Shakespeare Wallah (1965)
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83% of critics liked it
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63% of users liked it
(133 ratings)
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),… More 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 musical score from Satyajit Ray. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- James Ivory
- Written By
- James Ivory
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1965 Wide
- Studio
- Criterion Collection
Critic Reviews
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Very delicate and lovely.
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Don Druker, Chicago Reader
Ivory 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.
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Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies Online
... a bittersweet drama of the twilight of a theatrical way of life.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Surprisingly light and enjoyable early James Ivory film with luminous Felicity Kendal.
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David Bezanson, Filmcritic.com
more intimate and nuanced work than the team's subsequent high-profile period films, like The Remains of the Day.
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Cast
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Shashi Kapoor
as Sanju
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Felicity Kendal
as Lizzie Buckingham
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Geoffrey Kendal
as Mr. Tony Buckingham
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Laura Liddell
as Mrs. Carla Buckingham
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Madhur Jaffrey
as Manjula
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Utpal Dutt
as Maharaja
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Jennifer Kapoor
as Mrs. Bowen
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Prayag Raaj
as Sharmaji
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Partap Sharma
as Aslam
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Jim D. Tytler
as Bobby
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Pincho Kapoor
as Guptaji
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Praveen Paul
as Didi
- Hamid Sayani
- Marcus Murch
- Pratap Sharma
- Prayag Raj
