Jean VAUTHIER (1910-1992). 4 L.A.S., 1962-1963, to Claude Gauteur (one to Claude Régy); 7pages in-4 and 1page in-8 (plus a business card). On the film Les Abysses, directed by Nikos Papatakis, for which he wrote the screenplay after Jean Genet's Les Bonnes. August 8, 1962, on shooting at La Réole: "It was a trying time. Papatakis was able to shoot until the last frame, but he must be having financial difficulties right now. The two Berger actresses [Francine and Colette Bergé] were good and courageous. I think it's rare to find such elite beings, without a flaw, in the world of actors"... - January 1963, before the screening of Les Abysses; long letter to Claude Régy about writing a new film script for Jean Chapot, before another for Papatakis. He regrets that he can no longer write his plays; Barrault is going to reprise Le Combattant, which Terzieff wants to perform in London. He will correct Badadesques, and Papatakis wants to produce Les Prodiges...