Shakespeare Wallah
A breezy and beguiling study, comedy, romance, elegy.
Shakespeare Wallah
Lizzie (Felicity Kendal) is an actress in a Shakespearean theater troupe that has seen better days. The troupe tours India to dwindling crowds who are less interested in all things British in the wake of Indian independence. When she has an affair with the Indian playboy Sanju (Shashi Kapoor), Lizzie feels the wrath of her disapproving father Tony (Geoffrey Kendal) and her mother Carla (Laura Liddell). Madhur Jaffrey plays the role of the Indian actress Manjula in this romantic drama with musical score by cinematic giant Satyajit Ray.
Genre
Drama
Runtime
122
Language
English,
Hindi
Director
James Ivory
Cast
Madhur Jaffrey,
Shashi Kapoor,
Felicity Kendal,
Geoffrey Kendal
Awards:
Nominee, Golden Bear, Berlin International Film Festival
Winner, Silver Bear, Berlin International Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Thank goodness, "Shakespeare Wallah," the very delicate and lovely Anglo-Indian film that made such a favorable impression when it was shown at the New York Film Festival last fall, has finally found a lodging at the Baronet. It was shown there last night at a black-tie premiere for the benefit of ...
Played at
Fine Arts Theatre 12.15.17 - 12.21.17
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