BIB_ID
449606
Accession number
MA 23840.523
Creator
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013, sender.
Display Date
Delhi, India, 1970 March 14
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2021.
Description
1 item (7 pages) ; 22.1 x 17.5 cm + envelope
Notes
Dated "14 March", year inferred from postmark.
Envelope stamped, addressed to Mr. James Ivory, Taj Mahal Hotel, Apollo Bunder, Bombay 1, postmarked "16-3-70".
Envelope stamped, addressed to Mr. James Ivory, Taj Mahal Hotel, Apollo Bunder, Bombay 1, postmarked "16-3-70".
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Expressing "doubts and worries" about the end of the movie as written, wondering if another scene is needed before the funeral scene, possible something where VIkram appears to Jennifer Kendal's character; reminding him how much she liked "Isadora" and how they could do a similar scene based around visions and premonitions of the murder in their film; stating her opinion that she is uncertain that they "have the best ending possible"; continuing to suggest tweaks to the film that would need to be made to accommodate a different ending.
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