Based on the novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala about Anne, who is drawn to India to unravel the scandal surrounding her great-aunt's seduction in the 1920s by an Indian prince.
2 videodiscs (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (6 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm) 4 3/4 in stamping digital optical stereo 5.1 Dolby digital 2.0 PCM stereo wide screen NTSC video file DVD video region 1
Target Audience Note:
MPAA: R CHVR: PG
Other Title:
Heat and dust (Motion picture) Autobiography of a princess
Notes:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1983 2nd series statement from opening screens "All new 4K restoration"--Container Special features: Feature-length audio commentary track with Ismail Merchant, Greta Scacchi and Nickolas Grace ; original theatrical trailer; 2017 re-release trailer; Introduction to "Autobiography of a princess"; the Merchant Ivory short film "Autobiography of a princess" from a script by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, a mixture of fact and fiction. Using historical footage and contemporary interviews with disinherited aristocrats to present a picture of royal India, it tells of an Indian princess (Madhur Jaffrey), now living in London, who celebrates her late father's birthday every year by reminiscing with his former tutor and secretary (James Mason) (1975) (59 min.) Director of photography, Walter Lassally ; editor, Humphrey Dixon ; music, Richard Robbins Julie Christie, Shashi Kapoor, Greta Scacchi, Christopher Cazenove, Julian Glover, Susan Fleetwood, Patrick Godfrey, Jennifer Kendal, Madhur Jaffrey, Nickolas Grace, Barry Foster, Zakir Hussain, Ratna Pathak, Tarla Mehta DVD; NTSC; all regions; 16:9 presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital and PCM 2.0 In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) Widescreen (2.35)
Contents:
disc 1. Heat and dust [feature film] disc 2. Bonus features
