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Blending east with west, and moving effortlessly between the vibrant world of modern-day India and magnificent splendours of the Raj, Merchant Ivory Productions acclaimed Heat and Dust intertwines the contemporary story of Anne (Julie Christie), a young woman drawn to India by her desire to unravel a mysterious family scandal surrounding the seduction of her great-aunt Olivia (Greta Scacchi) in the 1920s by a handsome and charismatic, if not entirely scrupulous, Indian prince (Shashi Kapoor). For Anne. It proves as much a journey of self-discovery as the opportunity to solve an enigma. Like Olivia, she too is drawn deep into India by an allure that, in a different way, has remained as sensual and romantic as it was half a century before.This package also includes Autobiography of a Princess, a short feature film of memory and character exploration tightly written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and expertly directed by James Ivory. An Indian princess (Madhur Jaffery), long divorced and living in self-exile in London, invites her fathers ex-tutor, Cyril Sahib (James Mason), to an annual tea party, intended to celebrate a happier past, where the two watch old movie footage of Royal India. The Princess reviews her memories selectively and through a haze of nostalgia. But Cyril has a different view of both of their common past and of her father, the Maharaja, who has left him disillusioned and horrified.Product Identifiers
UPC5021456184170
eBay Product ID (ePID)28051095964
Product Key Features
ActorShashi Kapoor, Greta Scacchi, Julie Christie
Aspect Ratio16:9
RatingM
Movie/TV TitleMerchant Ivory-Heat and Dust
DirectorJames Ivory
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
Additional Product Features
Release Year1983
Number of Discs1
DistributorShock Records
Tag LineA film by James Ivory