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Bombay Talkie (1970)
Lucia Lane, an English writer by way of the US, arrives in Bombay to watch the filming of one of her novels..Director: James Ivory; Vinod
OVERALL: R1-
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Extras:Interview with James Ivory, Ismail Merchant, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (12:33)
Insight into Bombay Talkie, an extract from the 1983 documentary The Wandering Company (4:53)
About The Film (text)
About Merchant Ivory (text)
Cast list
Biographies for the 3 principal actors
Theatrical trailer
Bonus trailers:
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:NTSC-to-PAL transfer.
Also available in the 6-disc set Merchant Ivory in India, which contains: Bombay Talkie; The Courtesans of Bombay; The Deceivers; Heat and Dust; In Custody; Shakespeare Wallah.
Also available in the 20-disc set The Merchant Ivory Collection, which contains: Autobiography Of A Princess; The Ballad Of The Sad Café; Bombay Talkie; The Bostonians; The Courtesans Of Bombay; The Deceivers; The Europeans; Heat And Dust; The Householder; Howards End; Hullabaloo Over Georgie And Bonnie's Pictures; In Custody; Jane Austen In Manhattan; Maurice; The Perfect Murder; The Proprietor; Quartet; Roseland; Savages; Shakespeare Wallah. -
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Extras:Conversation with the Filmmakers, part of a new series of interviews with James Ivory, Ismail Merchant, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (12:46)
Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls, a 1973 documentary about the legendary Bollywood dancer (31:26)
Bonus trailers:
- The Bostonians
- The Europeans
- Heat and Dust
8-page fold-out booklet, featuring two essays by author Robert Emmet Long -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Part of The Merchant Ivory Collection, produced in association with The Criterion Collection
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OVERALL: R1
The US release includes the Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls documentary.
Note that this documentary appears on the R0 (UK) edition of Jane Austen In Manhattan.
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CUTS:
- R0 United Kingdom- Odyssey Video - No cuts
- R1 The Merchant Ivory Collection America- Home Vision Entertainment - No cuts (110:16 NTSC).
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Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 16/04/18UPDATE LOG:
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