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Actors: Lana Turner, Michael Rennie, Richard Burton, Eugenie Leontovitch, Fred McMurray
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Rains of Ranchipur |
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Lord Albert Esketh and his American wife Edwina are travelling through India in the humid days before the monsoon. Polite to each other in public, they are bitter in private. She taunts him with having married him for his title, while he married her for her money. She selfishly keeps him on a tight rein, forcing him to travel with her while she is flagrantly unfaithful. Her adulterous affairs have been commented on in the newspapers.
They visit the aristocratic Maharani of Ranchipur, who is graciously welcoming, inviting a number of locals to meet them. One is the Maharani's protégé, Dr Major Rama Safti, a dedicated doctor and a man of profound integrity. Edwina tries to seduce him, prompting her disgusted husband to threaten divorce. Safti resists her at first, but after he protects her from a cobra they draw closer together. On a hunting expedition, he also saves her husband from being killed by a man-eating tiger.
The monsoon arrives, but passions do not cool. When Lord Albert tries to warn Safti of Edwina's tendency to tire of her conquests, he will not listen, having fallen deeply in love with her. The Maharani plans to order her out of Ranchipur, but Safti says he will go with her, must go with her, despite his commitment to the poor people of the region. At a formal reception, Tom Ransome, a drunken engineer who knows Edwina and admires Safti, tries to talk him out of it. They almost fight, but are interrupted by an earthquake.
--Maureen Evans, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Rains of Ranchipur |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Lover is...
- of another race (interracial loving!)
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- simply wealthy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
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?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- India
Jungles?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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