A Passage to India Movie Review 1984

An ambitious adaptation of E.M. Forster's complex novel about relations between Brits and Indians in the 1920s. Drama centers on a young British woman's accusations that an Indian doctor raped her while serving as a guide in some rather ominous caves. Film occasionally flags, but is usually compelling. Features particularly strong performances from Bannerjee, Fox, and Davis.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 163 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

India, Rape, Culture Clash, Period Piece: 1920s, Books to Film: E.M. Forster

Screenplay

David Lean

Cast

Peggy Ashcroft, Alec Guinness, James Fox, Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Nigel Havers

Cinematography

Ernest Day

Director

David Lean

Music

Maurice Jarre

Other

David Lean

Awards

Oscars 1984: Support. Actress (Ashcroft), Orig. Score; British Acad. 1985: Actress (Ashcroft); Golden Globes 1985: Foreign Film, Support. Actress (Ashcroft), Score; L.A. Film Critics 1984: Support. Actress (Ashcroft); Natl. Bd. of Review 1984: Actor (Banerjee), Actress (Ashcroft), Director (Lean); N.Y. Film Critics 1984: Actress (Ashcroft), Director (Lean), Film.