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Marcel d A fantastic film about prejudice and injustice. Truly a classic and a must-watch! Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/24 Full Review Joe B Having seen around the time of release, I revisited it this year and was happy to see it's largely still very watchable. Whilst the characters now seem a little exaggerated, the themes still resonate today. Although seeing a browned up actor, this was early 80's, is uncomfortable. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/27/23 Full Review Anna A Magnificent. Stands the text of time Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/04/23 Full Review Leaburn O There are good moments but some of the characters are cartoonish and playing up to silly stereotypes. Felt far too long for a story that never really threatens to get going. Some interesting depictions of the Raj however. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/18/23 Full Review Nur Incredible & short period of time! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/13/22 Full Review Murty C This is a movie set in India during the British Raj days (1920's) and is based on the EM Forster novel of the same name. It is everything you would expect from a David Lean movie - a large canvas, stunning locations and outdoor photography, sublime music, and stellar acting. So, cinematically, it is magnificent. However, I gave it only three stars because the absence of an explanation to Adela's (played by Judy Davis) panicked run and accusations of rape left me scratching my head. By the way, Forster apparently never explained it in the book either. (It isn't like Kurosawa's "Roshom*on", which features different accounts by eye witnesses - we never hear anyone's account.) Thus, I was left unsatisfied with film and wanting to have a word with the author. Although, I must say that I do not regret watching the movie, for the movie is a cinematic marvel. Peggy Ashcroft fully deserves her Best Supporting Actress Oscar as does Maurice Jarre for his Music Oscar. But it is a shame that Judy Davis didn't get one; the same goes for the several other nominations that the film justifiably received. The only sore point I gave is the casting of Alec Guinness as the devout Hindu, Prof. Godbole; Guinness did the best they he could but he was unconvincing as a Hindu. Perhaps, as someone said, Lean included Guinness because he considered the latter his lucky charm. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/05/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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