Compelling portrait of India, past and present...
“Heat and Dust,&#34; made in 1983 and adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala from her own novel, is a multi-generational drama about the clash between modern-day India and its past Raj era of British colonial rule. Cross cutting between two generations, the film is an epic of self-discovery and a lush evocation of the sensuous allure and beauty of India.<br /><br />Anne (Julie Christie, “Darling”), searching for answers to the mystery surrounding a long-ago affair between her aunt Olivia (Greta Scacchi, “Presumed Innocent”) and an Indian prince (Shashi Kapoor), becomes immersed in the local culture, the past simultaneously leading her into a clearer view of her own future.<br /><br /> From the team of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, “Heat and Dust” was released before the success of “A Room With a View” and marks a shift from the team’s low-budget films to loftier films based on literary works. The look is lush and often breathtaking with its production design capturing the costumes and settings of the period. Highlights include a lavish palatial banquet and a number of sweeping landscapes of Kashmir. Olivia’s infatuation with a Muslim nobleman is a forbidden romance because the society is based on a strict code of racial separation. The 1920s sequences convey both the tragic and comic nature of British imperialism. The point-of-view is that of an outsider looking at a dramatically different way of life with arrogance.<br /><br />Bonus materials on the 2-disc Blu-ray release include the Merchant Ivory short film “Autobiography of a Princess;” feature-length audio commentary track; original and 2017 re-release trailers; interview with producer Ismail Merchant, director James Ivory, writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and composer Richard Robbins; “Heat and Dust” reminiscences by actors Greta Schacchi and Nickolas Grace; and new on-stage Q & A with actor Madhur Jaffrey.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Cross-cutting between two generations, James Ivory's sprawling epic of self-discovery is also a lush evocation of the prismatic and sensuous beauty of India. As she searches for answers to the mystery surrounding a long-ago affair between her aunt Olivia (Greta Scacchi) and an Indian prince (Shashi Kapoor), Anne (Julie Christie) becomes immersed in the local culture, the pull of the past simultaneously leading her into a clearer view of her own future. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's screenplay adapts her own novel to great effect, and Richard Robbins provides the haunting score. The film earned the Merchant Ivory team 9 BAFTA nominations and a Palme d'Or nomination at Cannes for director James Ivory..