A Passage to India

A Passage to India

  • Director: David Lean
  • Writer: E.M. Forster,Santha Rama Rau,David Lean
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, United States
  • Language: English, Hindi
  • Release date: February 1, 1985
  • Sound mix: Dolby Stereo
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Reise nach Indien
  • A Passage to India (English name: A Passage to India) is a feature film directed by David Lean , starring Judy Davis , Victor Banerjee , and Peggy Ashcroft . It premiered in the United States on December 14, 1984.
    Based on Edward Morgan Forster 's novel of the same name, the film tells the story of a British girl Adela who went to India to visit her fiancé and was warmly received by the local doctor Aziz. However, an unexpected incident changed the fate of the two   .

    Details

    • Release date February 1, 1985
    • Filming locations Bangalore Palace, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
    • Production companies EMI Films, Home Box Office (HBO), Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $16,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $27,187,653

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $84,580

    Gross worldwide

    $27,201,487

    Movie reviews

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    • By Drake 2022-03-25 09:01:23

      notes

      After watching the movie, I want to read the book more. The description of emotion in this old-fashioned feature film is still a little weak (the director is Lawrence of Arabia, the director of Doctor Zhivago). However, I still see a lot of feelings of colonial people hidden under modern India, curiosity and embarrassment between the British as the colonizers and the Indians as the colonizers that I felt when I traveled to India before. with the whole situation behind it.

      At that time,...

    • By Adeline 2022-03-25 09:01:23

      trip to india

      It's quite shocking, and it has caused a lot of thinking. The biggest problem with the distance between people is refusing to understand and believing in one's own prejudice. People like Adele, Moss and Felix should be rare, and therefore very valuable. Maybe India is the only place I've been to, a country I've been complaining about for so many years. However, recently, I have been on the verge of making a move, and I have been thinking about whether to make a travel plan for next year or...

    • By Verdie 2022-03-25 09:01:23

      Rediscover David Lean

      The movie I saw seven years ago, my favorite director at that time was Woody Allen. After watching this movie, I fell in love with David Lean, but then I forgot about it.

      Tonight, it suddenly rose up, and it took more than two hours to find out the memory of the past.

      In my memory, I vaguely thought that David Lean was an American director, but I didn't think he was a British director and one of the greatest directors in the world.

      Because of this memory deviation, after a...

    • By Rosetta 2022-03-25 09:01:23

      trip to india

      British woman Edna (Judy Davis) travels to India with her future mother-in-law, Mrs. Moore. The trip is not only to visit Edna's fiance, Lonnie, who is a magistrate in India, but also to expand her horizons. Edna's mind is not on the communication activities between white people, but more eager to understand the exotic customs of India, so she gets to know the local doctor Ace, who is full of pure admiration for the British, although she is occasionally disappointed, but He still marveled at...

    • By Elouise 2022-03-24 09:03:49

      The Doctor Who Loves Death is a Hong Konger

      This is a joke that came out of me watching a movie. I've been to India and there's no such thing as flattering foreigners there, and if you come across one, it's probably a sincere liar. As long as you have been to Hong Kong, you can notice their flattery to foreign-speaking people. They can tolerate the stench of Western backpackers and sailors, but they will never let go of their compatriots. Isn't this a modern-day doctor who loves death? The British abused me a thousand times without...

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    • By Junior 2023-05-09 05:34:42

      Three points completely for the picture, the scene and the costume! ! The plot is very strange, and it is too strange to want to reflect the famous clan fighting formation! ! Two points on the actor, I hate that Indian male pig's feet, flattering and courteous for a while, others kindly let you go and trample the benefactor under the feet. The arrogant and arrogant look is really disgusting, because this actor treats Indians A little disgusted, inexplicable eyes gleaming, looking...

    • By Tre 2022-09-27 00:02:27

      It is by no means a display of exotic customs. The style of the original book is full of mysticism and the interpretation of the deep inner world of the characters is reflected in the influence of David Lean, but the film focuses more on the description of the fetters between the characters. In the context of colonialism, it portrays friendship, trust and respect. Although it is not as good as the original novel in terms of mysterious and obscure plots, the film still has a good degree of...

    • By Aaliyah 2022-04-24 07:01:25

      Adapted from EM Forster's original book, 164 minutes is not as long and boring as expected. It's an incredible story that happened in British India. I can't believe that the Indian philosophy teacher is actually played by Alec...

    • By Kaia 2022-04-24 07:01:25

      This piece shows not only the arrogance and prejudice of the British, but also an in-depth description and discussion of the character of the Indians. Indian doctors are slaves to the British, scolding and scolding their servants, and no one is more serious than Indians when it comes to the concept of class. He has a simple mind, extreme work, and no deeper thinking ability, and he is already a highly educated class in India. There is nothing difficult to understand about the heroine's...

    • By Krystal 2022-04-24 07:01:25

      David Lean's works are really hard to understand. In my opinion, the so-called country, race, mysticism, etc. that the film is going to show are very simple, and the passages in the cave are even more mysterious. The deepest feeling is that the colonized only fights in anger when the colonizers are unfair to them. When the colonizers are treated with extra courtesy, they are often full of admiration and...

    Movie plot

    In the 1920s, Mrs Moore, who lived in London, took a young girl, Adela, to India to visit her son, Adela's fiance, Ronnie. Both are eager to deepen their understanding of India through this trip. However, after arriving, they discovered that the local racial discrimination was very serious, and everything was not what they thought. Mrs. Moore felt that her son had become very official and completely ignored the Indians, which made her...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    In the 1960s, after watching a play based on Foster's novel "A Passage to India", David Lean decided to make it into a film. At the time, however, Foster was reluctant to sell the rights to the film. After Foster's death in 1970, the rights to the adaptation went to Cambridge Academy, which sold it to filmmakers John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin  .
    When looking for investors for the film, an American film company offered to add a rape...
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    Evaluation action

    The most successful part of the film is the portrayal of characters, and the wonderful performances of the actors show many complex characters with distinct layers.  . (Reviewed by The New Republic Magazine)
    The characters are more vivid than the original. In terms of directing techniques, Lean is not influenced by modern genres, and still maintains traditional narrative techniques, focusing on portraying characters, but the tone of...
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    Movie quotes

    • Ali: McBryde. When he first came, Hamidullah said he was quite a good fellow.

      Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed: But they all become exactly the same. I give any Englishman two years.

      Ali: The women are worse.

      Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed: I give them six months.

    • Mrs. Moore: [in the train] Rather a strange place to do the cooking.

    • Richard Fielding: I always feel rather embarrassed when people I dislike are good to me.