North by Northwest Screenplay - Ernest Lehman Africa Mississippi Mermaid is a lush

Mississippi Mermaid is a lush colour noir that features the twists and turns of the genre with the heart of Renoir (to whom the film is dedicated) while Belmondo and Deneuve are on top form

and the legacy of the man himself

a Senegalese woman aspiring for a better life

including preoccupations with guilt

As a storm rages outside

North by Northwest Screenplay - Ernest Lehman Africa Mississippi Mermaid is a lush'North by Northwest' by Ernest Lehman (Faber and Faber paperback) The witty, fast moving screenplay to the beloved romantic thriller. Includes an introduction from the author discussing his collaboration with Hitchcock.