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jmars

Gorgeous and poetic film. Obviously a Westerner's view of Indian culture, but to those who prefer Satyajit Ray's films to this, Ray's career began as an assistant to Renoir on this film, as did his longtime cinematographer's, Subrata Mitra.
3 years 1 month ago
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the3rdman

Awkward acting, a melodramatic love quadrangle, and a fairly naive apprehension of the "ancient culture" of India (and its alleged significance in teaching rootedness and patience to westerners) dragged this film down for me. Aside from a few lyrical passages, I found it underwhelming.
10 years 9 months ago
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Kenneth McMahon

Beautiful cinematography let down by poor acting and a not so great script. I recommend checking out the gorgeous dance sequence though.
9 years 3 months ago
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caley

Gorgeous cinematography, though the screenplay may descend a tad into melodrama. Still quite an achievement.
13 years 6 months ago
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Camille Deadpan

This was made in 1951? Incredible.
4 years 2 months ago
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idjutt

Renoir's portrait of a 'nice' British family in 'exotic' India is a schoolbook example of orientalism. And the story is weak. If you want lyrical India watch Satyajit Ray's masterpieces. A low point from Renoir who brought us such brilliant movies in the 30's.
7 years 10 months ago
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Kinchski

Visually the film is stunning, but it is let down by a clunky screenplay and some so-so performances. Still, worth a watch. 6/10
13 years 2 months ago
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Brantastic16

I was about ready to fail it and write an angry review at how much I disliked it. As the previous posters have said, it's visually pretty, but the rest is rather clunky. However, I think it was saved by the last 30 minutes or so. In the end, I gave it a borderline pass (6/10)
13 years 2 months ago
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Ebbywebby

The 163rd best movie ever, TSPDT? Wow. Really nothing here but beautiful color and a nice look at '50s India. And every white person in the cast is wholly unappealing. And I know they weren't picked because of their acting skills.
6 years 1 month ago
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