Anyone have any sources for posters of Criterion Collection movies?

August 9, 2010 6:49 AM

Anyone have any sources for posters of Criterion Collection movies? I am trying to find this poster for the 1970s French film, Jeanne Dielman. A google search of poster websites has turned up nothing.

If I can't find the poster, does anyone know if it's possible to take the image to a copy center or somewhere else and have a large print made?

posted by banananutrament to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

This isn't a poster, but rather the jacket/sleeve/box art for the Criterion DVD release of the film. You're unlikely to find this offered as a poster unless Criterion itself puts it up for sale. (You could bookmark the page here and keep checking in the future just in case.) You could always email them ([e-mail]) and suggest they turn it into a poster -- couldn't hurt.

The image you linked to is too small to print out at any size. I Google'd a copy that's somewhat bigger, but still won't support being printed at any more than a few inches high. It might be passable as a postcard. You might be able to blow it up somewhat by scanning the actual paper sleeve at a high resolution, but the results at poster size are still likely to be disappointing.

The best result would be using a very high-res image file directly from Criterion (they almost certainly have them for press/PR purposes), but I suspect it would be hard to get them to send you one.
posted by Joey Bagels at 7:25 AM on August 9, 2010

It would make a lovely poster. I'd buy it for sure. If it's the movie and not specifically that image you want a poster of, some apparently do exist -- here and here -- but may be hard to find. Try vintage/original poster dealers.
posted by whiskeyspider at 8:58 AM on August 9, 2010

Best answer: I cobbled together a large size version from the Amazon zoomable picture. Email me at jimmyjay86 at hotmail and I can send you the jpeg suitable for printing.
posted by JJ86 at 12:24 PM on August 9, 2010