Cat. № POSTER-259 · Archive reference image
Lost Cinema № 259
Люди ИКС: Фильм (The X-Men Film)
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Soviet-era promotional material for an unreleased X-Men adaptation, scheduled for 1984 Soviet cinema distribution. The poster features a stylized mutant warrior with retractable claws and a glowing cybernetic visor, rendered in the heroic socialist realism tradition. Russian text announces imminent theatrical release ("Coming Soon to Cinemas"), with a postcard stub suggesting grassroots distribution through state film venues. This artifact documents a parallel 1980s where Marvel properties were adapted under Soviet production, blending American superhero mythology with Eastern Bloc design vernacular. Collectors of Cold War alternate histories and lost Soviet genre cinema.
One artifact. One owner. On acquisition it is permanently retired from the archive. You receive the high-resolution file and a signed certificate of exclusivity.
About the certificate →Print specification
2752 × 1536 px · 4.2 MP · landscape
- Section
- Lost Cinema
- Style
- Soviet socialist realism, comic book illustration
- Mood
- propagandistic, futuristic, austere
- Palette
- cream, red, blue, gold
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