The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
The story of a family troupe of English actors who travel around the towns and villages in India giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through their travels we see the changing face of India as the old is replaced by the new, Maharajas become hotel owners, sports become more important than culture and the theater is replaced by Bollywood movies. Based on the travels of Geoffrey Kendal with his daughter Felicity Kendal.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
14 audience votes
Key crew
- James IvoryDirector
- Satyajit RayOriginal Music Composer
- Ruth Prawer JhabvalaScreenplay
- Ruth Prawer JhabvalaWriter
- James IvoryWriter
Cast
- Shashi KapoorSanju
- Felicity KendalLizzie Buckingham
- Geoffrey KendalMr. Tony Buckingham
- Laura LiddellMrs. Carla Buckingham
- Madhur JaffreyManjula
- Utpal DuttMaharaja
- Praveen PaulDidi
- Prayag RajSharmaji
- Pinchoo KapoorGuptaji
- Jim D. TytlerBobby
- Hamid SayaniHeadmaster's Brother
- Marcus MurchDandy in 'The Critic'
Stills
Themes
indiatheatrical troupe