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| Genre/Form: | Feature films Musical films Comedy films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Musical Comedy Drama |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ismail Merchant; Ruth Prawer Jhabvala; James Ivory; Shashi Kapoor; Jennifer Kendal; Z̤iyāʼ Muḥīuddīn; Aparna Sen; Utpal Datta; Nadira; Jalal Agha; Anwar Ali, actor.; Mohan Nadkarni; Subrata Mitra; David Gladwell; A Ranga Raj; Shaikh Hasan; Shankar Jaikishan (Musical group); Merchant Ivory Productions.; Criterion Collection (Firm); Home Vision Entertainment (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 0780026772 9780780026773 |
| OCLC Number: | 53715845 |
| Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | Originally released in 1970 as a motion picture. Special features: documentary: Helen, queen of the nautch girls ; Conversations with the filmmakers. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Subrata Mitra ; art director, A. Ranga Raj ; editor, David Gladwell ; music, Shankar Jaikishan ; costume designer, Shaikh Hasan. |
| Cast: | Shashi Kapoor, Jennifer Kendal, Zia Mohyeddin, Aparna Sen, Utpal Dutt, Nadira, Jalal Agha, Anwar Ali, Mohan Nadkarni. |
| Target Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Contents: | Special features: Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs -- "Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls" documentry short film about the legendary Bollywood dancer -- "Conversation with the filmmakers" part of a new series of interivews with Ismail Merchant, James Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala -- Language: English mono -- Subtitles: English. |
| Series Title: | Merchant Ivory collection. |
| Other Titles: | Helen, queen of the nautch girls. |
| Responsibility: | Merchant Ivory Productions ; producer, Ismail Merchant ; screenplay, R. Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory ; director, James Ivory. |
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Abstract:
A troubled romance laced with barbed wit and pointed melodrama and an affectionate view of the Indian film industry (aka Bollywood). A visiting English author becomes involved with a married Indian movie star; when the romance fizzles she flees to an ashram.
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