Original Jules & Jim Movie Posters

Jules and Jim movie posters from François Truffaut's 1962 New Wave masterwork are among the most sought items in French cinema collecting — original theatrical paper from a film that defined the Nouvelle Vague's approach to romantic freedom and whose imagery has been reproduced and referenced continuously since its release. Shop our collection of original French, American, and international formats. French grande and affiche formats from Jules and Jim's original 1962 release are exceptionally rare in fine condition today; postwar French paper quality and the film's primarily art house distribution generated modest print runs with low survival rates. US one-sheets from the Janus Films release and British quad formats each present the film's imagery through different national graphic traditions. First-release examples of any national variant are genuinely difficult to find in bright, unrestored condition; most surviving material shows handling and edge wear. François Truffaut's film, adapted from Henri-Pierre Roché's autobiographical novel, used freeze frames, voice-over narration, and a fluid handheld camera style that influenced filmmakers worldwide. The poster campaigns across different territories attempted to capture the film's unique quality — part love story, part history, part elegy — through very different design approaches. French cinema and romance collectors both pursue this material. Browse our drama film posters and cult cinema posters for related French New Wave material. All Film/Art Gallery movie posters and items are authenticated originals.