Synopsis
Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. She and Ronny's mother, Mrs. Moore, befriend an Indian doctor, Aziz H. Ahmed.
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Cast
- Judy DavisAdela Quested
- Victor BanerjeeDr. Aziz H. Ahmed
- Peggy AshcroftMrs. Moore
- James FoxRichard Fielding
- Alec GuinnessProfessor Godbole
- Nigel HaversRonny Heaslop
- Richard WilsonMr. Turton
- Antonia PembertonMrs. Turton
- Michael CulverMajor McBryde
- Art MalikMahmoud Ali
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
Forster's novel is one of the literary landmarks of this century, and now David Lean has made it into one of the greatest screen adaptations I have ever seen. - 91
The A.V. Club
While it isn't as brilliant as his The Bridge On The River Kwai or Lawrence Of Arabia, Lean's final film is just as meticulously designed, because more than any other filmmaker of his era, he understood how the right hat could say as much about a character —and a society—as any line of dialogue. - 90
Variety
An impeccably faithful, beautifully played and occasionally languorous adaptation of E.M. Forster's classic novel about the clash of East and West in colonial India. - 90
The New York Times
Mr. Lean's Passage to India, which he wrote and directed, is by far his best work since The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia and perhaps his most humane and moving film since Brief Encounter. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Although the story makes for a movie that is often slow going, it is also a beautiful and evocative film fueled by an excellent performance from Davis and Peggy Ashcroft. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
A lavishly produced and often involving drama that never reaches its full potential. [09 Jan 1985, p.25] - 75
Miami Herald
Old-fashioned isn't necessarily bad. In Lean's case it can be immensely entertaining, because he knows how to build a story. At 76, he is still quite vital a force behind the camera, and he makes A Passage to India, born a comedy of manners, into high melodrama. [11 Jan 1985, p.D1] - 60
Time Out
Not for literary purists, but if you like your entertainment well tailored, then feel the quality and the width.
