movie poster for PASSAGE TO INDIA

Flicks ID

686

Cert

15

Running time

157 mins

Country

Format

DVD

PASSAGE TO INDIA (1984)

DAVID LEAN

Plot

Adapted from the EM Forster story of cultural misunderstanding and imperialism during the period of the British Raj. Lean underestimates EM Forster's hatred of the British presence in India, but this is a magnificent award winning costume drama with stellar performances, particularly from Judy Davis as the hysteric Miss Quested, (was she or was she not raped in the Marabar caves by her Indian host?), and Lean's eye for scenery remains superb.