First edition, first impression. Presentation copy. Inscribed on the title page by Lindsay Anderson to Ben Travers, "For Ben - another egotistical gift I'm afraid: but with my warmest affection and gratitude for the honour of this happiest of collaborations, From Lindsay. A lucky man indeed to have directed The Bed Before Yesterday, and no [If...]s about it! [A film by] Lyric Theatre Company '75'." Ben Travers directed Anderson's play The Bed Before Yesterday, starring Helen Mirren, which opened at the Lyric Theatre on 9 December 1975. The film If... won the Palme d'Or at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.
The post If…. a film. appeared first on Peter Harrington.