Viceroy s house is a fine history lesson mashed in with a soso romantic drama. Viceroys house in delhi was the home of the british rulers of india. The film is deeply personal to the director gurinder chadha, whose own. Taking his place in the resplendent mansion known as the viceroys house. Now a major new film, viceroys house, reflects on the tumultuous events of partition. Viceroys house like any film that tries to retell a major historical event is faced with the daunting challenge of doing justice to peoples stories. Director gurinder chadha talks viceroys house 21 feb 2017. Rahman any student of history can testify that the british royally botched the creation of many of the 20th centurys national formations, among their empires dying colonial sins being the partition of india and pakistan in 1947 during their efforts to. Watch viceroy s house on yesmovies, the final viceroy of india, lord mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of british india to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change. We sat down with director gurinder chadha to talk about her new film viceroys house and the historical and contemporary relevance of this truestory drama.
Quite the opposite is true of viceroys house, chadhas heartfelt and very personal drama about the traumas of partition, which strives to dramatise the epochal events of 1947 for the widest. Fancy watching viceroys house on your tv or mobile device at home. The film follows the final viceroy of india, lord mountbatten, played by hugh bonneville, as he works on overseeing the transition from british control to independence. Presidential palace, formerly viceroys house is the official residence of the president of india located at the western end of rajpath in new delhi, india. Acclaimed filmmaker gurinder chadha bend it like beckham returns with the lavish, sweeping historical epic viceroys house. In this stopmotion short film, a bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of. When millions of indians had stood with the british on the battlefields of europe, in our fight against the germans. In 1947, lord mountbatten hugh bonneville is dispatched to india with wife edwina gillian anderson to oversee the countrys transition from british rule to independence. Lord mountbatten downton abbeys hugh bonneville is dispatched, along with his wife edwina gillian anderson, to new delhi to oversee the countrys transition from british rule to independence. Watch viceroys house on yesmovies, the final viceroy of india, lord mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of british india to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change. Viceroys house gurinder chadhas stilted historical epic about the 1947 partition of india builds too little on her personal investment in the subject. Viceroys house 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Chadha widens her vision withviceroys house,an ambitious, davidleaninfluenced costume dramathat attempts to humanize the agonizing division of the south asian country into two nations based on religionhindus and sikhs gathering in a reconfigured indiawhile relocating muslims to the newly born republic of pakistan. In 1947, lord mountbatten assumes the post of last viceroy, charged with handing india back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of british rulers, whilst 500 hindu, muslim and sikh servants lived downstairs. Viceroys house is a fine history lesson mashed in with a soso romantic drama. Viceroys house 2017 stream and watch online moviefone. An educational, if melodramatic refresher course on the partition of india this history has personal significance, as it turns out, for director gurinder chadha. Feb 12, 2017 viceroy s house seeks to personalize the grand sweep of history by interweaving the highlevel backstage horsetrading of british india s last imperial ruler, lord louis mountbatten hugh. Rent viceroys house 2017 film for free as part of our trial offer. The film stars hugh bonneville, gillian anderson, manish dayal, huma qureshi, and michael gambon.
Ultimately, viceroys house might be worth a visit just for certain tasty details, such as how lady edwina and her adult daughter greedily scarf down the chicken meant for the family dog without shame after having their palates dulled by wartime rationing. In this stopmotion short film, a bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. Gambon is the actors gold standard and anderson really outshines a lackluster turn by bonneville. Arriving at delhis palatial viceroys house in 1947 to oversee handing the country back to its people, he and his wife gillian anderson. This film tells the tragic tale of partition in 1947 which led to over a million deaths. Viceroys house whitewashes lord mountbatten daily mail online. The film is set in the viceroys house in 1947, during the partition of india.
Mooie film zeer zeker en hugh bonneville is gewoon lord mountbatten maar ik. In the end, viceroys house works, but mainly as a historical refresher on the 70th anniversary of indian independence. Viceroys house may not have a whole lot of depth, but chadha always shows. In viceroys house, we see india and the leaders of indias independence movement through the mountbattens eyes.
Lord mountbatten hugh bonneville is dispatched, along with his wife edwina gillian anderson, to new delhi to oversee the countrys transition. Viceroys house is a historical drama with enough indian spice to maintain viewer engagement. This was obviously shortly after the end of the second world war. Viceroys house opens with a montage of dozens of servants wordlessly cleaning the 300room colonial palace that serves as the films inspiration. Sep 05, 2017 viceroys house opens with the words history is written by the victors. His job is to transfer the country to independence and hes joined in a sumptuous delhi palace by his wife. It was designed by lutyens and took 17 years to build. Chadhas film is degelijk en sympathiek, maar ook voorspelbaar en opvallend vlak. Viceroy s house in delhi was the home of the british rulers of india. This film is a handsome, fleet look at the months leading up to the end of british colonial rule in india. Chadha presents this film as an antidote to that, exposing the underbelly and humanscale machinations of this.
It has been selected to be screened out of competition at the 67th berlin international film festival. Viceroys house seeks to personalize the grand sweep of history by interweaving the highlevel backstage horsetrading of british indias last imperial ruler, lord louis mountbatten hugh. Setting the story in the viceroys immense house, with mountbatten hugh bonneville and his wife edwina gillian anderson newly arrived, gleaming, sweating and bursting with goodwill, is. We sat down with director gurinder chadha to talk about her new film viceroys house and the historical and contemporary relevance of. Aug 30, 2017 viceroys house opens with a montage of dozens of servants wordlessly cleaning the 300room colonial palace that serves as the film s inspiration. Mar 10, 2017 viceroys house, a new bbcbacked film, is a fictionalised version of events in the lutyens palace in delhi of the indian empires last viceroy, lord louis mountbatten. Lord mountbatten hugh bonneville is dispatched, along with his wife. Gillian anderson and hugh bonneville in viceroys house 2017 gillian. Viceroys house, a new bbcbacked film, is a fictionalised version of events in the lutyens palace in delhi of the indian empires last viceroy, lord louis mountbatten.
India with a majority hindu population and pakistan with a majority muslim population. Moving into the resplendent new delhi mansion known as the viceroys house, they hope for a peaceful transition of power. With hugh bonneville, gillian anderson, manish dayal, huma qureshi. Taking his place in the resplendent mansion known as the viceroys house, mountbatten arrives hopeful for a peaceful transference of power. Viceroys house official trailer hugh bonneville, gillian. Gambon is the actor s gold standard and anderson really outshines a lackluster turn by bonneville. The film splits focus between mountbattens meetings and negotiations with the comings and goings of the indian workers who must navigate the vast interiors of the viceroys house now the rashtrapati bhawan and the equally byzantine social and religious strata that complicate the seeming uniformity of their labor roles. The rashtrapati bhavan pronunciation help info, rashtrapati bhavun. Fancy watching viceroy s house on your tv or mobile device at home. Sep 29, 2017 viceroys house like any film that tries to retell a major historical event is faced with the daunting challenge of doing justice to peoples stories. Aug 29, 2017 the film splits focus between mountbattens meetings and negotiations with the comings and goings of the indian workers who must navigate the vast interiors of the viceroys house now the rashtrapati bhawan and the equally byzantine social and religious strata that complicate the seeming uniformity of their labor roles. Feb 14, 2017 viceroys house, which premiered at the 2017 berlin international film festival, depicts the year in which the british left india for good. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the gurinder chadhadirected movie via subscription can be a.
The final viceroy of india, louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten, 1st earl mountbatten of burma hugh bonneville, is tasked with overseeing the transition of british india to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change. Drama biografie film geregisseerd door gurinder chadha. Viceroys house opens with the words history is written by the victors. Viceroys house is an epic film beautifully filmed with amazing costumes and it captures the atmosphere of a bygone age. Its the end of an empire as the final viceroy of india, lord mountbatten hugh bonneville, downton abbey, is dispatched, along with his wife edwina gillian anderson, the xfiles, to new delhi to oversee the transition of british india to independence. Taking his place in the resplendent mansion known as the viceroys house, mountbatten arrives hopeful for. Colonialism synopsis plot in 1947, lord mountbatten assumes the post of last viceroy, charged with handing india back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of british rulers, whilst 500 hindu, muslim and sikh servants lived downstairs. In the film, viceroys house is almost a character in its own right, says chadha. Viceroys house, which premiered at the 2017 berlin international film festival, depicts the year in which the british left india for good. Richard attenborough s multiple oscarwinning masterpiece comes repeatedly to mind, and while viceroy s house doesnt have the epic sweep of gandhi, it s shorter, less demanding and more entertaining. For 6 months in 1947, lord mountbatten, great grandson of queen victoria. May 17, 2017 setting the story in the viceroy s immense house, with mountbatten hugh bonneville and his wife edwina gillian anderson newly arrived, gleaming, sweating and bursting with goodwill, is a great. Viceroys house 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We spoke to director gurinder chadha about the real history behind her film.
This elegant, lushlymounted film still proves timely. Viceroys house is een britsindiaas filmdrama, geregisseerd door gurinder. A postscript reveals that viceroys house is personally significant to her but sadly, that passion doesnt translate to the screen. Viceroys house official trailer i hd i ifc films youtube. Mar 05, 2017 quite the opposite is true of viceroys house, chadhas heartfelt and very personal drama about the traumas of partition, which strives to dramatise the epochal events of 1947 for the widest. A more recent film, deepa mehtas midnights children based on salman rushdies booker prize winning book, starts with independence partition and is more a story of postindependence india. Richard attenboroughs multiple oscarwinning masterpiece comes repeatedly to mind, and while viceroys house doesnt have the epic sweep of gandhi, its. Aug 31, 2017 this film is a handsome, fleet look at the months leading up to the end of british colonial rule in india. Viceroys house is a 2017 britishindian historical drama film directed by gurinder chadha and written by paul mayeda berges, moira buffini, and chadha. It was selected to be screened out of competition at the 67th berlin international film festival. In 1947, british colonial rule in india came to an end, and the country was split into two separate nations.
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