//A New Leaf Proved Elaine May Was a Filmmaking Triple Threat, 50 Years Ago

A New Leaf Proved Elaine May Was a Filmmaking Triple Threat, 50 Years Ago

Half a century ago, Elaine May didn’t intend to become one of the first women to write, direct and star in her own movie. She’d written the screenplay for A New Leaf, based on Jack Ritchie’s short story “The Green Heart,” and was just hoping to be granted approval of