It’s airy and delicate- takes it’s time with the romance and building the atmosphere (shot on location in India) of the traveling players
Love the gorgeous sculpture montage in the opening and then the silent shot as they introduce the Shakespeare players on the train—playing cards, reading Lolita, etc.
A slice of life romance
With the group there’s an intelligent discussion on art. Vs commerce, the changing of generations, feels of nostalgia
The film feels modern- a tribute to Ivory
This is 1965 and the romance here is right in the middle of Sidney Poitier era and race romance—I wouldn’t call it a landmark film but it predates Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? By two years
A great shot of the first kiss in the fog in the hills
Wonderful music by Satyajit Ray
Recommend- but not near the top 10 of 1965- the first archiveable film for Ivory as of date I’m writing
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