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Le Reflet vivant
A reflection steps out of its mirror, and the poster gets there before the film does.
What
A landscape-format Pathé Frères affiche of 1908 for Camille de Morlhon's trick film Les Reflets vivants, from Faria's atelier.
Why
Pathé was by 1908 the largest film company on earth, and its posters travelled further than its prints. Faria's job was to make a one-reel conceit legible to a passer-by in seconds — the doubled figure here does the whole plot in a single image, no text required.
Notice
The horizontal format, unusual for a poster, matches the shape of the screen — Faria is quoting the projected frame itself.
“One image carrying an entire story, because a passer-by had only a moment to be caught.”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- Les Reflets vivants (1908), dir. Camille de Morlhon
- Country / studio
- France · Pathé Frères
- Designer
- Cândido Aragonez de Faria
- Format
- One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
- Poster published
- French affiche, 1908
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
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The Double Bill
Two one-sheets, hung as a pair — a double feature for your wall, at a pairing price of $270.00 for the two. Build one from any two one-sheets in the gallery.
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