The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to reconsider her own life.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes79%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
46 audience votes
Key crew
- James IvoryDirector
- Richard RobbinsOriginal Music Composer
- Ruth Prawer JhabvalaWriter
Cast
- Julie ChristieAnne
- Greta ScacchiOlivia Rivers
- Shashi KapoorThe Nawab
- Nickolas GraceHarry Hamilton-Paul
- Christopher CazenoveDouglas Rivers
- Zakir HussainInder Lal, Anne's landlord
- Julian GloverCrawford
- Susan FleetwoodMrs. Crawford
- Patrick GodfreyDr Saunders
- Jennifer KendalMrs. Saunders
- Charles McCaughanChid
- Madhur JaffreyBegum Mussarat Jahan
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookfamily historyindiaextramarital affairbritish colonialparallel story1920sbritish rajuttar pradesh