A Passage to India (Original title)
Dates: 1984 (Copyright), 22 March 1985 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirector: David Lean
Synopsis: Drama. In the 1920s, a young English woman, Adela Quested, goes on her first journey abroad to Chandrapore in India, where her fiancé Ronny works for the British government. Ronny's mother, Mrs Moore, and Adela make friends with a Muslim doctor, Aziz, who goes to great trouble and expense to host them on a picnic trip to the Marabar Caves some way outside the city. Inside one cave, Adela, who has been growing in sensual awareness since leaving England, has a strange experience and flees from the cave in distress, soon accusing Aziz of rape. As the trial nears, the community is heavily divided, with each group outraged and finding its worst prejudices confirmed.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Colonialism
Releases
Date: 14 December 1984not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 163 mins Length: 14698 FeetDialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 14749 FeetBFI identifier: C-952244
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(3)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-231760
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-231761
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-868228
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 14707 FeetStock date: 1984BFI identifier: C-124211
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 14749 FeetBFI identifier: C-952244
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Dates: 1984 (Copyright), 22 March 1985 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirector: David Lean
Synopsis: Drama. In the 1920s, a young English woman, Adela Quested, goes on her first journey abroad to Chandrapore in India, where her fiancé Ronny works for the British government. Ronny's mother, Mrs Moore, and Adela make friends with a Muslim doctor, Aziz, who goes to great trouble and expense to host them on a picnic trip to the Marabar Caves some way outside the city. Inside one cave, Adela, who has been growing in sensual awareness since leaving England, has a strange experience and flees from the cave in distress, soon accusing Aziz of rape. As the trial nears, the community is heavily divided, with each group outraged and finding its worst prejudices confirmed.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Colonialism
Releases
Date: 14 December 1984not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 163 mins Length: 14698 FeetDialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 14749 FeetBFI identifier: C-952244
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(3)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-231760
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-231761
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-868228
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 14707 FeetStock date: 1984BFI identifier: C-124211
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 14749 FeetBFI identifier: C-952244
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)