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Release Date: 20 March, 2001 Retail Price: $29.95 OUR Price: $18.97 You SAVE: $10.98! Cast: Complete Cast (9 total) |
A Passage to India Reviews
British Imperialism in crisis
The mid-1980s were banner years for E.M. Forster fans, like me. Two of his novels were successfully, brilliantly adapted for the big screen: "A Room with a View" and this, "A Passage to India".
In this remarkable film, David Lean has captured the beauty of India, the problems of British Imperialism of the time, the fragility of friendship, and the pursuit of justice and truth. Tough issues to tackle, but, as most directors will admit, when you have the perfect cast, the rest is easy. The cast here is marvelous: Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, James Fox, Peggy Ashcroft and, of course, Alec Guinness turn in nothing less than inspired performances. This left Lean free to luxuriate on the lush countryside of India and, when needed, to turn on the heat during the intense courtroom dramas and the other intrigues surrounding it.
As if the movie itself wasn't enough to recommend it, the transfer to dvd is remarkably good. This is a first-rate product.
It's all about integrity and self-respect
The movie illustrates more clearly than any other that I can remember, how important integrity and self-respect are.
Dr. Aziz, in his eagerness to please, is not honest with the visitors and he could've avoided all the trouble he got into by simply being more like the Professor. This is a lesson that he learned in the end. The Professor can be annoying to his companions, but he shows us how, even under British domination, his supreme yet civil self-assurance, earns him everyone's respect. Unlike too many people I know, his supreme self-respect extends to respect for all others. He's never rude, loud, or over-bearing. Just someone who respects the universe and is respected by it in turn.
The British can be annoyingly stuck up, but a small minority of them are shown to be decent and honest and to be appreciated for it.
All in all a movie that ought to be shown a whole lot more, not for the usual "look at how the imperialists victimized these people", but for what it can teach about civility and honesty.
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