“Heat and Dust”

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Julie Christie and Greta Scacchi star in the acclaimed Merchant-Ivory production of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s novel about a young woman who travels to India decades after her great aunt who was involved in a scandalous romance. Shown as part of Channel4’s Indian Summer., A woman visits India to learn more about her great-aunt, who lived there during the 1920s and had an affair with an Indian nobleman. This period drama highlights the differences between the two women’s lives by intercutting their stories., A woman visits India to learn more about her great-aunt, who lived there during the 1920s and had an affair with an Indian nobleman. This evocative period drama highlights the differences between the two women’s lives by intercutting their stories., Julie Christie and Greta Scacchi star in the acclaimed Merchant-Ivory production of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s novel about a young woman who travels to India decades after her great aunt who was involved in a scandalous romance., Two women, related but separated by 60 years, have parallel experiences in the evocative environment of India in this period drama from producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory. Based on the 1975 novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (a longtime collaborator for Merchant Ivory Productions), the story begins with Ann (Julie Christie) as she discovers some letters written by her great-aunt Olivia (Greta Scacchi), which soon inspire her to travel to India to continue researching her relative’s past. The letters reveal that when she was young, the free-spirited Olivia fell in love with an Indian nobleman (Shashi Kapoor) and left her husband — an administrator in the British colonial government — for her new paramour. After Ann arrives in India, her life and the modern rush of cars and people are played off against flashbacks to Olivia’s life in a colonial setting. When the environment of each woman is compared and the nature of their momentous decisions are placed side by side, their rites of passage and the society that dominated their choices stand out in high relief. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 1983 British Academy Awards for her script for Heat And Dust., Lavish Merchant Ivory production focusing on the turbulent history of India, as seen through the eyes of two English women living at different times.

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Q: Who are the main cast members in “Heat and Dust ” ?
A: The main cast includes Julie Christie,Greta Scacchi,Christopher Cazenove,Julian Glover,Susan Fleetwood,Shashi Kapoor,Madhur Jaffrey,Nickolas Grace,Zakir Hussain,Barry Foster,Amanda Walker,Patrick Godfrey,Jennifer Kendal,Sudha Chopra,Ratna Pathak,Tarla Mehta,Charles McCaughan,Jayut Kripilani,Sajik Khan,Leelabhai,Praveen Paul,Ram Yedekar,Ram Yadekar,Ruth Prawer Jhabvala,Walter Lassally,Gordon Kaye,Rita Mangat,Susie Figgis,Maurice Fowler,Ray Beckett,Wilfred Shingleton,Barbara Lane,Connie Kaiserman,Humphrey Dixon.

Q: When Did the “Heat and Dust” Released?
A: The movie “Heat and Dust” originally aired on 2019-03-08 and released in the year of 1983.

Q: What Languages are available to watch “Heat and Dust” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.

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