Il mare (1962)

The Boy (Dino Mele) forces the Actor (Umberto Orsini) to drink some cologne in his bathroom. He then drops the bottle in the washbasin: we can see it’s Monsieur de Givenchy cologne.

The original fragrance, created by Francis Fabron, was launched in 1959.

The one seen in the film – the eau de cologne – doesn’t exist: Givenchy produced the eau de toilette and the after-shave lotion only. For this reason, I guess the prop master of the film used the original bottle and made a realistic (although fictitious) label for it.

Thanks to my friend Rocco for submitting this post.

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