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Shakespeare Wallah
India 1965, 122 minutes, Black and White
Dir. James Ivory
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Classics, Drama
Topics: Showbiz.
Aroview: The first major film from the Merchant-Ivory collaboration, this elegaic drama follows the progress of an English theatre troupe through India in the dying days of the colonial era.
Still poignant with its central tale of a 'cross-cultural' love affair, this is also notable for an excellent score by Indian dir. Satyajit Ray.
This film is only available on BluRay format.
Member Reviews
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3 stars (Good Enough) Although the screenplay sags a bit toward the end it does give a fair portrayal of the passing of an age in two diverse worlds. ~Tubbs
DVD Features
The Guardian Lecture: Ismail Merchant & James Ivory (1983, 82mins)
The Guardian Interview: Shashi Kapoor (1994, 54mins)
Conversations from the Quad with James Ivory & Madhur Jaffrey (2018, 48mins)
"A Road in India" - a Technicolour travelogue by Jack Cardiff (1938, 9mins)
28 Page Booklet featuring an Interview with Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- English subtitles for the hearing impaired
- trailers
- aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Close Relatives
- Jewel in the Crown, The (TV Mini series) (1984)
- Fanny and Alexander (1983)
- Passage to India, A (1984)
- Bombay Talkie (1970)
- Rang De Basanti (2006)
- Shadows Of Time (2004)
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