I studied 'A passage to India' in sixth-form at school in Malta for my English 'A' level, and at university in Scotland at Stirling as part of my ENG/Film & Media degree. Not surprisingly, it is my favourite novel.
It is rather surprising. Forster is hardly the best novelist & this is hardly his best book! Do you not care for Conrad, Dickens, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky or Tolkien?
He had also played Dr Aziz in the stage adaptation, some years earlier. I remember him as a guide in “Lawrence of Arabia” and as a Delhi police inspector in the TV series “Danger Man.” Unfortunately, he was killed in both! He was also in “Khartoum.”
Today was my Novel paper and A Passage to India was in our course. So I watched this film yesterday for preparation and it helped me a lot today. Thanks ❤❤
There are plenty of inaccuracies and omissions in this film version. I hope you kept that in mind! Watching a movie is supplementary to a novel, not a substitute for reading it.
We watch movies with a lot of viewers and this is a masterpiece with only 40k viewers. Beautiful thing.I read the novel once. I think I have to read it again.
recently i was watching An Adventure in Space and Time. Waris Hussein directed the early episodes of Doctor Who. In one scene showing his departure he mentions his next job was going to be directing A passage to India
Well done. Of course, this was television, and won't win out over the David Lean film, but the acting is first rate. It would be nice if this could be digitally restored.
Dr. Aziz had the misfortune of meeting the two nicest British people in India, Mrs. Moore and Mr. Fielding. I say "misfortune" because his acquaintance with them led to the drama at the center of this work.
@@Rainbow-jk8hd Aziz comes to think (erroneously) that his personal experience with Mr. Moore and Mr. Fileding trumps informal rules that have been developed to guide social relationships between Indians and Brits . . .
I took an English novel course at Seoul National University graduate school in 1973. I read this novel, "A Passage to India," and got an A grade point. ㅎㅎ My professor was Dear Baengnakchung.
That’s not what cost him his marriage. He had many affairs, including one with Ringo’s first wife Maureen when Ringo and Maureen were still married. Eventually, George’s first wife Patti Boyd left him for Eric Clapton. It was Patti, who had suggested that they all go to see the Maharishi. She and her sister had already been to some classes in London. After that, George became interested in Indian music and learned to play the sitar. The time he spent doing that, wasn’t the problem.
I think I've seen this man at the beginning of this movie on an episode of 'The Avengers' [British TV show]...'Honey For The Prince' - they were trying to get Emma Peel into the Prince's hareem to find an assassin. Yes! It is...Zia Mohyeddin.
This TV adaptation: 6.5/10, and I’m being generous. David Lean’s 1984 movie adaptation: 9.0/10 The key problem with Lean’s version is that it does not show correctly the magnitude of British oppression in India, and India’s discontent with the British.
An Indian said to me, when I was in India 2 yrs ago, “the British caused much mischief in India during the British Raj” ”. I would add Palestine to this quote. Balfour 1917 and Labour party’s current position on Palestine. 🍉😭.
The British contributed much to develop and imrove the world - helped ending WW2, spread of the English language as primary tool in math and the sciences, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand...Thank you, Brits
Yes..they divided the whole world using religion and authenticity..turn people against each others and get away with all the harm the caused to humanity..
@@Marrea-q1m and let us forget about the politics for a moment : where would the world be today without Internet allowing people all over the world to communicate in one lenguage... Not to mantion "British Invasion" in music 🎶 ❤❤❤
This God damn novel promoted dividing India based on religion.. it's great that India managed to overcome so many obstacles and emerge as a great country..
@@robertmarmaduke186 BJP Basically are protecting their interests..ironically most of Islamic, Arab countries have good relationship with Israel and hindutva..the Gulf countries adore Modi..
(bp) as a director & actor i'd have asked the actor (Zia) to slow down, pull back a bit. Forster's Aziz IS a bit too-eager to be appreciated by the Brits, yes, but Zia, Ariel-like in action, speaking the lines straight from the script, lacks the subtlety of Sybil Thorndike and Cyril Cusack. very good adaptation tho'.
I studied 'A passage to India' in sixth-form at school in Malta for my English 'A' level, and at university in Scotland at Stirling as part of my ENG/Film & Media degree. Not surprisingly, it is my favourite novel.
It is rather surprising. Forster is hardly the best novelist & this is hardly his best book! Do you not care for Conrad, Dickens, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky or Tolkien?
Good for you, sweetheart.
God bless Zia Mohyeddin's soul!! He passed away last week at the age of 91.
He had also played Dr Aziz in the stage adaptation, some years earlier.
I remember him as a guide in “Lawrence of Arabia” and as a Delhi police inspector in the TV series “Danger Man.” Unfortunately, he was killed in both! He was also in “Khartoum.”
That's incredibly beautiful. It cleans my soul from dust and sadness
Currently doing this novel for my modern European literature. This one will come in handy ❤
Today was my Novel paper and A Passage to India was in our course. So I watched this film yesterday for preparation and it helped me a lot today. Thanks ❤❤
There are plenty of inaccuracies and omissions in this film version. I hope you kept that in mind! Watching a movie is supplementary to a novel, not a substitute for reading it.
We watch movies with a lot of viewers and this is a masterpiece with only 40k viewers. Beautiful thing.I read the novel once. I think I have to read it again.
Zia Mohyeddin saturated any scene he was is in (in anything) with an incredible energy; he must have been a man of amazing warmth and intelligence.
Only knew the David Lean one, thanks. I actually prefer the music in this one ❤
recently i was watching An Adventure in Space and Time. Waris Hussein directed the early episodes of Doctor Who. In one scene showing his departure he mentions his next job was going to be directing A passage to India
This is brilliant
Beautiful piece of artwork!
Nomi 💖🙏
Well done. Of course, this was television, and won't win out over the David Lean film, but the acting is first rate. It would be nice if this could be digitally restored.
Dr. Aziz had the misfortune of meeting the two nicest British people in India, Mrs. Moore and Mr. Fielding. I say "misfortune" because his acquaintance with them led to the drama at the center of this work.
How??
@@Rainbow-jk8hd Aziz comes to think (erroneously) that his personal experience with Mr. Moore and Mr. Fileding trumps informal rules that have been developed to guide social relationships between Indians and Brits . . .
I took an English novel course at Seoul National University graduate school in 1973.
I read this novel, "A Passage to India," and got an A grade point. ㅎㅎ
My professor was Dear Baengnakchung.
Excellent. I prefer the acting and ending in this version over the 1984 movie.
Like the line where she says “it makes no difference, God is here”.
How Mrs. Moore is describing "The Echo" at 59.19 min is indescribable!
As I recall, David Lean could not use Zia because he felt he was too old for the part by then, though he wanted to
love the black and white films
Thank you x
Muchas Gracias!
In George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh, he has Ravi Shankar playing Indian music., among other musicians.
And George mastered playing Indian citar himself... It cost him his marriage taking so much time to practice 😢
That’s not what cost him his marriage. He had many affairs, including one with Ringo’s first wife Maureen when Ringo and Maureen were still married. Eventually, George’s first wife Patti Boyd left him for Eric Clapton. It was Patti, who had suggested that they all go to see the Maharishi. She and her sister had already been to some classes in London. After that, George became interested in Indian music and learned to play the sitar. The time he spent doing that, wasn’t the problem.
Thank you
I think I've seen this man at the beginning of this movie on an episode of 'The Avengers' [British TV show]...'Honey For The Prince' - they were trying to get Emma Peel into the Prince's hareem to find an assassin.
Yes! It is...Zia Mohyeddin.
What a shame that the movie is blurry. I would have loved to watch it and give a thumbs-up, but I can't.
This film is on BBC iPlayer at the moment
This TV adaptation: 6.5/10, and I’m being generous.
David Lean’s 1984 movie adaptation: 9.0/10
The key problem with Lean’s version is that it does not show correctly the magnitude of British oppression in India, and India’s discontent with the British.
Most Indians I've met in the States are wonderful.
Blurred images .... what a pity!!😪
It’s on BBC iPlayer
Saeed jefry acted in both movie 😊
An Indian said to me, when I was in India 2 yrs ago, “the British caused much mischief in India during the British Raj” ”. I would add Palestine to this quote. Balfour 1917 and Labour party’s current position on Palestine. 🍉😭.
The British contributed much to develop and imrove the world - helped ending WW2, spread of the English language as primary tool in math and the sciences, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand...Thank you, Brits
The word ‘mischief’ would seem to be carrying more weight than it is usually asked to bear
Yes..they divided the whole world using religion and authenticity..turn people against each others and get away with all the harm the caused to humanity..
Nevertheless, all indiens want to live in Britain and a lot of them live..
@@Marrea-q1m
and let us forget about the politics for a moment : where would the world be today without Internet allowing people all over the world to communicate in one lenguage...
Not to mantion "British Invasion" in music 🎶 ❤❤❤
Why is this copy allowed on TH-cam and the original one is not permitted.
Different Copyright.
In the movie Mississippi Masella, Denzel Washington plays opposite a lovely Indian actress.
Gorgeous Sarita Chaudhuri 😊, one of my favourite movies ❤
This God damn novel promoted dividing India based on religion.. it's great that India managed to overcome so many obstacles and emerge as a great country..
And yet so ironic that Modi's BJP slogans as "Hindū Mājoritarianism' and rhymes with Aūthoritarianīsm, in supporting Is'real against Gāza.
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BJP Basically are protecting their interests..ironically most of Islamic, Arab countries have good relationship with Israel and hindutva..the Gulf countries adore Modi..
For once the later adaption in 1984 was better or at least more satisfying to me.
They made a film of that thing?
Zia mohiyyuddin sound like and act like Peter Sellers
(bp) as a director & actor i'd have asked the actor (Zia) to slow down, pull back a bit. Forster's Aziz IS
a bit too-eager to be appreciated by the Brits, yes, but Zia, Ariel-like in action, speaking the lines straight from the script, lacks the subtlety of Sybil Thorndike and Cyril Cusack. very good adaptation tho'.
Pity the copy is so bad
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Unwatchable quality.
Generosity is weekness of india. Inspite knowing facts , we Indian fool ourselves. Our judiciary still follow those unpleasant rules of BRITISH .
True That
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