A collection of seven photographs featuring CHRISTOPHER REEV - Lot 276

A collection of seven photographs featuring CHRISTOPHER REEVE and international cinema, 1983–1984. Photos by D. JAMES and Richard MELLOUL Including: - *Monsignor* (Behind the Scenes of Power), ceremonial scene, Rome, March 1983 (D. James); - Frank Perry directing the filming of *Monsignor*, Rome, March 1983 (D. James); - Christopher Reeve as Father John Flaherty, *Monsignor*, Rome, March 1983 (D. James); - Christopher Reeve in liturgical vestments, *Monsignor*, Rome, March 1983 (D. James); - Scene from a church ceremony, *Monsignor*, Rome, March 1983 (D. James) ; - Scene from the filming of *Monsignor*, Rome, March 1983 (D. James); - Christopher Reeve and Madeleine Potter, *The Bostonians*, Cannes Film Festival, May 1984 (Richard Melloul). Seven vintage silver gelatin press prints. Typed bilingual captions, stamps, and credits reading “D. James / Sygma” or “Richard Melloul / Sygma” on the reverse, depending on the print. Approximately 20 × 30 cm each. Note: A set of six on-set photographs taken by D. James for the Sygma agency during the Rome shoot of *Monsignor* (Frank Perry, 1983), featuring Christopher Reeve, director Frank Perry, the Vatican sets, and the reenacted ceremonies, as well as a photograph of Richard Melloul taken at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival during the presentation of James Ivory’s *Les Bostoniennes* (*The Bostonians*). Retaining their original captions and stamps, these prints serve as a documentary record of two major international productions from the early 1980s.