
A Passage to India
David Lean, the Director of "Doctor Zhivago", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai", invites you on . .
Directed by David Lean
Produced by EMI Films, John Brabourne and Richard Goodwyn Productions
A sweeping, visually magnificent meditation on cultural misunderstanding and the tragic impossibility of genuine connection across the colonial divide.
Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
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Is A Passage to India sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is A Passage to India one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 88% of films.
Does A Passage to India end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is A Passage to India violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is A Passage to India scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is A Passage to India easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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