Ismail Merchant Movies
- 1995
Feast of July
Feast of July5.91995HD
After an abandoned young woman in late 19th Century England is taken in by a rural couple with three handsome sons, tragic consequences result.
- 2004
Thank You, Doctor Rey
Thank You, Doctor Rey5.72004HD
A gay young man is recruited into an illicit love triangle to watch a much older man’s sexual liaison, but ends up witnessing what turns out to...
- 2005
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant102005HD
- 1975
Autobiography of a Princess
Autobiography of a Princess51975HD
On the birthday of her late father, a deposed Maharaja, a displaced Indian princess living in London and his former private secretary watch home...
- 2001
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'62001HD
The filmmakers and lead actors of The Remains of the Day (1993) discuss how they came to make the film, and the subtle power of its execution.
- 1978
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures5.31978HD
This lighthearted romp through Royal India presents a world of Maharajas, palaces, imperiled art objects, and the foreign collectors who will stop at...
- 1961
The Creation of Woman
The Creation of Woman5.11961HD
This 14-minute film talks about the Hindu god Brahma's creation of life, the world and of course the first woman. Saeed Jaffrey narrates the story as...
- 2003
The Song of the Little Road
The Song of the Little Road02003HD
Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece the Apu Trilogy is widely considered one of the most important works in cinema history. In 1992, Ray was awarded the...
- 1972
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization51972HD
Nirad C. Chaudhuri expounds his views on culture, history, religion and society from a comparative perspective.
- 1973
Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls
Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls5.71973HD
Looks at the musical extravaganzas which constitute the main bulk of commercial cinema in India; in particular at the career of Helen, the undisputed...
- 1983
The Courtesans of Bombay
The Courtesans of Bombay41983HD
In the Mumbai, India, tenement community of Pavanpul, young female courtesans sing, dance and perform sexual favors for male clientele. Directors...
- 1970
James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant
James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant01970HD
- 1974
Mahatma and the Mad Boy
Mahatma and the Mad Boy01974HD
In the time frame of a single day (from dawn to dust), the film records the wanderings of an Indian youth who sleeps on the beach, holds...
- 1994
Street Musicians of Bombay
Street Musicians of Bombay01994HD
Off-camera, a Western traveler tells us of hearing singing from his hotel window in Bombay. He searches for the source, and discovers a caste of...
- 1976
Sweet Sounds
Sweet Sounds01976HD
This short documentary, shot in July 1976 at the Mannes College of Music on Manhattan's Upper East Side, marks the first collaboration between...