(FARINA, Richard).
Film Pressbook for Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
(n.p.), Paramount, 1971. Paramount pressbook and merchandise manual for the 1971 film made from Farina's only novel, which was a high spot of the literature of the Sixties. Barry Primus stars as its protagonist, the pot-smoking rebel Gnossos Pappadopoulis, who was the embodiment of hip, bridging the gap from the Beat movement of the 1950s to the 1960s counterculture. 12" x 15", 4 pages, with the inner pages being specs for advertising; the rear page being write-ups of the film's stars, and the front page featuring the movie poster, the cast and credits, and a 20+ paragraph synopsis of "The Story (Not for Publication)." One heavy horizontal crease; wear to the top edge; and rolled. A good copy.
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