Poster advertising the film "Resurrection" ("воскресенье"), directed by Edwin Carewe, based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy. [Printed for the Ophir Silent Movie Theater]. Tel Aviv: Ephraim Strod & Sons, 1929. Hebrew, English, and Russian.
Poster advertising the silent movie "Resurrection" (1927), directed by the American film director Edwin Carewe (1883-1940) and produced by United Artists. Starring in the film were Dolores del Rio in the role of Katyusha Maslova, Rod La Rocque as Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov, and Ilya Tolstoy, son of the author Leo Tolstoy, playing the philosopher. The poster promises "A momentous work, a hair-raising human storyline, boldly artistic acting, subtly and profoundly directed." Indeed, in the (Hebrew) words of a film critic published on the eve of the movie premiere at the Ophir Silent Movie Theater, "United Artists has produced a superb work in the film 'Resurrection.' Never has a production company reached such an impeccable level of sophistication in any Russian film" (Haaretz, December 25, 1929).
At the top of the poster is a large linocut illustration (by Gerzowitz?) of a dramatic scene from the film.
100X70 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and creases. Fold lines. Open tear to center of poster, repaired. Few tiny tears to edges.