Bombay Talkie
– An English novelist travels to Bombay to watch one of her novels translated to film. She chases afte..
An English novelist travels to Bombay to watch one of her novels translated to film. She chases after the Movie's leading man while the Screenwriter chases after her.
18 Oct 1979
English
James Ivory
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (screenplay), James Ivory (screenplay)
Shashi Kapoor, Jennifer Kendal, Zia Mohyeddin, Aparna Sen
Lucia Lane, an English writer by way of the US, arrives in Bombay to watch the filming of one of her novels. She's nearing middle age, she's had several husbands, she's lonely and self-absorbed. Hari, a screenwriter, offers to show her around. She's interested only in the film's leading man, Vikram, younger than she, married, and building a career as a matinee idol. Lucia takes every opportunity to be near "V," making scenes in front of his wife, demanding his attentions. Hari is long-suffering, carrying Lucia's messages to V, helping her out when the affair gets out of hand. Meanwhile, V's career suffers, with unpleasant repercussions. Who will bring things to a halt?
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