HEAT AND DUST-DVD-MERCHANT IVORY COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 1983
• Genre: Drama, Romance
• Plot: Blending east with west, and moving effortlessly between the vibrant world of modern-day India and the magnificent splendors of the Raj, Merchant Ivory Productions’ acclaimed Heat and Dust intertwines the contemporary story of Anne (Julie Christie), a young woman drawn to India by her desire to unravel a mysterious family scandal surrounding the seduction of her great-aunt Olivia (Greta Scacchi) in the 920s by a handsome and charismatic, if not entirely scrupulous, Indian prince (Shashi Kapoor). For Anne, it proves as much a journey of self-discovery as the opportunity to solve an enigma. Like Olivia, she too is drawn deep into India by an allure that, in a different way, has remained as sensual and romantic as it was half a century before. ; ; This package also includes Autobiography of a Princess, a short feature film of memory and character exploration tightly written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and expertly directed by James Ivory An Indian princess (Madhur Jaffrey), long divorced and living in self-exile in London, invites her father’s ex-tutor, Cyril Sahib (James Mason), to an annual tea party intended to celebrate a happier past, where the two watch old movie footage of Royal India. The Princess reviews her memories selectively and through a haze of nostalgia, But Cyril has a different view both of their common past and of her father, the Maharaja, who has left him disillusioned and horrified. ;
• Cast: Christopher Cazenove, Greta Scacchi, Julian Glover, Susan Fleetwood, Patrick Godfrey, Jennifer Kendal, Shashi Kapoor, Madhur Jaffrey, Nickolas Grace, Barry Foster, Julie Christie, Zakir Hussain, Ratna Pathak, Tarla Mehta, Charles McCaughan, Sajid Khan, Amanda Walker, Praveen Paul, Jayant Kripalani, Sudha Chopra, Daniel Chatto, Ishak Khan, Bobby Bedi, Leelabai, James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
• Director: James Ivory
• Runtime: 2:10
• Company: The Criterion Collection, Merchant Ivory Productions, Home Vision Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie