DL/A-Z//ASSE - [Correspondence with Assembly Film & Television]

Reference code

DL/A-Z//ASSE

Level of description

File

Title

[Correspondence with Assembly Film & Television]

Date/s

05/08/1995-14/08/1995

Quantity & Format

2 Letters (typescript)

Creator

Assembly Film & Television

Scope and content

001 is a letter from William Burdett-Coutts to Brie Burkeman regarding a proposed film of a story by Doris Lessing, "The Black Madonna", to be produced by Assembly Film & Television. The letter includes an initial director's statement describing the plot of the project as well as its themes and concerns. Discusses class, race, Rhodesia and religion. Burdett-Coutts suggests meeting Lessing in Edinburgh. Somebody has hand written "Tuesday Mon 21st Aug – breakfast?"

002 is a letter from Burkeman to Lessing, introducing Burdett-Coutts and enclosing his letter [001].

DL - Doris Lessing Archive
- DL/2008 - Doris Lessing Archive 2008 deposit
  - DL/A-Z - [A-Z Correspondence of Doris Lessing]
    - DL/A-Z//ASSE - [Correspondence with Assembly Film & Television]

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