The Dresser (Original photograph from the 1983 film)
- Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1983
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1983. Vintage reference photograph from the 1983 film, showing actor Albert Finney preparing for a turn as King Lear, with help from his dresser Tom Courtenay. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso.
Based on the 1980 play by Ronald Harwood, loosely based on his own experiences as a personal dresser to Shakespearean actor and manager Donald Wolfit. The dresser and confidante of a faded veteran actor struggles to keep his employer's life together, eventually realizing that the actor's mental capacities are failing in his advanced age. Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor for both Tom Courtenay and Albert Finney.
10 x 8 inches. Very Good, with dampstains and adhesive residue affecting the top edge.
Based on the 1980 play by Ronald Harwood, loosely based on his own experiences as a personal dresser to Shakespearean actor and manager Donald Wolfit. The dresser and confidante of a faded veteran actor struggles to keep his employer's life together, eventually realizing that the actor's mental capacities are failing in his advanced age. Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor for both Tom Courtenay and Albert Finney.
10 x 8 inches. Very Good, with dampstains and adhesive residue affecting the top edge.