Autobiography of a Princess
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Autobiography of a Princess
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Autobiography of a Princess represents the return to East Indian themes by the team of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory after the unsuccessful Hollywood-based The Wild Party (1973). The basic Merchant/Ivory "props", including landed gentry, old folks taking unnatural interest in the goings-on of young folks, period costumes and reams of upper-class dialogue are here in abundance. The elderly character is James Mason, playing the former tutor of the father of Indian princess Mahur Jaffrey. For nearly an hour, tutor and princess discourse over their experiences in colonial India. Made for television, Autobiography of a Princess may be a yawnfest for non-fans of the Merchant/Ivory output, but the opportunity to see the brilliant Indian actress Mahur Jaffrey in full artistic flower should not be missed. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviCast
- James Mason - Cyril Sahib
- Madhur Jaffrey - The Princess
- Keith Varnier - Delivery Man
- Diane Fletcher - Blackmailer
- Timothy Bateson - Blackmailer
Credit
James Ivory - Director, Humphrey Dixon - Editor, Vic Flick - Composer (Music Score), Walter Lassally - Cinematographer, Ismail Merchant - Producer, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Screenwriter| Autobike Shojo (1994 Film), AutoManiac: Bikes from Hell (2005 Film) | |
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Autobiography of a Princess
| Autobiography of a Princess | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James Ivory |
| Produced by | Ismail Merchant |
| Written by | R. Prawer Jhabvala |
| Starring | James Mason Madhur Jaffrey Keith Varnier Diane Fletcher Timothy Bateson |
| Music by | Vic Flick |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
| Editing by | Humphrey Dixon |
| Distributed by | Contemporary Films Ltd. (UK) |
| Release date(s) | 1975 |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Language | English |
Autobiography of a Princess (1975) is a film by Merchant Ivory Productions (directed by James Ivory, written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and produced by Ismail Merchant), starring James Mason and Madhur Jaffrey.
Plot
A divorced Indian Princess (Madhur Jaffrey) lives in London and spends time with Cyril Sahib (James Mason), her father's tutor.
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