A Passage to India (film)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation Literary adaptation
gptkbp:awards 2
gptkbp:based_on A Passage to India (novel)
gptkbp:box_office $10 million
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Freddie_Francis
gptkb:Cinemascope
Visual storytelling
Color palette
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Freddie_Francis
gptkbp:color gptkb:Color
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:critical_reception Positive
gptkbp:director gptkb:David_Lean
gptkbp:film_awards gptkb:BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_Award_for_Best_Director
gptkbp:film_editing gptkb:Robert_Jones
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A Passage to India (film)
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:E._M._Forster
Historical context
Indian culture
British literature
Post-colonial studies
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Maurice_Jarre
gptkbp:notable_quote " The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
" India is a country of contrasts."
" The only way to understand India is to see it."
" There is no such thing as a simple answer."
" We are all strangers in a strange land."
gptkbp:notable_themes gptkb:Colonialism
gptkb:friendship
gptkb:identity
Racism
Cultural clash
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:release_country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:1984
gptkbp:runtime 164 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:David_Lean
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Alec_Guinness
gptkb:Judi_Dench
gptkb:Victor_Banerjee
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:11
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:E._M._Forster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4