David Lean a film adaptation of "A Passage to India" (1984), from E. M. Forster's 1924 novel of colonial conflicts in British-occupied India. Entirely shot on location in the sub-continent, this became his last completed film. He rejected a draft by Santha Rama Rau, responsible for the stage adaptation and Forster's preferred screenwriter, and wrote the script himself. In addition, Lean also edited the film with the result that his three roles in the production (writer, editor, director) were given equal status in the credits. Lean recruited long-time collaborators for the cast and crew, including Maurice Jarre (who won another Academy-Award for
Judy Davis in the title role, as charismatic and commanding on stage as she is in film." In 2011, she portrayed the role of fading actress Irina Arkadina in Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" at Sydney's Belvoir St Theatre. Paul Chai of ""Variety"" praised her performance as Irina, writing, "Davis manages to instill Irina with not only a diva’s haughty air and crafty manipulation but also with the right hint of fragility, as evidenced in her concern about being upstaged by the youthful and beautiful Nina." Judy Davis Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress known for her work in