A Passage to India

feature film, historical drama, UK, USA, 1984

DIRECTED BY: David Lean

A Passage to India

CAST:
Judy Davis (Adela),
Victor Banerjee (Aziz),
Peggy Ashcroft (gđa. Moore),
James Fox (Fielding),
Alec Guinness (Godbole),
Nigel Havers (Ronny)

SCRIPT:
David Lean (based on novel by E. M. Foster)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Ernest Day

MUSIC:
Maurice Jarre

EDITING:
David Lean

Synopsis:
Colonial India, 1924. A young and educated British woman, Adela Quested, arrives in Chandrapore. She is hoping to discover the real India. She meets Dr Aziz and they become friends. Aziz feels comfortable with Adela and soon invites her for a trip. Adela comes back with bruises and accuses Aziz of rape. The ruling British government convicts Dr Aziz, before the legal trial has even begun…

color, 164'

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