L'Immortelle [The Immortal One]

N.p. N.p., Circa 1963. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Alain Robbe-Grillet on the set of the 1963 film. French "L'Immortelle" and "57- -3" stamp on verso.

Directorial debut of novelist and filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet, his first film project after writing the screenplay for Alain Resnais' "Last Year at Marienbad" (1961).

Robbe-Grillet's eliptical, narrative-defying tale of a withdrawn French man, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, in a strange city (Istanbul), unable to speak the language, falling in love with a mysterious woman, Francoise Brion, who shortly thereafter disappears.

Set in and shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey.

6.75 x 5 inches. Near Fine.

BFI 1188.

[Book #150389]