Sylvie et le fantôme [Sylvia and the Phantom, Sylvia and the Ghost]

Paris: Ecran Francais, 1946. Vintage program for the 1946 French film. INSCRIBED by director Claude Autant-Lara in manuscript ink: "Sylvie / seul et unique film a [illegible] poétique du cinéma français / A Claude Autant / avec toutes mes amitiés! / Claude Autant-Lara / Vichy [illegible] 1989" ["Sylvie / one-and-only film [illegible] poetics of French film / from Claude Autant / with best wishes / Vichy [illegible] 1989"].

Based on the 1942 comic play by Alfred Adam. On the eve of his daughter's 16th birthday, a father hires a man to dress as the ghost of the figure in her favorite painting. Two suitors also dress as ghosts to vie for her attention. All this commotion causes the real ghost to appear in order to help Sylvie sort everything out.

12.25 x 9.5 inches. Saddle stapled. Near Fine with cello tape reinforcements to the staples.

[Book #138606]