Movie

A Passage to India

1984 · 163 min

A sweeping, contemplative epic that immerses you in a clash of cultures, building quiet tension and lingering melancholy.

Tagline: David Lean, the Director of "Doctor Zhivago", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai", invites you on . .
Overview: Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Colonialism, race, justice, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: colonialism
race
justice
identity
betrayal
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild