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Shakespeare Wallah is a 1965 Merchant Ivory Productions film. The story and screenplay are by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, about a travelling family theatre troupe of English actors in India, who perform Shakespeare plays in towns across India, amidst a dwindling demand for their work and the rise of Hindi film industry.
Tony (Geoffrey Kendal) and Carla Buckingham (Laura Liddell) and their acting company journey through India performing Shakespearean plays. When their daughter Lizzie (Felicity Kendal) loses her...
Nov 9, 2017 · Elegiac and atmospheric, Shakespeare Wallah was the feature film that really put Merchant Ivory Productions on the international movie map, winning them great critical acclaim and now...
Like its title, Shakespeare Wallah is a film of unexpected juxtapositions and cultural conflict; it is a look at changing values in art, and an examination of the question of what it means to be indigenous to a place.
The story of a family troupe of English actors who travel around the towns and villages in India giving performances of Shakespearean plays.
Directed by James Ivory. The story of a family troupe of English actors who travel around the towns and villages in India giving performances of Shakespearean plays.
1965 India Directed by James Ivory Produced by Ismail Merchant Written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory Featuring Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, Geoffrey Kendal
