The Assam Garden
Time Out says
Though very much a two-hander and marred by the restraint that the film itself castigates, this is an often affecting study of two women - the widow of a colonial bigwig, cherishing memories of her privileged years in India, and the elderly Indian immigrant who to some extent penetrates the English woman's loneliness by forcefully offering friendship. It's a discreet and subtle movie, gradually scratching away at Kerr's veneer of happiness to reveal a core of frustration and resentment. Both the camera, prowling around the gorgeous garden that the women tend together, and Kerr's carefully controlled performance, suggest further depths of dissatisfaction. Far from original, but engaging.
Details
Release details
Duration:
90 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Mary McMurray
Screenwriter:
Elisabeth Bond
Cast:
Deborah Kerr
Madhur Jaffrey
Alec McCowen
Zia Mohyeddin
Ian Cuthbertson
Madhur Jaffrey
Alec McCowen
Zia Mohyeddin
Ian Cuthbertson
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