The picture below shows a larger view of this Unused ©1954 Woman of Rome Romance Drama Movie Ad Mat Mold. The ad mat is not dated but it is from 1954 when this movie was made. The original title was “LA ROMANA”. This is a mold in which lead is poured to create a thin metal negative image that is then mounted on a wooden block for printing. Advertising is no longer made or printed like this. The ad mat is like a miniature 3-D poster and would look nice framed, or you could still use it and make print blocks. The print block would have been used to print on movie pages in newspapers, in magazines, or in the movie theater programs. It is made of a thick compressed paper board. The admat has an image of a scene with Gina Lollobrigida lying down. It is marked as follows: “SHOULD TEACH THE GIRLS WHILE … IT ENTICES THE BOYS!” - N.Y. POST GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA “WOMAN OF ROME” CO-STARRING DANIEL GELIN – RAYMOND PELLEGRIN FRANCO FABRIZI – LUIGI ZAMPA BASED ON ALBERTO MORAVIA'S STARTLING BEST SELLER A PONTI – DE – LAURENTIIS PRODUCTION A DCA RELEASE 1 COL. X 140 LINES The ad mat measures about 2-5/8'' x 10-5/8''. It appears to be in mint unused condition as pictured. Below here, for reference, is a cast list from this ©1954 “Woman of Rome” movie: Gina Lollobrigida - Adriana Daniel Gélin - Mino Franco Fabrizi - Gino Raymond Pellegrin - Astarita Pina Piovani - Madre di Adriana Xenia Valderi - Gisella Renato Tontini - Carlo Sonzogno Gino Buzzanca - Riccardo Mariano Bottino - Tommaso Giuseppe Addobbati - Tullio Giovanni Di Benedetto - Il pittore (as Gianni Di Benedetto) Riccardo Garrone - Giancarlo Alberto Anselmi Bianca Maria Cerasoli Ada Colangeli Vincenzo Milazzo Riccardo Ferri Alfredo De Marco Aldo Vasco Georges Bréhat Gustavo Giorgi |