''For Whom the Bell Tolls'', 1943 - art by Armando Seguso
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''For Whom the Bell Tolls'', 1943 - art by Armando Seguso
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Movie World Posters
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Mixed Media - Vintage Movie Poster
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A vintage movie poster of ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'', a 1943 American war film directed by Sam Wood and based on the novel of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. The film is set during the Spanish Civil War, which took place from 1936 to 1939. It is a romantic drama that also explores themes of war, politics, and personal sacrifice.
The movie stars Gary Cooper as Robert Jordan, an American volunteer who has joined the International Brigades to fight against the fascist forces led by General Francisco Franco. In the film, Jordan is assigned to blow up a strategic bridge as part of a guerrilla operation behind enemy lines. However, he becomes involved in a passionate and intense love affair with Maria, played by Ingrid Bergman, a Spanish woman who has suffered greatly during the war.
The story unfolds as Jordan and a group of Spanish guerrillas plan and execute their mission while dealing with the challenges and dangers of wartime. The film explores the complexities of war, including the moral dilemmas faced by the characters and the toll that violence and conflict take on individuals and communities.
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" received critical acclaim upon its release and was a commercial success. Both Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman received Academy Award nominations for their performances in the film. The movie is known for its lush cinematography, memorable performances, and its adaptation of Hemingway's novel, which was considered one of his most important works. It remains a classic of American cinema and a significant representation of the themes and issues of the Spanish Civil War.
About the artist:
Armando Seguso (Benevento, Italy, 1897 – Bronxville, New York, 1984) was an Italian-born American painter, illustrator, and musician.
His family immigrated to the U.S. when he was 4, settling in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He learned to play the violin and began a career as a musician by age 17. When he was 21, he moved to New York to study painting at the National Academy of Design. He paid his tuition by playing violin in a cabaret, vaudeville, and movie pit orchestras.
Seguso later took a position at a commercial art studio. His oil and brushwork technique, as featured on his poster for Buster Keaton's 1928 film Steamboat Bill, Jr., drew the attention of MGM's art director. He then worked primarily for MGM, illustrating with crayon, pastel, and watercolor. Some of his assignments included posters for Gone with the Wind (1939), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Random Harvest (1942), The Human Comedy (1943), Kismet (1944), Mrs. Parkington (1944), and Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (1944). For Paramount, Seguso designed posters for The Cat and the Canary (1939) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943).
His brilliant color and broad, vigorous technique also enlivened magazine covers including Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, and Woman's Home Companion.
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