COURTESANS OF BOMBAY (DVD/1983/1.33/MONO/ENG-SUB) DVD

The Courtesans of Bombay
The Merchant-Ivory team adopts a semi-documentary stance in Courtesans of Bombay. Though several scenes are dramatized, this film is essentially an unadorned look at prostitution in modern India. The film details the impoverished conditions that would prompt otherwise chaste Indian women to seek out employment as "performers"--a euphemism for the World's Oldest Profession, though they do indeed give public dancing and singing performances as a sideline. Indian actress Saeed Jeffrey heads the cast of this Ruth Prawer Jhabvala-scripted "docudrama." Courtesans of Bombay was made for British television, and original telecast in those late hours ostensibly off limits to younger viewers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Saeed Jaffrey as Zohra Segal as Kareem Samar as

Crew James Ivory - Director Ismail Merchant - Director Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Director Amit Bose - Editor Ismail Merchant - Producer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Producer James Ivory - Producer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Screenwriter James Ivory - Screenwriter Ismail Merchant - Screenwriter

The Courtesans of Bombay
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: New digital transfer Street Musicians of Bombay, a documentary by composer Richard Robbins English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 73 min Part of Series: The Merchant Ivory Collection   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Opening Credits [9:03] 2. In Their Blood [9:06] 3. Give and Take [8:19] 4. A Beautiful Girl [8:38] 5. Boys and Men [7:19] 6. A Pilgrimage [8:34] 7. The Customer [12:48] 8. The Sister [10:01]