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The Guru (1968)

Director: James Ivory

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From Time Out Film Guide

Fox budget meets slender subject, and East uncomfortably meets West. With York as a '60s pop idol (he even sings) tripping to India for sitar lessons, and Tushingham on an unidentified spiritual quest, not even Utpal Dutt's splendid performance as their Western-susceptible guru can prevent Ivory's mockery from nose-diving into caricature, or his favourite theme - of incongruous cultural collisions - from being awkwardly reinforced by his own hybrid style.

Author: JD 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: James Ivory

Producer: Ismail Merchant

Cast: Utpal Dutt, Michael York, Rita Tushingham, Aparna Sen, Madhur Jaffrey, Barry Foster, Saeed Jaffrey, Ismail Merchant full cast

Duration: 112 mins


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