Shakespeare Wallah (1965)
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 1
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Lizzie (Felicity Kendal) is an actress in a Shakespearean theater troupe that has seen better days. The troupe tours India to dwindling crowds who are less interested in all things British in the wake of Indian independence. When she has an affair with the Indian playboy Sanju (Shashi Kapoor), Lizzie feels the wrath of her disapproving father Tony (Geoffrey Kendal) and her mother Carla (Laura Liddell). Madhur Jaffrey plays the role of the Indian actress Manjula in this romantic drama with
Jan 1, 1965 Wide
Apr 27, 2004
Criterion Collection
Cast
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Shashi Kapoor
Sanju -
Felicity Kendal
Lizzie Buckingham -
Geoffrey Kendal
Mr. Tony Buckingham -
Laura Liddell
Mrs. Carla Buckingham -
Madhur Jaffrey
Manjula -
Utpal Dutt
Maharaja -
Jennifer Kapoor
Mrs. Bowen -
Prayag Raaj
Sharmaji -
Partap Sharma
Aslam -
Jim D. Tytler
Bobby -
Pincho Kapoor
Guptaji -
Praveen Paul
Didi -
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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (1) | DVD (5)
Very delicate and lovely.
Top CriticIvory is particularly acute in catching the peculiar matrix of moods and emotions that hold the troupe together and which keep the British and the Indians from ever really understanding each other.
... a bittersweet drama of the twilight of a theatrical way of life.
Surprisingly light and enjoyable early James Ivory film with luminous Felicity Kendal.
more intimate and nuanced work than the team's subsequent high-profile period films, like The Remains of the Day.
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Foreign Titles
- Shakespeare-Wallah (DE)
- Shakespeare-Wallah (UK)
