Signed letter from the influential filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave who directed the classic movies The 400 Blows and Jules et Jim. T.L.S. 1p. tall 4to., Paris, Mar. 17, 1981, in French to Stanley, in part: "...sadly, I received only one copy of Bazin's book. Next week I am beginning work on a new film, The Woman Next Door...". The Woman Next Door (La Femme d'a Cote) was released in 1981 and starred legendary French actor Gerard Depardieu. Repaired fold tear at right edge, with original envelope and sold together with an original 10 x 8 inch photograph of the director at work.