THE NUN'S STORY, 1959

THE NUN'S STORY, 1959
A collection of material relating to the Character of Sister Luke in the1959 Warner Bros. production The Nun's Story, comprising:
- A typescript letter, signed, from Director Fred Zinnemann to Audrey Hepburn, dated 23 December, 1957, the short letter written from Rome’s Cinecitta Studios to forward a previously undelivered typescript letter, signed, dated 4 December, 1957, the two page letter written in response to a letter from Hepburn regarding the character of Sister Luke, Zinnemann firstly informs her that script discussions with the Church have gone well The final situation is still fifty-fifty. I don’t believe that either the Nun or the Order will be a villain, and begins to answer her letter, to pinpoint the difference between your and my concept of Sister Luke, referring to an influential letter received from a New York Catholic which stressed the character’s struggle with obedience, Zinnemann makes the conclusion that Sister Luke was …unable to vanquish her nature and she failed – honourably, but nevertheless she failed, going on to justify the character’s failure …, signed in blue ballpoint pen Fred
- A facsimile copy of the aforementioned letter from a New York Catholic, 3pp., dated 3 June, 1957, annotated by Hepburn with underlining, question marks and exclamation marks in response to the statement The fault was hers – not that of the Order
- A three page typescript List of Medical Practices, annotated in Hepburn’s hand in various inks with notes on the medical procedures to be performed by scene
- A three page facsimile List of Religious Customs, annotated in Hepburn’s hand in various inks with notes on the religious rites and customs to be followed by scene
- A Schedule of a day in the Convent, 5pp. of mimeographed typescript on onion skin paper
- A typescript review of the 1956 novel The Nun’s Story for Catholic journal The Prairie Messenger, 4pp., 12 September, 1957, underlined and annotated in Hepburn’s hand
- A page of prayers, typescript on onion skin paper, including The Angelus and Salve Regina, annotated in Hepburn’s hand, the reverse annotated with a chart for failures of Silence, Poverty, Charity, Obedience…
- A collection of supplemental pages of script, dated 13 January, 1958, with more comprehensive details of the Vesture, 5pp., First Vows, 2pp. and Final Vows, 2pp.
- Three pages of typewritten notes comparing the dialogue for Sister Luke's last meeting in the convent between the novel, the old script and the new script
11 x 9 in. (27.94 x 22.86 cm.)

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