Many thanks to Uwe Huber for contributing this image [which hopefully will stay up here] of the poster prepared for the US theatrical release of Jess Franco's THE GIRL FROM RIO. This "Daring Motion Picture" was Never exhibited theatrically in the US as far as I know. Does anyone have any further information on a possible US theatrical playoff of this film under this or any other title?
For me, this delightfully tacky advert beats the stylish Jano poster for the Spanish version, LA CIUDAD SIN HOMBRES, which was my favorite up to this point. Note that Georges Sanders billing font is twice the size of Shirley Eaton's and Richard Wyler's. BTW, look for a future blog on the career slide of Sanders following his encounter with Jess Franco, including some behind the scenes glimpses of the actor from my interview with Richard Wyler.
Now what exactly is GIGANTIC SCREENOVISION: THE 4th DIMENSION?!
COPYRIGHT ROBERT MONELL: 2006
2 comments:
Wow, the world changes...
This looks as if it might have been one of those crazed 1970s retitling campaigns -- like GRAVEYARD TRAMPS (INVASION OF THE BEE GIRLS) and THE CREATURES (ASYLUM), or perhaps a campaign from one of those softcore erotica houses that would import German SCHOOLGIRL-type flicks and Anglicize all the credits on the poster, without offering any hint of which company was actually distributing it (a poster that could have been designed for any film that fit the profile, and for any company wishing for obscurity).
It looks like they were anxious to dissociate it from the Sumuru character, who had little name recognition in the US market. You have to love the look of this poster, though...
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