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Actors: Judy Davis, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox, Alec Guinness, Victor Banerjee, Nigel Havers
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Passage to India |
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Based on E. M. Forster novel, A PASSAGE TO INDIA is a movie written and directed by David Lean in 1984. This film earned 11 nominations for the 1985 Academy Awards and won two of them (Peggy Ashcroft and Maurice Jarre).
Adela and her future mother-in-law, Mrs. Moore, have just arrived in India. Adela is expecting so much from her encounter with the Indian culture that she's deceived by her fiancé's behaviour in front of the native population.
In fact, Nigel Havers has simply adopted the attitude common to the whole British community here who tries to import the British way of life in the middle of India. Tensions between the two communities will rise when Adela accuses her new Indian friend, Doctor Aziz, of having tried to rape her while visiting the local caverns.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of A Passage to India |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- British
Culture clash?
- being oppressed by outside culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- Indian Indian
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- India
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- pleasure/love boat
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Misc setting
- moving train
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Folk music
Is this movie based on a
- book
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