BIB_ID
449947
Accession number
MA 23840.544
Creator
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013, sender.
Display Date
Delhi, India, 1970 April 23
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2021.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 17.7 x 13.5 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope stamped, addressed to "Mr. James Ivory, Taj Mahal Hotel, Apollo Bunder, Bombay-1", postmarked "24 Apr 1970".
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Asking what he thinks about the title "Indian Summer"; acknowledging that it is "corny, but we need something corny" and that it has the "Tennessee Williams-ish overtone that we've always associated with this film"; underscoring their immediate need for a title, particularly because Ismail Merchant will be talking about the film publicly and "how is it ever going to stick if it's just a nameless thing?"; asking why he doesn't like "Fate Machine".
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