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| “Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog,” by Caspar David Friedrich, 1818 |
MaryAnn Johanson's FlickFilosopher recently ran an article highlighting some of the film posters that have been based on this painting. It's an interesting read.
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Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Heroic movie posters
Did you know that most blockbuster movie posters are based on a 19th century painting? This one:
MaryAnn Johanson's FlickFilosopher recently ran an article highlighting some of the film posters that have been based on this painting. It's an interesting read.
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MaryAnn Johanson's FlickFilosopher recently ran an article highlighting some of the film posters that have been based on this painting. It's an interesting read.
2 comments:
I'm sure that painting wasn't original, either.
It makes sense, doesn't it? A man featured in the central position, in a dangerous position, overlooking a dangerous world. It links to some sort of archetypal instinct, surely.
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