FILM: A passage to India

kantara · Dec 29th, 2003, 15:47

Hi, tonight the BBC is showing A passage to India.

Are there other films which has India as background?

Greetz

Alan D · Dec 29th, 2003, 16:31

Thanks for the tip-off kantara! I've seen it a few times before but I will probably watch it again.

Merchant and Ivory have made many films over the years set in India and they sometimes turn up on TV - worth watching out for.

The writer, William Dalrymple also made an excellent documentary series on India a few years ago.

You could also watch some recent Indian movies like "Lagaan" and "Monsoon Wedding" available from video/DVD rental outlets.

indiamike · Dec 29th, 2003, 16:50

Don't forget Octopussy or Gandhi....errrrr...there is a bunch.

kantara · Dec 29th, 2003, 16:58

muchas gracias for the tips.

i'm not sure if i like those happy singing indian films but i'll rent monsoon wedding ( golden lion in venice 2001!!! ) next week
i don't think monsoon and lagaan are your typical bollywood film. or are they?

are there some ' western' films who were filmed in India?

czoona · Dec 29th, 2003, 18:15

I saw "Salaam Bombay!" when it came out in 1988 and remember it as being a great film. Interesting info about the film can be found at http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_...10/321459.html

angelika · Dec 29th, 2003, 19:59

Salaam Bombay is a great film. I saw it 4 - 5 years ago, I hope to see it in the german television again soon.

One of my favorites is the documentary film "Megacities" by Michael Glawogger. The part about the color-sifter in Mumbai is so... wow I'm always getting so sorrowful.
But the other stories about people in Megacities (Mexico City, New York, Mumbai, Moscow) are also very emotional.
If you every have the chance to see this film, try to see it.

There is another documentary film about traveller to India and what Indians think about them and why travellers go to India etc.. It is a film from an graduate of a german film academy. It is called "Die Perle in der Kacke". I'm not trying to translate the title

I don't think you will ever have the chance to see this film outside Germany, but for all the Germans maybe you have the chance to see this film on an Documentary-Filmfestival. It is so funny.

Merchant · Dec 29th, 2003, 23:19

"City of Joy" (disaffected American surgeon Patrick Swayze gets mugged in Calcutta and, after some coercion, stays on to help the poor) was shot in part on location and shows the city's slums. It's not a bad movie, really, despite its leanings toward melodrama.

Wanderer22 · Dec 30th, 2003, 00:23

"Phantom India," 1969 documentary by French director Louis Malle.

It's long... 378 minutes. You have to be a REAL India
buff to sit through this one.

Wanderer22

bijapuri · Dec 30th, 2003, 01:05

so for those of you who saw/read Passage to India, I have a question- what do you think REALLY happened to Miss Quested in the Cave? (digging thru my college term papers, . . .)

jjacquemain · Dec 30th, 2003, 03:06

You can't forget Ava Gardner in "Bhowani Junction", although it was filmed in Pakistan....you still get the feel it's in India. I love the old movies...*sigh*

Merchant · Dec 30th, 2003, 03:15

Miss Quested either succumbed to sunstroke or was Eve Teased, or perhaps both. She really can't remember!

bijapuri · Dec 30th, 2003, 14:21

I've been trying to forget Ava ever since I saw it. vive la diference- I totally detest it, lolol, hahah

jjacquemain · Dec 30th, 2003, 22:56

True, Bijapuri.....the movie wasn't all that mindblowing and as I said it was filmed in Pakistan, however, I can't believe you were trying to forget Ava!

She's one hot chickie!

PeakXV · Apr 25th, 2007, 10:01

When Miss Quested and Mrs Moore have arrived in Bombay and are about to disembark there is much kaos and a symphony of sound (nothing has changed much in 75 years). Above the noisy goings on you can clearly hear somebody yelling what I think is - "Wooly Bully

" - and I don't think it was Sam the Sham.

My question is does that mean anything in Raj English, Hinglish, English, Hindi or possibly Marathi due to the docking location?

PeakXV · Oct 11th, 2008, 10:54

Just picked up the 2-disc DVD Collector's edition which came out earlier this year and the 'extras' including producer Richard Goodwin's realtime thoughts, analysis, insider tidbits(he actual used/hired the same elephant for the Marabar cave scenes as he did decades earlier in the movie "Harry Black & the Tiger") & gossip/insight on the individual scenes as they unfold are worth the price on it's own. Other extras include a profile on E.M. Forster & Havers, Malik, Fox, Jaffrey et al reminiscing on some of the lighter production moments including dealing/coping with Lean's idiosyncracies. The new restorations & digital remastering are significant as well.

Dec 29th, 2003, 15:47	#1
kantara Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Belgium Posts: 36	FILM: A passage to India Hi, tonight the BBC is showing A passage to India. Are there other films which has India as background? Greetz __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies with in us." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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jjacquemain Nothing is illegal until you get caught~ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio USA Posts: 533	You can't forget Ava Gardner in "Bhowani Junction", although it was filmed in Pakistan....you still get the feel it's in India. I love the old movies...sigh __________________ There is no defense against chaos~

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PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,511	When Miss Quested and Mrs Moore have arrived in Bombay and are about to disembark there is much kaos and a symphony of sound (nothing has changed much in 75 years). Above the noisy goings on you can clearly hear somebody yelling what I think is - "Wooly Bully " - and I don't think it was Sam the Sham. My question is does that mean anything in Raj English, Hinglish, English, Hindi or possibly Marathi due to the docking location? __________________ What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

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Dec 29th, 2003, 16:31	#2
Alan D Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Southampton UK Posts: 1,866	Thanks for the tip-off kantara! I've seen it a few times before but I will probably watch it again. Merchant and Ivory have made many films over the years set in India and they sometimes turn up on TV - worth watching out for. The writer, William Dalrymple also made an excellent documentary series on India a few years ago. You could also watch some recent Indian movies like "Lagaan" and "Monsoon Wedding" available from video/DVD rental outlets.

Dec 29th, 2003, 16:50	#3
indiamike Retired Admin Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New Joisey for now Posts: 1,759	Don't forget Octopussy or Gandhi....errrrr...there is a bunch.

Dec 29th, 2003, 16:58	#4
kantara Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Belgium Posts: 36	muchas gracias for the tips. i'm not sure if i like those happy singing indian films but i'll rent monsoon wedding ( golden lion in venice 2001!!! ) next week i don't think monsoon and lagaan are your typical bollywood film. or are they? are there some ' western' films who were filmed in India?

Dec 29th, 2003, 18:15	#5
czoona Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 21	I saw "Salaam Bombay!" when it came out in 1988 and remember it as being a great film. Interesting info about the film can be found at http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_...10/321459.html

Dec 29th, 2003, 19:59	#6
angelika Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Munich - Germany Posts: 109	Salaam Bombay is a great film. I saw it 4 - 5 years ago, I hope to see it in the german television again soon. One of my favorites is the documentary film "Megacities" by Michael Glawogger. The part about the color-sifter in Mumbai is so... wow I'm always getting so sorrowful. But the other stories about people in Megacities (Mexico City, New York, Mumbai, Moscow) are also very emotional. If you every have the chance to see this film, try to see it. There is another documentary film about traveller to India and what Indians think about them and why travellers go to India etc.. It is a film from an graduate of a german film academy. It is called "Die Perle in der Kacke". I'm not trying to translate the title I don't think you will ever have the chance to see this film outside Germany, but for all the Germans maybe you have the chance to see this film on an Documentary-Filmfestival. It is so funny.

Dec 29th, 2003, 23:19	#7
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,101	"City of Joy" (disaffected American surgeon Patrick Swayze gets mugged in Calcutta and, after some coercion, stays on to help the poor) was shot in part on location and shows the city's slums. It's not a bad movie, really, despite its leanings toward melodrama.

Dec 30th, 2003, 00:23	#8
Wanderer22 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 472	"Phantom India," 1969 documentary by French director Louis Malle. It's long... 378 minutes. You have to be a REAL India buff to sit through this one. Wanderer22

Dec 30th, 2003, 03:15	#11
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,101	Miss Quested either succumbed to sunstroke or was Eve Teased, or perhaps both. She really can't remember!

Dec 30th, 2003, 14:21	#12
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,602	I've been trying to forget Ava ever since I saw it. vive la diference- I totally detest it, lolol, hahah

Dec 30th, 2003, 22:56	#13
jjacquemain Nothing is illegal until you get caught~ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio USA Posts: 533	True, Bijapuri.....the movie wasn't all that mindblowing and as I said it was filmed in Pakistan, however, I can't believe you were trying to forget Ava! She's one hot chickie!

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PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,511	Just picked up the 2-disc DVD Collector's edition which came out earlier this year and the 'extras' including producer Richard Goodwin's realtime thoughts, analysis, insider tidbits(he actual used/hired the same elephant for the Marabar cave scenes as he did decades earlier in the movie "Harry Black & the Tiger") & gossip/insight on the individual scenes as they unfold are worth the price on it's own. Other extras include a profile on E.M. Forster & Havers, Malik, Fox, Jaffrey et al reminiscing on some of the lighter production moments including dealing/coping with Lean's idiosyncracies. The new restorations & digital remastering are significant as well.