a new cinephilic obsession

“I am not very good with money.” is an understatement and a euphemism. I discover plenty of innovative means of dissipating my modest source of income in a matter of minutes and I feel no guilt. I am excited because I truly believe that my expense is justified and absolutely worth it. And with that, I discovered a newfound love for collecting original posters and scene cards of films that I love. Naturally, my first acquisition had to be something from Stalker. While I couldn’t get the 1979 poster because my pockets are not deep enough to indulge my madness, I did get a French scene card from 1981 when it was shown in France. It took a while for it to arrive from New York but it came last morning and I braved a visit to the nearby post office in the rain to collect it.

The scene card looks so new that I had apprehensions about its original production. It looks nowhere near 40+ years but this worry was quickly dispelled by the accompanying authenticity certificate that came, watermarked, and signed by the owner of Posteritati. I’d have to make a trip to the nearest Dollar Store in the next couple of days to have this beauty framed. It has Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy and Anatoly Solonitsyn as Stalker and the Writer respectively in a scene from The Zone when they make their way to The Room.

Here’s a photograph of the scene card and the certificate of authenticity: