In Manila, the city in which I was born, movie poster billboards have tended to be hand-painted affairs, with the renditions of the actor’s faces varying with the artist. While their renditions of faces in Filipino movies are within the ballpark, sometimes the faces they paint for stars of American movies are hilariously unrecognizable (I recall a particularly crappy Macaulay Culkin in a poster for Home Alone 2).
Manila’s not the only city to feature home-grown hand-painted movie posters; consider these gems from Minsk, courtesy of the English Russia site. Click each poster to see a corresponding official version.
Belarusian poster for 50 First Dates. Click the image to see an official poster.
Belarusian poster for Bridget Jones’ Diary. Click the image to see the still frame that inspired it.
Belarusian poster for Scooby-Doo. Click the image to see an official poster.
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That's the most accurate rendition of Drew Barrymore I've ever seen.
No Shaggy in the Scooby Doo poster?
The hand painted posters are somewhat refreshing in a way.
Shaggy's there, Emperor -- he's the guy with mouth agape next to Scooby.