Reise nach Indien (1984)

Reise nach Indien: Directed by David Lean. With Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox. Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

“David Lean ended his illustrious career on a high note with this haunting love song to the exotic u0026amp; sensual world of India.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe action takes place during the last days of Englandu0026#39;s rule over colonial England. Much of the emphasis in the movie is placed on the culture clash between the two countrys.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJudy Davis stars in one of her earliest films as a woman who travels to India on what she imagines will be a romantic adventure to meet up with and marry a waiting fiance.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe great Dame Peggy Ashcroft portrays the fianceu0026#39;s mother who accompanies Davis on her u0026quot;Passage To Indiau0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlec Guiness is along for the ride in a culture-bending role as a Hindu spiritual man. Guinessu0026#39;s role is in turn played for laughs then for dramatic punch when needed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe major conflict in the movies arrives from an ill fated tourist jaunt to the Marabar Caves some miles away.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat does or does not happen there becomes a legal and moral crisis that involves all the filmu0026#39;s key players as well as the entire city.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie is played with sensitivity as well as allowing for the usual David Lean broad strokes of color and light.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s one of my favorite movies and definitely appealing to more than the u0026quot;Merchant u0026amp; Ivoryu0026quot; crowd.”