Bombay Talkie - The Merchant Ivory Collection
by Anthony Korner, James Ivory
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Actor: Anthony Korner, Helen, Jennifer Kendal, Shashi Kapoor, Zia MohyeddinDirector: Anthony Korner, James Ivory
Brand: Image Entertainment
Cinematographer: Subrata Mitra
Writer: James Ivory
Editor: Andrew Page
Editor: David Gladwell
Producer: Ismail Merchant
Writer: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 111 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-11-11
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Merchant Ivory Productions
Movie Reviews of Bombay Talkie - The Merchant Ivory Collection
Movie Review: A triple disappointment!
Summary: 1 Stars
Bombay Talkie is a highly implausible tale about an obnoxious English woman who, in a nutshell, drives two younger Indian men mad with desire. It's all about her and her sick obsessions, and sheds very little light on the inner workings of the Bollywood film industry. This is disappointment number one.
Disappointment number two is the fact that the giant typewriter dance scene featuring Helen, hinted at in the included documentary "Helen: Queen of the Nautch Girls," is not really part of the feature. In fact, you get less of it there than in the documentary, just a tiny snippet of the rehearsals. What a waste -- one minute of Helen is worth an hour of Jennifer Kendal any day!
Worst of all is disappointment number three. I bought this DVD not so much for the feature but to acquire "Helen: Queen of the Nautch Girls." It is included, but it was mastered from a terribly scratched-up print with no attempt at restoration. As a result, most of the documentary is all but unwatchable.
Stay away from this lemon of a feature, and let's hope that a restored version of "Helen: Queen of the Nautch Girl" is released separately some day!
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Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 08/02/2005 Run time: 111 minutesArt House & International DVD Video
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