A Passage to India
feature film, historical drama, UK, USA, 1984
DIRECTED BY: David Lean
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'