Versatile French poet, playwright, film director, and artist (1889–1963); among his best-known works are the novel Les Enfants Terrible and the film La Belle et la Bête. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Academie Francaise letterhead, March 24, 1957. Untranslated letter to George Neveue regarding the adaptation of a book about Anne Frank to an artistic purpose. In fine condition, with a mild overall shade of toning, and a couple trivial corner creases to top right.
There is no record of the famed filmmaker embarking on the Diary project, although in 1957 the Surrealist co-directed an experimental American film titled 8 x 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
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