JOLLY FELLOWS - Soviet Film 1934 - A Vintage A2 Cinema Poster from Finland

Finland: Kosmos-Filmi Oy, 1934. 1st Edition . No Binding. Fine. A fascinating Finnish A2 "small" one-sheet, cinema poster for the classic Soviet-era comedy-musical Jolly Fellows, aka "Moscow Laughs" and "Jazz Comedy" directed by Grigori Aleksandrov. The film was made in 1934 and was hugely successful. It's director Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein's long-time co-director, won numerous accolades and attracted the attention and praise of Graham Greene amongst other notable critics. The film was first screened in Finland in 1934 by Kosmos-Filmi Oy, a distributor and importer of Soviet films. No subsequent releases or even screenings are recorded. However, Kosmos-Filmi requested a new inspection from the Finnish Film Classification board in 1958. We believe this poster was created at that time to accompany a new screening, possibly in one of the Russian-owned cinemas located in Helsinki at that time. Accordingly, the print-run (and distribution) of this poster would have been very, very limited. It is a remarkable find. This particular poster is a non-standard size of just under 23" x 15" approx. It is in fantastic condition - Near Mint - unfolded and with no pinholes. There is a tiny chip to the top edge and some minor rubs along the left edge with minute loss of colour. Signed by the artist in the plate. Exceptionally well preserved, clean and bright otherwise and lovely graphics - a superb example of vintage cinema art and design.