''Love'', 1927 - art by Eric Rohman
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''Love'', 1927 - 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 ''Love'', in one of her early leading roles. Directed by Edmund Goulding, this romantic drama is also known by its alternative title, "Anna Karenina," as it is an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel "Anna Karenina."
In "Love," Greta Garbo plays the titular character, Anna Karenina, a beautiful and aristocratic woman trapped in a loveless marriage to Alexei Karenin, played by Brandon Hurst. Anna's life takes a dramatic turn when she meets Count Vronsky, portrayed by John Gilbert, a dashing and charming officer. Their passionate and forbidden love affair becomes the central focus of the film.
"Love" explores themes of love, societal expectations, and the consequences of pursuing one's desires in the face of societal norms and moral judgment. Greta Garbo's performance as Anna Karenina is particularly acclaimed, as she brings depth and emotion to her character, capturing the turmoil of a woman torn between her heart's desires and the expectations of the society in which she lives.
The film is notable for its beautiful cinematography and direction, with Edmund Goulding skillfully capturing the opulence and elegance of the Russian aristocracy in the early 20th century. "Love" is a classic of silent cinema and is remembered as one of Greta Garbo's breakthrough roles, helping to establish her as one of Hollywood's most iconic actresses. It is also recognized as a significant adaptation of Tolstoy's novel and remains a part of cinema history.
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 26th, 2022
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