Directed by:
James IvoryScreenplay:
Ruth Prawer JhabvalaCinematography:
Walter LassallyComposer:
Richard RobbinsCast:
Christopher Cazenove, Greta Scacchi, Julian Glover, Susan Fleetwood, Patrick Godfrey, Jennifer Kendal, Shashi Kapoor, Barry Foster, Julie Christie (more)Plots(1)
In 1920s India, a young English bride, Olivia (Greta Scacchi), finds herself in a passionate, forbidden affair with the local Nawab (Shashi Kapoor). In the second story, Olivia's great niece, Anne (Julie Christie), travels to India and there learns of her great aunt's affair with the Nawab, her subsequent pregnancy, and her exile from the British community. Anne's life begins to roughly imitate that of Olivia's when she has an affair with a local Indian administrator (Zakir Hussain) and also becomes pregnant. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Christopher Cazenove
UK
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Zulu Dawn (1979)
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Greta Scacchi
Italy
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Julian Glover
UK
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Susan Fleetwood
UK
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Patrick Godfrey
UK
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Jennifer Kendal
UK
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Shashi Kapoor
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Barry Foster
UK
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Julie Christie
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Madhur Jaffrey
India
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Ratna Pathak Shah
India
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Nickolas Grace
UK
Best movies:
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Jayant Kripalani
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Charles McCaughan
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Amanda Walker
UK
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