Autobiography of a Princess

Autobiography of a Princess
Directed by James Ivory
Produced by Ismail Merchant
Written by R. Prawer Jhabvala
Starring James Mason
Madhur Jaffrey
Keith Varnier
Diane Fletcher
Timothy Bateson
Music by Vic Flick
Cinematography Walter Lassally
Edited by Humphrey Dixon
Distributed by Contemporary Films Ltd. (UK)
Release date
 5 October 1975 (New York Film Festival)
Running time
 60 minutes
Language English

Autobiography of a Princess is a 1975 film by Merchant Ivory Productions (directed by James Ivory, written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and produced by Ismail Merchant), starring James Mason and Madhur Jaffrey.

Plot

An Indian princess (Madhur Jaffrey), long-divorced and living in self-enforced exile in 1970s London, spends time with her father's ex-tutor, Cyril Sahib (James Mason), watching film footage of Royal India and talking of a past world. There is a great deal of fascinating real-life footage and interviews with India's royalty: the Maharajas of India and the end they faced due to the 1960s socialist reforms introduced by India's then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi.

Revival

In 2014, the Oregon Cartoon Institute brought James Ivory to Portland, Oregon, to appear in person at the Hollywood Theatre, to present two films he had personally chosen from the dozens he had directed. On 11 October it was Autobiography of a Princess (1975), shown in 35mm. Mr. Ivory introduced the film to the audience.[1]

References

  1. ↑ James Ivory introduces his ...; retrieved 5 January. 2016

Further reading


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.