A Passage to India [Blu-ray]

A Passage to India [Blu-ray]

Director: David Lean Cast: Judy Davis
Judy Davis
, Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft
, Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
, Nigel Havers
Nigel Havers
David Lean
A Passage to India [Blu-ray]

A Passage to India [Blu-ray]

Director: David Lean Cast: Judy Davis
Judy Davis
, Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft
, Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
, Nigel Havers
Nigel Havers
David Lean

Blu-ray (Special Edition / Wide Screen)

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Overview

A Passage to India, director David Lean's final film (for which he also received editing credit), breaks no new ground cinematically, but remains an exquisitely assembled harkback to such earlier Lean epics as Doctor Zhivago and Ryan's Daughter. Based on the novel by E. M. Forster, the film is set in colonial India in 1924. Adela Quested (Judy Davis), a sheltered, well-educated British woman, arrives in the town of Chandrapore, where she hopes to experience "the real India." Here she meets and befriends Dr. Aziz (Victor Banerjee), who, despite longstanding racial and social taboos, moves with relative ease and freedom amongst highborn British circles. Feeling comfortable with Adela, Aziz invites her to accompany him on a visit to the Marabar caves. Adela has previously exhibited bizarre, almost mystical behavior during other ventures into the Indian wilderness: this time, she emerges from the caves showing signs of injury and ill usage. To Aziz' horror, he is accused by Adela of raping her. Typically, the British ruling class rallies to Adela's defense, virtually convicting Aziz before the trial ever begins. Though he is eventually acquitted due to lack of evidence (in fact, director Lean never shows us what really happened), Aziz is ruined in the eyes of both the British and his own people-as is Adela. Woven into these proceedings is a subplot involving Adela's elderly travelling companion Mrs. Moore (Peggy Ashcroft), who through a series of plot twists too complex to describe here becomes a heroine of the Indian Independence movement. A Passage to India was nominated for several Academy Awards, scoring wins in the categories of Best Supporting Actress (Peggy Ashcroft) and Best Original Score (Maurice Jarre). A theatrical version of A Passage to India, written by Santha Rama Rau, was previously adapted for television by the BBC in the mid-1970s.

Product Details

Release Date: 04/15/2008
UPC: 0043396162259
Original Release: 1984
Rating: PG
Source: SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:44:00
Sales rank: 1,899

Special Features

Blu-ray exclusive: "Beyond the Passage: Picture-in-Picture Tracks"; Commentary with producer Richard Goodwin; "E.M. Forster: Profile of an Author"; "An Epic Takes Shape"; "An Indian Affair"; "Only Connect: A Vision of India"; "Casting a Classic" ; "David Lean: Shooting With the Master"; "Reflections of David Lean"

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Judy Davis Adela Quested
Peggy Ashcroft Mrs. Moore
Alec Guinness Professor Godbole
Nigel Havers Ronny Heaslop
Antonia Pemberton Mrs. Turton
Michael Culver Major McBryde
Art Malik Ali
Saeed Jaffrey Hamidullah
Clive Swift Major Callendar
Ann Firbank Mrs. Callendar
Roshan Seth Amritrao
Sandra Hotz Stella
H.S. Krishnamurthy Hassan
Ishaq Bux Selim
Moti Makan Guide
Mohammed Ashiq Haq
Phyllis Bose Mrs. Leslie
Paul Anil Clerk of the Court
Z.H. Khan Dr. Panna Lal
Ashok Mandanna Anthony
Dina Pathak Begum Hamidullah
Adam Blackwood Mr. Hadley
Mellan Mitchell Indian Businessman
Peter Hughes P & O Manager
Edward Fox Actor,Actor
Richard Wilson Actor

Technical Credits
David Lean Director
John Heyman Executive Producer,Producer
Edward Sands Executive Producer
John Brabourne Producer
Richard Goodwin Producer
Lord John Brabourne Producer
Robin Browne Special Effects
John Mitchell Sound/Sound Designer
Nicolas Le Messurier Sound/Sound Designer
Graham Hartstone Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Carter Sound/Sound Designer
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