Chaleur et poussière (1983)
Jeune journaliste à la BBC, Anne Rivers est fascinée depuis toujours par le passé de sa tante Olivia, qui, dans les années 20, alors qu'elle avait épousé un haut fonctionnaire britannique en mission aux Indes, choisit de quitter son mari pour un prince indien, le Nawab de Khatm. Anne décide un jour de gagner l'Inde pour en savoir plus. Tandis que le destin tragique d'Olivia s'éclaire peu à peu - enceinte, mise au ban de la communauté britannique, elle disparut de la société avant de mourir dans l'oubli, Anne s'éprend à son tour d'un Indien, Inder Lal, dont elle attend bientôt un enfant. L'histoire semble se répéter...
Directeur: James Ivory
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Julie Christie as Anne |
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Greta Scacchi as Olivia Rivers |
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Shashi Kapoor as The Nawab |
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Nickolas Grace as Harry Hamilton-Paul |
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Christopher Cazenove as Douglas Rivers |
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Zakir Hussain as Inder Lal, Anne's landlord |
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Julian Glover as Crawford |
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Susan Fleetwood as Mrs. Crawford |
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Patrick Godfrey as Dr Saunders |
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Jennifer Kendal as Mrs. Saunders |
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Charles McCaughan as Chid |
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Madhur Jaffrey as Begum Mussarat Jahan |
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Barry Foster as Major Minnies |
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Ratna Pathak Shah as Ritu |
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Tarla Mehta as Inder Lal's Mother |
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Sajid Khan as Dacoit Chief |
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Amanda Walker as Lady Mackleworth |
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Praveen Paul as Maji |
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Jayant Kripalani as Dr Gopal |
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Sudha Chopra as Chief Princess |
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Daniel Chatto as Party Guest |
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Ismail Merchant as Indish Guy (uncredited) |
| Directing | James Ivory | Director |
| Camera | Walter Lassally | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Richard Robbins | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Art | Wilfred Shingleton | Production Design |
| Art | Maurice Fowler | Art Direction |
| Art | Ram Yedekar | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Lane | Costume Design |
| Production | Peter Manley | Production Manager |
| Directing | Kevan Barker | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ray Beckett | Sound |
| Directing | Jane Buck | Continuity |
| Production | Connie Kaiserman | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Kay | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Hemming | Hairstylist |
| Art | Agnes Fernandez | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Steve O'Brien | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Ellis | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Deepak Nayar | Location Manager |
| Camera | Christopher Cormack | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Zakiya Powell | Unit Publicist |
| Writing | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Writer |
| Production | Ismail Merchant | Producer |
| Production | Rita Mangat | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeffrey Haines | Assistant Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mohammed Amir | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Art | Tom Freeman | Props |
| Art | Jayant Paranji | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Brian Blamey | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Mark Potter Jr. | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Tony Bray | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Richard King | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | David Nichols | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Tony Garrett | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Gyanchand Rikki | Grip |
| Camera | Rajesh Joshi | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Manilal | Gaffer |
| Lighting | A. Natarajan | Electrician |
| Lighting | Mulchand Dedhia | Electrician |
| Lighting | Sheik Juddin | Electrician |
| Lighting | Janardhan Rumde | Electrician |
| Production | Rambali Mishra | Production Runner |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lovleen Bains | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Production | Shama Habibullah | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Jean Walter | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Riaz Hafizka | Production Controller |
| Production | J. Rathore | Production Accountant |
| Sound | Harry Rabinowitz | Conductor |
| Sound | Zakir Hussain | Music Director |
| Writing | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Novel |
| Editing | Humphrey Dixon | Editor |
| Art | Drew Struzan | Art Designer |