BIB_ID
451193
Accession number
MA 23840.666
Creator
Ivory, James, sender.
Display Date
New York, New York, 1970 November 11
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2022.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 27.9 x 21.6 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope from Dia Films, 655 Madison Avenue, New York ity, NY, 10021, addressed to Mrs. R. Prawer Jhabvala, 1-A Flagstaff Road, Delhi 6, India, postmarked November 12, 1970, New York.
The film being discussed is Bombay Talkie.
The film being discussed is Bombay Talkie.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Saying their "moment of truth" is near at hand; discussing the significant cost of the premiere and their lack of money; saying Joe Saleh and Ismail are releasing the film, as no distributor was prepared to do anything for them that they could not do themselves, and that Joe is afraid "DIA will go bankrupt if the film doesn't succeed"; describing Ismail's manic mood and the preparations for the premiere; saying Shashi and Jennifer will stay in his apartment as they can't afford to put them in hotels; describing the screening arrangements they've made with the Little Carnegie theater.
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