Movie Poster Censorship on Pinterest

Over the last 30+ years, Galerie filmposter.net has handled a large number of the nicest and most visually appealing vintage movie posters out there. Which includes numerous seriously expensive pieces, but also tons of posters that are visually striking, regardless of their market value. I‘m showing a number of them in the ARCHIVE section of this website, but I am well aware that I only have a fairly limited reach.

So I figured it about time to set up with Pinterest and create my own pinboard, and here it is:

Unfortunately, my start on Pinterest was not exactly what I had hoped for and actually quite a letdown: Wictor Górka (1922-2004) was a co-founder of the so-called Polish School of Posters. Over the years he created more than 300 posters. His most memorable work is the 1973 Polish movie poster for CABARET. I have laid a ‚reference link‘ on the image, but due to a Pinterest block, it will NOT show this listing, although it is still there. Also, you will need to click on GALERIE FILMPOSTER.NET in the header twice to actually access MY gallery. The first click will once again take you to a random selection of images.

Not only to me, this is one of the most important movie poster designs of all time, and for decades it has held a safe place in my personal 100 BEST MOVIE POSTERS EVER list. (Which is not an actual list at all, but you get the idea.)

You don‘t have to be a movie poster fan to recognise this for what it is, an absolutely iconic graphic design and an outstanding work of ART. Furthermore, it perfectly captures the essence of the movie.

This image was up on Pinterest for roughly 48 hours when they flagged it as ‚Aktivitäten aus Hass‘ which roughly translates to ‚hate-fueled activities‘.

For those of you who have not seen it, CABARET has been labeled ‚the last great American musical’ It is set in the days of the Weimar Republic and while the rise of the Nazis to power plays an important role, this is basically a love story.

Pinterest did not go as far as delete it entirely, but due to the ban the image will not show in their search results. Which is also the reason that the image cannot be accessed through the direct link above. For what it‘s worth, I tried to appeal their decision. Stupid is stupid does, my appeal was turned down and Pinterest stuck with their block.

Honestly, I don‘t even know what to make of this. Is it even stupidity? Ignorance? A general disregard for art? These days, it is hard to surprise me anymore, but in my book, Pinterest has marked a new low here.

By the way, if YOU want to add this original work of Polish Hate Art to your collection, as of this writing the poster is still AVAILABLE.

Be that as may, having an online pinboard to showcase some of the nicest movie posters I have sold in the past as well as a selection of my current inventory remains a nice idea, so (as time allows) I will keep adding images to the Pinterest board.