BIB_ID
451147
Accession number
MA 23840.649
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Display Date
New York, New York, 1970 August 18
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2022.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 28 x 21.6 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope addressed to Mrs. R. Prawer Jhabvala 1-A Flagstaff Road Delhi 6, postmarked "24 8 70".
On personalized letterhead.
The film being discussed is Bombay Talkie.
On personalized letterhead.
The film being discussed is Bombay Talkie.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Apologizing for leaving India without seeing her; stressing the necessity of endorsement from critics; saying he likes the film very much; hoping she can come during the New York Film Festival or immediately after; saying he doesn't like being in New York; relating that the film cannot be shown in the festival because of the deadline and UA's distribution option; telling her not to be upset.
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