Shakespeare-Wallah
MovieTitle | Shakespeare-Wallah |
User score | 6.5 |
Release date | Dec 1, 1965 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Director | James Ivory |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Merchant Ivory Productions |
Run time | 120 min. |
The story of a family troupe of English actors who travel around the towns and villages in India giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through their travels we see the changing face of India as the old is replaced by the new, Maharajas become hotel owners, sports become more important than culture and the theater is replaced by Bollywood movies. Based on the travels of Geoffrey Kendal with his daughter Felicity Kendal.