Letter from James Ivory, London, England, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and Cyrus Jhabvala, Delhi, India, [approximately 1965 July 4-11] : typescript signed.

Describing the end of the Berlin Film Festival in detail, including Agnes Varda's film "Le Bonheur"; Satyajit Ray's win as director of "Charulata"; some other films Ivory didn't like, three screenings of "Shakespeare Wallah" and their very different receptions-- "Everything merges into a blur of films seen or slept through, of comings and goings, hasty meals, of waiting for Phoo to emerge, of Madhur ironing her saris and setting her wig, of Ismail's bad temper"; describing how good Madhur and Phoo (Felicity Kendal) looked and what they wore, as well as what Ivory, Shashi, and Merchant wore; describing the extraordinary enthusiasm for "Shakespeare Wallah" repeatedly expressed by a correspondent from Cahiers du Cinema; relating how they found out Madhur had won best actress; expressing his admiration for how Phoo took it, though Jennifer was depressed; describing, with annoyance, how the rest of the award winners refused to speak to Ray or Madhur during dinner, including Agnes Varda; saying they are now all in London, including Jennifer and Saeed [presumably for the London premiere], and he and Merchant will be sailing to New York soon; describing the positive reviews in the British papers; relating how he and Merchant visited Ruth's mother and brother, who Ivory says is nothing like Ruth described-- "I thought he would be heavy and a bit severe, whereas he is just the opposite, gay and laughing."