Staying On
by Silvio Narizzano
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Actor: Celia Johnson, Fida Bai, Pearl Padamsee, Saeed Jaffrey, Trevor HowardDirector: Silvio Narizzano
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Wolfgang Suschitzky
Editor: Jack Dardis
Producer: Irene Shubik
Writer: Julian Mitchell
Writer: Paul Scott
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-17
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 91846
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Movie Reviews of Staying On
Movie Review: Excellent (sort of) sequel to Jewel in the Crown
Summary: 5 Stars
Staying On, published 1977, is a quasi sequel to Paul Scott's (1920-78) Raj Quartet (1966-75), often called "Jewel in the Crown," although this strictly speaking is the title of the first Raj-Quartet novel. The time is 1972, 25 years after "Jewel" and India gaining its independence from Britain. Unlike "Jewel" where the British dominate most scenes, in Staying On there are only two Brits, the Smalleys, an elderly couple whose touching relationship is brilliantly played by Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson. All the other characters are Indian.
Although this is a sequel to "Jewel," fans of the latter may be disappointed that there is no tidying up of "Jewel" or updating of its characters. In fact, only one "Jewel" character is mentioned--Mabel Layton--and only in passing. The real character continuity, of course, is India and its people. Besides the story of the couple's relationship and the lovely scenery of Simla in the Indian Hill country, viewers will be rewarded by some scenes showing the poignant reversal of events for the British--for instance, "Jewel" has church scenes where Indians are absent (or nearly so) whereas Staying On has a church scene where the parish and minister are Indian and the only non-Indians present are the Smalleys. Another connection between Staying On and "Jewel," completed in, respectively, 1979 and 1984 by Granada, is that Staying On was filmed first as a test run for the more complicated, 14-part "Jewel."
Summary of Staying On
Paul Scott's STAYING ON This delightful drama based on the award-winning novel by Paul Scott (The Jewel in the Crown) reunites the magnificent Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson for the first time since their appearance in the classic 1947 romance "Brief Encounter." Retired Indian Army colonel Tusker Smalley and his wife Lucy made the decision to stay on in India after the British withdrew in 1947. While most of their friends returned home Tusker decided to continue in military service. Now retired he and Lucy are the only remaining British residents in the once-busy hill station of Pankot. Residing peacefully in a bungalow annex of the run-down Smith's Hotel aided only by their long-suffering servant Ibrahim their peace is about to be disturbed by the hotel owner Mrs. Bhoolabhoy whose plans for the hotel - and their bungalow - will permanently change one corner of India that had remained forever England. Stunningly filmed at the hill station of Simla at the foot of the Himalayas a once-popular retreat for the British in India STAYING ON is a memorable dramatization of this acclaimed novel which perfectly captures a place a time and two timeless performances from Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson.Running Time: 87 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 026359184628Similar DVD Movies
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