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Passage To India, A

Blu-ray/APPROX. 164 MINS./1984/US PG

Main feature:

Release Apr 15, 2008
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Film in 1080p HD resolution.
Audio French: Dolby Digital 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles French, English
Studio Sony Pictures
Year 1984
Genre Drama

Special features:

  • Commentary with Producer Richard Goodwin
  • “E.M. Forster: A Profile of an Author” - Elements of Forster's life and some of the main themes within the book are covered in this featurette.
  • “An Epic Takes Shape” - Cast & Crew talk about the genesis of the project.
  • “An Indian Affair” - Covers the main period of production over in India.
  • “Only Connect: A Vision of India” - Covers the whole area of Post Production and also includes the final days of shooting in the studios at Shepperton.
  • “Casting a Classic” - Priscilla John (Casting Director) talks about casting the film and the challenges of bringing characters from the book to life.
  • “David Lean: Shooting with the Master” - This featurette takes a look at Lean as a Director with emphasis on this film being the last of his career.
  • "Reflections of David Lean" - A featurette on David Lean that appeared on the last DVD release of the film.
  • Blu-ray Exclusive: Enhanced Graphics and Trivia Track

Special Features are not always in HD. Look for details on the back of the cover art.

Synopsis:



This breathtaking film based on E.M. Forster's classic novel is an emotional and deeply personal story of love and class struggle in 1928 India. Adela Quested (Judy Davis) travels to India to visit her fiance, who is the city magistrate of Chandrapore. She is accompanied on the adventure by his mother Mrs. Moore (Peggy Ashcroft), an elderly woman who is appalled at the treatment of the Indians by the British who rule and occupy Chandrapore. Both women befriend a young Indian man, Dr. Aziz (Victor Banerjee), who -- over-stepping the accepted boundaries between the classes -- invites the women on a picnic excursion to the Marabar caves. In a strange turn of events, the young doctor is accused of attempting to rape Miss Quested.

What actually did happen in the Marabar caves is the central riddle of this lush, engrossing film.

Cast and Crew:

Sony Pictures presents
Peggy AshcroftJudy DavisJames FoxAlec GuinessVictor BanerjeeNigel Havers"Passage To India, A"
Written byDavid Leanproduced byJohn Brabourne
produced byRichard Goodwin
directed byDavid Lean
Production Year: 1984

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