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Mar 29, 2002 · The Mystic Masseur: Directed by Ismail Merchant. With Aasif Mandvi, Albert Laveau, Jimi Mistry, Sanjeev Bhaskar. In 1950s Trinidad, a frustrated writer supports himself as a masseur--and soon becomes a revered mystic and politico.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Ismail Merchant
- 2002-03-29
The Mystic Masseur is a 2001 Merchant Ivory film based on the novel of the same name by V. S. Naipaul. It is one of relatively few films directed by Ismail Merchant, who is better known as the producer in the Merchant Ivory partnership, and addresses issues of Hindu subculture in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Nayeem Hafizka and Richard Hawley
May 17, 2002 · The humor in "The Mystic Masseur" is generated by Ganesh's good-hearted willingness to believe in his ideas and destiny, both of which are slight. Like a thrift shop Gandhi, he sits on his veranda writing pamphlets and advising supplicants on health, wealth and marriage.
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An enthusiastic young man in 1940s Trinidad rises to local fame after leaving a teaching post in the capital to live in his father's village where he writes books and takes up his father's trade as a masseur.
May 3, 2002 · A former teacher (Aasif Mandvi) returns to Trinidad, marries a merchant's (Om Puri) daughter and completes a book about Hindu faith.
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- Ismail Merchant
- PG
- Om Puri
Oct 5, 2001 · Overview. Circa 1940 in Trinidad, still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, along with his wife, Leela. He longs to reach out to people, especially to Hindus, in order to promote the Hindu Faith, and be known as a writer.
May 3, 2002 · Set during the mid 1950's in Trinidad, this story is rooted primarily in the Indian community and deals with the thwarted ambitions, frustrations, and ultimate triumphs that are possible in this 'restricted' part of the world. (Merchant Ivory Productions)
