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Sep 1, 2017 · Chadha widens her vision with “Viceroy’s House,” an ambitious, David-Lean-influenced costume drama that attempts to humanize the agonizing division of the South Asian country into two nations based on religion—Hindus and Sikhs gathering in a reconfigured India while relocating Muslims to the newly born republic of Pakistan.
Aug 31, 2017 · Cramming ample history into a compact running time without sacrificing flow or interest, “Viceroy’s House” is a handsome, fleet look at the months leading up to India’s independence from...
- Gurinder Chadha
Sep 1, 2017 · 72% Tomatometer 81 Reviews 66% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings In 1947, British statesman Lord Mountbatten serves as India's last Viceroy and is charged with handing India back to its people.
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- Hugh Bonneville
- Gurinder Chadha
- History, Drama
Feb 12, 2017 · A lavish but lackluster period drama. Viceroy’s House seeks to personalize the grand sweep of history by interweaving the high-level backstage horse-trading of British India’s last imperial...
The film received generally positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 76% based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The New York Times praised the film for "cramming ample history into a compact running time without sacrificing flow or interest."
Aug 31, 2017 · Where previous viceroys ruled with an iron fist, the Mountbattens of Viceroy House are velvet glove people. They go all-out to secure a smooth transition to democracy for the former colony,...
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Aug 30, 2017 · “Viceroy’s House” opens with a montage of dozens of servants wordlessly cleaning the 300-room colonial palace that serves as the film’s inspiration.
