Wow! An Original 1927 Metropolis Magazine with promotional photos !

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1927 Germany
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BORIS KONSTANTINOVITCH BILINSKY (1900-1948) METROPOLIS / FILMSTAR EDITION 17. November 1, 1927.
11x7 1/2 inches, 28x19 cm.
The French Metropolis Press Book (itself designed by Bilinsky) cites four different posters designed by the artist for the French release of the film. This magazine was issued concurrently in at least two different languages (French and Dutch) when the film was released in Belgium and Holland. The image originally appeared in the Press Book, although this is a mirror image. This is the Dutch version. rare.
Metropolis Technology Montage #2', 20.5 x 38cm / 8 x 15 inches - cover of the magazine Metropolis - Le Film Le Plus Fantastique, [French] Filmstar Edition No.16, "Patria", Anvers, Belgique, 1 November 1927, 16p. This image was reproduced in the French Metropolis press book of 1927 (refer item 6 above), though therein the image was a reverse of that which subsequently appeared on the Belgium magazine cover. This montage is not inscribed, though attribution is based on the comment in the press book that "Drawings and composing by Boris Bilinsky."
Metropolis Technology Montage #2', cover of the magazine Metropolis - De Meest Fantastische Film, [Belgian] 1927. For sale in Belgium and Holland.

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