Letter from Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, to James Ivory, New York, New York, 1970 November 24 : autograph manuscript signed.

Confirming receipt of a previous telegram about the opening weekend's box office; expressing her negative opinion about Pauline Kael and the resulting lack of power that Kael's opinion has on her; citing Kael's review of a Fellini film as evidence supporting her perspective; responding to something that Ivory has told her about Jennifer Kendal, for which she is "so very sorry" and feels responsible; expressing disbelief that reviewers have not responded to Kendal's performance; describing the film's reviews in the Indian press ("Of course need I say the jackals have started howling here"); imagining how the review in the Stateman must have been put together ("What joyful telephone conversations Mr. Das Gutpa and his friends must have had on Sunday"); expressing concern about Ismail Merchant's health problems and telling Ivory that Merchant should have his blood pressure checked.