Translating Hollywood: The World of Movie Posters
by: Sam Sarowitz

Hardcover. Mark Batty, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 160 pages. A fresh perspective on movie posters, comparing posters from different countries that promote the same film. The emphasis is on famous movies: Citizen Kane, The Third Man, Sunset Boulevard, The 400 Blows, La Dolce Vita, The Birds, Dr. Strangelove, My Fair Lady, Chinatown, Annie Hall, etc. In the case of each film, posters are presented in brilliant color, or black and white as the case may be, from various countries showing the varying ways that artists sought to promote the film.