Film poster

Títol de la pel·lícula a Estats Units: "A Damsell in distress" Títol de la pel·lícula a França: "Mam'zelle Milliard" Director: George Archainbaud Actors protagonistes: June Caprice i Creighton Hale Lloc i any de producció: Estats Units, 1919 Productora: Albert Capellani Productions Distribuïdora a Estats Units: Pathé Exchange Distribuïdora a França: Pathé Consortium Cinéma Distribuïdora a Espanya: La Comercial Cinematográfica-Juan Fuster y Cia Iconografia: retrat de la protagonista, June Caprice Lloc i cronologia: França, 1920 Dimensions del cartell: 157 x 119 cm Magnificent and rare poster of the film "Mam'zelle Milliard", French version of "A Damsell in distress" (United States, 1919), directed by George Archainbaud and released in 1920 in France. A poster with a colorful design and an aesthetic typical of the posters of the 1920s. The author of the poster is Emili Vilà i Gorgoll, (Llagostera, 1887-1967) trained in Barcelona. In 1902 he moved with his family to France, where he began working as an illustrator for the newspaper l'Echo du Nord-est and in 1906 he moved to Paris where he worked as a poster artist for different companies, among them, the producers Gaumont, Paramount and Fox. He became one of the most prominent illustrators of the 1920s in France, where he befriended artists such as Picasso, intellectuals, aristocrats, politicians and film personalities. His birthplace in Llagostera, Casa Franquesa, houses the Museu Vilà, which preserves much of his work.