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starring: Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharkerdirected by: Roland Joffé
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 4012050013172
Format: PAL
Label: TriStar Pictures
Manufacturer: TriStar Pictures
Publisher: TriStar Pictures
Running Time: 132 minutes
Studio: TriStar Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: April 15, 1992
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Rating:  - city of joy
The movie came fast, it was in great condition, had no problems in transaction. Great Seller. Thanks
Rating: - Lighten-up
It seems everyone wants to be a critic. To the harsher ones I would say 'lighten-up' - it's only a movie. No book - let alone a movie - is going to capture the complexity of Calcutta. I first visited as a graduate student 40 years ago and have returned many times. There is indeed decrepitude. At the same time I have seen a 90% reduction in poverty and disease. Where the movie succeeded was in capturing the 'joy of life' one finds in Calcutta - from the best food and theatre in India to the vibrant ... Read More
Rating: - The primeval shock!
"City of joy" is one of these films which went through unprepared although the significance of his director Rolland Joffe (The Mission and Killing fields).
An disillusioned American surgeon goes to India. And there he will discover the sense of life and bliss in the middle of the poverty of Calcutta.
To my mind, Patrick Swayze reached a high caliber acting with this hazardous and profoundly existential movie (that dates us back to the famous Trilogy of Satjait Ray). The powerful ... Read More
Rating:  - Does not stick to the original story by D. Lapierre
It is a good movie but has very little to do with the original novel by Dominique Lapierre. This story is definitely a lesson in hope and faith. The movie fails so accomplish that. I just didn't like it. I recommend the book instead.
Rating:  - City of Joy
I really enjoyed the movie but the book has so much more to offer!!
"City of Joy" the book gets 5 stars!!!
Anne Brunet
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