VIGO JEAN: (1905-1934) French film Director. His poetic realism influenced French New Wave films in the 50´s & 60´s. Vigo´s father, the anarchist Miguel Almereyda, was imprisoned and murdered when Vigo was only twelve and sent to boarding school under the assumed name of Jean Sales. Vigo would be marked for the rest of his life by this violent loss. Very rare A.L.S., Jean Vigo, one page, to a postcard photograph, Nice, 3^rd October 1930, to Madame de Saint-Prix, in French. Autographs of Vigo are rare and desirable as a result of his early death due to tuberculosis at the age of 29. Vigo refers to his very first and best known film A Propos de Nice (1930), stating `Je suis heureux de vous dire qu´A propos de NICE passe actuellement aux Ursulines, et qu´un sort meilleur lui semble encore reservé par la suite..´ (“I am happy to tell you that About NICE is currently shown at the Ursulines, and that a better fate still seems to be predestined for future”) To the front the postcard image shows an image of the marine cemetery of the city of Sete, with a printed poem of Paul Valery to the upper left corner. Postmarked and stamped. Small overall age wear, otherwise G

 

The letter is most probably addressed to Pierre de Saint-Prix´s wife. Pierre de Saint-Prix (1901-1994) Journalist, Writer and Prefect of Drome after the liberation. Saint-Prix was the grandson of President of the republic Emile Loubet.