"Actor: Geoffrey Kendal"

• Shakespeare Wallah (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (15/04/2019) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A company of nomadic actors travel across India performing Shakespeare, during the early days of post-colonial rule. When young troupe member Lizzie (Felicity Kendal) falls in love with a local playboy Sanju (Shashi Kapoor), the pair must overcome cultural differences and the scheming of fierce Indian film actress and rival for Sanju's affections Manjula (Madhur Jaffrey). Plaintive and haunting, Shakespeare Wallah, was Merchant Ivory's first international success. Shot by Satyajit Ray's cameraman, Subrata Mitra and scored by Ray himself the film is a delicate love story that sets the tone for so many of the partnership's future collaborations. Now newly restored in 2K, it remains a beguiling and multi-layered cinematic landmark. Special Features: Conversations from the Quad, with James Ivory and Madhur Jaffrey (48 mins) Original Trailer Re-release Trailer Other extras TBC **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film and full film credits

• Shakespeare Wallah | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Elegiac and atmospheric Shakespeare Wallah made in 1965 was the feature film that really put Merchant Ivory Productions on the international movie map winning them great critical acclaim. It is now recognised as a classic.Starring a young FELICITY KENDAL SHASHI KAPOOR and MADHUR JAFFREY the film's inspiration lies behind the real-life adventures of Felicity Kendal's family as a travelling theatre troupe in India during the twilight days of English colonial rule. Essentially a culture-clash romance which blends Shakespeare and British tradition with the emerging Indian 'pop' culture the film traces the developing relationship between Lizzie one of the members of the acting troupe with Sanju a wealthy Indian playboy. But their romance is beset by hindrances not the least being the machinations of Manjula a fiery Indian cinema star who is also in love with Sanju.

• 36 Chowringhee Lane | DVD | (01/05/2006) from £16.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (15.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Violet Stoneham (Jennifer Kendall) is an elderly school-teacher whose life consists of a series of little routines - her walk in the park church on Sundays feeding her beloved cat Sir Toby visiting her brother in an old-age home and teaching Shakespeare to generations of insensitive students. When a new principal takes over in school she is relegated to drilling younger students in the elements of English grammar as the new incumbent considers Miss Stoneham's views outdated. Her bewilderment and grief leave her especially vulnerable on Christmas Eve as she walks back from church. A chance meeting with a former student Nandita Roy (Debashree Roy) and her jovial fianc'' Samaresh Moitra (Dhritiman Chatterjee) cheers her up and she feels she has found friends at last. But this young couple is like all middle-class lovers in an Indian city - looking for a place to be alone. Miss Stoneham's apartment seems ideal. The story winds to its poignant heart-rending finale as Miss Stoneham realizes the true nature of love friendship and exploitation.