BIB_ID
458067
Accession number
MA 23840.1587
Creator
Ivory, James, sender.
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2022.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 29.6 x 21 cm + envelope
Notes
Letter is written on the verso of page 3 of a 3-page photocopy typescript ("this extraordinary document") outlining royal protocol surrounding Princess Alexandra of Kent's attendance at the London premiere of "Heat and Dust."
Envelope addressed to Mrs. R. Prawer Jhabvala, 32 Alipur Road, Delhi, India 110054, and postmarked January 25, 1983.
Envelope addressed to Mrs. R. Prawer Jhabvala, 32 Alipur Road, Delhi, India 110054, and postmarked January 25, 1983.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Writing his letter on the back of "this extraordinary document," which he thought she'd enjoy reading; describing the flurry of activity around "Heat and Dust," including competing interviews with Greta Scacchi and Julie Christie in the British press; telling her the film will be going to Cannes-- as either the UK or Indian entry, according to Merchant-- and festival officials Giles Jacob and Robert Favre Le Bret have called to voice their approval; telling her that Universal is distributing it in the U.S. and Rank is "going to stall ... in hopes of getting a better price for the unsold territories"; describing Asha Puthli's New Year visit "with her monstrous 7 year old son" and $5000 in cash; saying Shashi and Jennifer are coming for the premiere, and he wishes she was too.
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