutral compositions that foreground form and type. This example frames Tati’s postwar modernist comedy for an East German audience, even nodding to the broader Hulot cycle (e.g., Mein Onkel) while announcing an “international mehrfach ausgezeichnet” feature “wieder in unseren Kinos.” Typical of the period, programming paired the feature with DEFA’s Der Augenzeuge newsreel, underscoring how foreign classics were contextualized locally. The result is a cross-border artifact of mid-century European cinema and late-’70s German graphic sensibility—appealing to film historians, Tati devotees, and collectors of socialist-era design alike.
📐 Poster Details
- Year: 1978 (DDR re-release)
- Country: German Democratic Republic (DDR)
- Size: 58 × 41 cm
- Format: DIN A2
🔎 Condition
Good vintage condition with slight fold lines from original handling; colors remain strong and the surface presents cleanly. Shipped folded in a protective mailer.
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsYellowMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight58 cmWidth41 cm
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Berlin, GermanyOn Whoppah since August 2023 • 12 sales