Shakespeare Wallah + Intro
HERE IS WHERE THE SKY IS BLUE: Films by Merchant Ivory
The Chiswick Cinema is delighted to host an exclusive retrospective of the works of Academy Award-winner James Ivory from Autumn 2024 to Summer 2025 programmed with Ivory’s kind participation.
The season charts the course of his trailblazing career revealing the breadth of his emotionally elegant and meticulously lyrical filmography.
Each screening features a specially recorded interview shot at the cinema with James Ivory, before the film.
Season Produced by Chris Parker and Bridget Osborne
Season Artwork by AguadoPoloDesign
With our sincere thanks to: Melissa Chung, Luca Lucenari, Bridget Osborne, Andrea Carnevali, Chris Harris.
About the film:
The story of a family troupe of English actors in India. They travel around the towns and villages giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through their travels we see the changing face of India as the old is replaced by the new, Maharajas become hotel owners, sports become more important than culture and the theater is replaced by Bolliwood movies. Based on the travels of Geoffrey Kendal with his daughter Felicity Kendal.
The Chiswick Cinema is delighted to host an exclusive retrospective of the works of Academy Award-winner James Ivory from Autumn 2024 to Summer 2025 programmed with Ivory’s kind participation.
The season charts the course of his trailblazing career revealing the breadth of his emotionally elegant and meticulously lyrical filmography.
Each screening features a specially recorded interview shot at the cinema with James Ivory, before the film.
Season Produced by Chris Parker and Bridget Osborne
Season Artwork by AguadoPoloDesign
With our sincere thanks to: Melissa Chung, Luca Lucenari, Bridget Osborne, Andrea Carnevali, Chris Harris.
About the film:
The story of a family troupe of English actors in India. They travel around the towns and villages giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through their travels we see the changing face of India as the old is replaced by the new, Maharajas become hotel owners, sports become more important than culture and the theater is replaced by Bolliwood movies. Based on the travels of Geoffrey Kendal with his daughter Felicity Kendal.
Cast
Felicity Kendal • Shashi Kapoor • Madhur Jaffrey • Laura Liddell • Geoffrey Kendal
Director
James Ivory
Running Time
122 minutes