BIB_ID
449041
Accession number
MA 23840.511a
Creator
Kendal, Jennifer, sender.
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2021.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 24.6 x 20 cm
Notes
Date inferred from enclosing material.
The film discussed in this letter is "Bombay Talkie" (1970).
Address on sheet: "112, Atlas Apartments, Harkness Road, Bombay 6".
Enclosed in a letter from Ruth Prawer Jhabvala to James Ivory (see MA 23840.511).
The film discussed in this letter is "Bombay Talkie" (1970).
Address on sheet: "112, Atlas Apartments, Harkness Road, Bombay 6".
Enclosed in a letter from Ruth Prawer Jhabvala to James Ivory (see MA 23840.511).
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Expressing her concern about her performance based on unedited scenes ("rushes") she saw the night before ("I'm so ashamed"); comparing her performance to others', which she believes are better than hers ("there's just one great flaw right at the centre"); asking Jhabvala to "write [her] out or something".
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