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Janis: A Film (PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL for the 1974 Documentary)

Janis: A Film (PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL for the 1974 Documentary)

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Janis: A Film (PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL for the 1974 Documentary)

by Joplin, Janis

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Los Angeles: Universal Pictures, 1974. First Edition. Very good. Pressbook (8 1/2" x 11" stapled as issued). 9 ff. printed in b/w on glossy paper (rectos only). Preserved in mylar sleeve. Uncommon promo materials for one of the earliest Janis Joplin documentaries. "Janis: A Film" is justly considered to be a major source of footage for all subsequent works on the subject. "Janis" consists almost entirely of archival footage. Directed by Howard Alk and Seaton Findlay, the film was innovative on account of its total lack of narration, and almost none of the footage was identified by captions. "Janis" is almost unsettling due to the fact that no one who appears in the film communicates that the subject of the documentary had actually died.

The present pressbook was distributed to movie theaters all around the U.S. and Canada; there are multiple images and publicity stills presented in multiple resolutions and sizes (from 14 to 400 lines). All the film credits and song titles appear on fol. 1 (as do the names of her bands); "Publicity" texts appear on fol. 6.

From the Dorothy Sloan Collection of Women in the West.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Janis: A Film (PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL for the 1974 Documentary)
Author
Joplin, Janis
Book Condition
Used - Very good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Place of Publication
Los Angeles
Date Published
1974
Weight
0.00 lbs

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