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ANNOUNCEMENT LEAFLET FOR LA DIALECTIQUE PEUT-ELLE CASSER DES BRIQUES? L’OISEAU DE MINERVE ET TELEMONDIAL PRESENTENT: LE PREMIER FILM ENTIEREMENT DETOURNE DE L’HISTOIRE DU CINEMA. V. O. SOUS-TITREE PAR L’ASSOCIATION POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES LUTTES DE CLASSES ET LA PROPAGATION DU MATERIALISME DIALECTIQUE. 1972. (Copy)

paul robertson — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:27:00 +0000

Paris: Internationale Situationiste, n.d. (1972)

32 x 23.5cm, 2pp full colour announcement leaflet/small poster - verso the same image as used on the original film poster , recto: a resume of the original film and false critical statements about it. The leaflet was publicity for the Situationist's experimental film which simply showed the Hong Kong original with the sound removed and Vienet's dubbed voice over laying political texts and obtuse sub-titles (in French). The entire appropriation being a experiment in cinematic detournment. Fine.

LA DIALECTIQUE PEUT-ELLE CASSER DES BRIQUES? L’OISEAU DE MINERVE ET TELEMONDIAL PRESENTENT: LE PREMIER FILM ENTIEREMENT DETOURNE DE L’HISTOIRE DU CINEMA. V.O. SOUS-TITREE PAR L’ASSOCIATION POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES LUTTES DE CLASSES ET LA PROPAGATION DU MATERIALISME DIALECTIQUE. 1972. HUGE POSTER.

paul robertson — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 21:24:19 +0000

Paris: Internationale Situationiste, n.d. (1972)

Very large - 160 x 120cm - full colour film poster as designed by Vienet with an appropriated image of a Kung Fu fight scene and the title text. The entire poster was the publicity for the Situationist's experimental film which simply showed the Hong Kong original with the sound removed and Vienet's dubbed voice over laying political texts and obtuse sub-titles (in French). The entire appropriation being an experiment in cinematic detournment. Folded for storage and with three tears/holes at the cross folds in three places (See photographs) but otherwise VG.

Priced to reflect minor damage.

ENRAGES ET SITUATIONNISTES DANS LE MOUVEMENT DES OCCUPATIONS. 1968.

paul robertson — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:03:01 +0000

Paris: Gallimard, 1968 20.5 x 14cm, 316pp. Profusely illustrated throughout after b/w photo-documents, text-pieces and detourned comics. Printed wrappers. This scarce first edition of this insider's account of the efforts of the 'Enrage' and Situationist groups during the revolutionary events of May, '68 (Paris). Replete with numerous reproductions of tracts, wall graffiti, telegrams, photos and detourned comics. A close to fine example of this excellent resource document.

ENRAGES AND SITUATIONNISTES IN THE OCCUPATION MOVEMENT FRANCE.

paul robertson — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:16:43 +0000

London: Autonomedia/Rebel, 1968.

23 x 13.5cm, 316pp. Profusely illustrated throughout after b/w photo-documents, text-pieces and detourned comics. Printed wrappers. Is the first English language translation of Vienet's account of the Parisian uprising. Replete with the same reproductions of tracts, wall graffiti, telegrams, photos and detourned comics as the original. Fine.