Bitter Moon 1992   R, 139 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Peter Coyote, Hugh Grant, Emmanuelle Seigner, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Victor Banerjee, Sophie Patel, Patrick Albenque, Stockard Channing, Luca Vellani, Eric Gonzales, Richrd Dieux, Danny Wuyts, Daniel Dhubert, Olivia Brunaux, Heavon Grant
In typical Roman Polanski style, this film brings together psychologically impaired characters who search for offbeat sexual fulfillment. The story takes place on an ocean voyage where a British couple, Nigel (Hugh Grant) and Fiona (Kristin Scott Thomas), meet wheelchair-bound novelist Oscar (Peter Coyote) and his French wife Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner). When Oscar realizes that Nigel is drawn to Mimi, he makes him listen to the stories (told in flashbacks) of how Mimi's actions caused Oscar to turn their relationship around from Mimi's degrading sex games into his sadistic abuse. Matters get really out of hand during the New Year's Eve party.
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The Chess Players 1977 N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Satyajit Ray
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Amjad Khan, Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal, Victor Banerjee, Veena David, Farooq Shaikh, Tom Alter, Leela Mishra, Samarth Narain
Although British General Outram (Richard Attenborough) is in the area planning to annex their province to India, Indian noblemen (Sanjeev Kumar and Saeed Jaffrey) appear oblivious to events surrounding them as they spend their days and nights playing chess.
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A Passage to India 1984  PG, 163 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: David Lean
Cast: Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox, Alec Guinness, Nigel Havers, Richard Wilson, Antonia Pemberton, Saeed Jaffrey, Art Malik, Michael Culver, Clive Swift, Roshan Seth, Ann Firbank
David Lean succeeds again in this story that takes place in 1928 when a young Englishwoman (Judy Davis) leaves for India, where she is to marry. During a visit to the Marabar caves, she is apparently raped, an event which ends in a court trial. Academy Awards were received for Best Supporting Actress (Peggy Ashcroft) and Musical Score. There were also nine other nominations, including Best Picture, Actress, and Director.
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| 1. Bitter Moon (1992)
2. The Chess Players (1977)
3. The Home and the World (1984)
4. A Passage to India (1984)
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