The bookshop is delighted to present this catalogue devoted to Dominique Blanchar, known as "Minou" (1927-2018), an important actress at the Théâtre de l'Athénée - Louis Jouvet in the post-war period. Spotted by Louis Jouvet at the age of 18, she made her debut as Agnès in The School for Wivesand then accompanied him on most of his projects (Ondine, Dom Juan, Tartuffe) as well as on tour (Egypt, Eastern Europe, North Africa, the United States, etc.), right up to the death of the actor and director in 1951. This catalogue, focusing on the "Jouvet years" of Dominique Blanchar's career, includes in particular:

• A major unpublished correspondence between Dominique Blanchar and Louis Jouvet, covering their entire collaboration (1946-1951)
• From stage photos by the Athénée troupe (signed in particular by Boris Lipnitzki) for The School for Women, Ondine (costumes and sets by Christian Bérard), L'Apollon de Bellac (set by Eduardo Anahory) and Tartuffe (costumes and sets by Georges Braque)
• From posters and programmes  of the Théâtre de l'Athénée, including the very rare posters from the tour of Egypt.
• A unpublished photo essaydirected by Dominique Blanchar, about the Athénée's tour of Egypt
• Copies ofOndine by Dominique Blanchar: a copy of the Motte Fouqué tale, presented by Louis Jouvetand his copy of Giraudoux's play, with d'copious working notes
• Documents and photographs from the filming of Secret de Mayerling (1949), a film by Jean Delannoy in which Dominique Blanchar made her film debut
• Photographic portraits by Georges Brassaï, Thérèse Le Prat, Madame d'ora..
• Extracts from correspondence sent to Dominique Blanchar: ColetteJean Marais...
• Autographed portraits of actors and singers presented to Dominique Blanchar and her sister: actresses in the Athénée troupe, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman...