The Ninth Gate - Dean Corso's bag contents

[airhead]

I got to looking at "The Ninth Gate" the other day and thought that I'd work on some of the stuff that Dean Corso carries around in that bag. Based on a couple of images that I found with an image search, I made up an Air France ticket and ticket envelope. I also made up a mock-up Lucky Strike package, based on a candy package merged with a real package. Being a non-smoker, I kept the candy seal.

He has what looks like a Day Timer notebook and a checkbook cover - all stuffed with papers.

Since most of the stuff - business cards, ticket stubs, etc - isn't shown clearly, it might be interesting to invent what else is in the bag.

 

[kalkamel]

Don't forget his lined pad and his red/blue color pencil.

 

[MAKE BELIEVE]

Nice job!
Thanks for sharing it at the forum
Love that movie

 

[VilleLeskinen]

Those are great! There's still this though to be made http://www.therpf.com/f40/ninth-gate-once-more-what-123091/

 

[kalkamel]

Here's something I made up:

 

[airhead]

Here's something I made up:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/kalkamel/CARNABY_zpsaf5db4e5.png

Nice!

I guess that he would have a few of his own cards - I've seen some invented business cards and have one around somewhere. Li'm using that scene where Liana Telfer dumps everything out on the floor. He would probably have Bernie's card in there and likely Boris Balkan's.

He only had the cloth that the Nine Gate is usually wrapped in in this scene.

 

[VilleLeskinen]

So here's a few more screencaps if you guys really want to dig deeper into Corso's bag contents
So that's the ticket and passport. IndyMagnoli made a great version of Corso's passport. The one Airhead made seems to be missing this little detail on the left corner.
Note the keys on the right.
A few business cards.
Two notebooks filled with papers.
A loop, a receipe? and few more papers. Lucky strikes. Red matches. No idea what the metal ring thing is...
Better look at business cards. Something inside a note.
Better look at the matches.
Is that a part of the script?
The blue and red pen and a green lighter. a pen.
Beige matches.
Better look at some of the stuff.

 

[MAKE BELIEVE]

Well, it looks that we have a lot of digging to do

Here's "The Ninth Gate" props I have so far:

 

[airhead]

Great! I know that the ticket envelope has a white stamp/sticker in the upper left corner, I just didn't know what it was.

He does have that bag full of stuff. I haven't found a loupe like the one he has - it must be a particularly high power.

Is that a folding magnifying lens in the lower left shots 7 -

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Great! I know that the ticket envelope has a white stamp/sticker in the upper left corner, I just didn't know what it was.

He does have that bag full of stuff. I haven't found a loupe like the one he has - it must be a particularly high power.

Is that a folding magnifying lens in the lower left shots 7 -

 

[Clutch]

Love the movie and the props!

 

[VilleLeskinen]

Is that a folding magnifying lens in the lower left shots 7 -

That would seem logical. Never thought of that before. :thumbsup

 

[kalkamel]

Yup. He uses it when comparing the different woodcuts I think.

 

[airhead]

That magnifying glass is an antique of either French or German manufacture - both are cited in current sales on ebay us and uk). The name is Dupose.



The examples that I've found look to have a smaller lens than Corso's.

 

[airhead]

Does anyone have the detail that is missing from my Air France envelope - the white stamp/sticker in the upper left corner?

 

[VilleLeskinen]

Seems like it's just stickytaped in place. Could be anything. Some of RPF's french connections might know...

 

[Clutch]

Working on the loupe and cigs right now. There was someone in the JY that was working on some more accurate stuff, but it has been a while now.

 

[Clutch]

I don't suppose anyone knows where to get a key chain/fob like the one we see here? You'd think it would be easy to find a similar one, but I'm coming up empty.

BTW, I believe it is a 'saddle' style.

 

[MAKE BELIEVE]

Thanks to airhead and Kalkamel here's what I've made (sorry for the poor quality phone pics)

 

[kalkamel]

Very nice!

 

[airhead]

I like the Air France logo on the ticket envelope.

There are several Corso business cards floating around. I'm working on a couple of invented cards. Has anyone made up one for Bernie's bookstore?

David