''Die keusche Kokette'', 1929 - art by Eric Rohman
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''Die keusche Kokette'', 1929 - art by Eric Rohman
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Movie World Posters
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Mixed Media - Vintage Movie Poster
Description
A vintage Swedish movie poster of ''Die keusche Kokette'', (The Chaste Coquette) a 1929 German silent film directed by Carl Boese. As with many films from this era, specific details about the plot and characters might be scarce due to limited archival information and the rarity of surviving copies. However, given the title and the era, the film likely centers around themes of romance, societal norms, and perhaps a play on the expectations of femininity and courtship typical of the late 1920s.
Carl Boese, the director, was known for his work in German cinema, particularly during the silent and early sound film eras. His films often explored social themes and relationships, and "Die keusche Kokette" would have likely reflected these interests. The title suggests a focus on a female protagonist who is perceived as both coy and flirtatious, a common trope in silent films where character development relied heavily on visual cues and exaggerated actions due to the lack of audible dialogue.
Given the time period, the film would have been produced in black and white, and might have included elements typical of German cinema at the time, such as expressionist influences in its set designs and cinematography. The film's narrative would have been conveyed through physical performances, intertitles, and visual storytelling, hallmarks of the silent film era. Unfortunately, without more specific information or access to the film itself, it's challenging to provide a detailed synopsis of its plot and characters.
About the artist:
Eric Wilhelm Rohman (May 18, 1891, Nyköping, Sweden— Jan. 6, 1949, Stockholm) was a Swedish illustrator and advertising artist.
The crisp and essential style of Rohman is striking in his movie posters. His traits are well outlined and sharp and give life to the characters; he uses few colors and is never too loud, he has a great originality in managing the composition and the construction of space.
The Swedish artist creates movie posters that are caricatured and powerful in the representation, with high graphic settings. He depicts essential backgrounds of cities, apartment interiors, airplanes, bars, or simple backgrounds with geometric patterns. Rohman's posters attract the audience's attention creating curious scenes, geometric and coherent in the narrative but never static. That never gets boring.
He was raised in Helsingborg, where he discovered a passion for drawing and acting after his undergraduate education. To satisfy his newfound craving, he spent years studying under Swedish painter and illustrator Carl Wilhelmson at the Gothenburg Academy of the Arts. He took side work creating advertising illustrations for newspapers to pay his tuition. He also designed and drew several book covers and books.
Rohman had a brother who managed a large chain of theaters, which needed a constant supply of original art for film posters. Rohman then began working for his brother, which launched his career as a poster designer. In 1921 he was the only person in Sweden who worked full-time creating poster illustrations.
However, to fulfill the theater's demand, he had to work quickly. As a result, he designed four or five posters every week. But he was nonetheless generally still able to bring out the essential details of the film and its actors to express the essence of a film's theme.
Search "Rohman" to see more of his art.
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January 21st, 2022
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