Ismail Merchant

Filmography

Ismail Merchant - filmography

The Mystic Masseur on DVD (2001)
Starring: Om Puri, Aasif Mandvi, James Fox
Director: Ismail Merchant
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THE MYSTIC MASSEUR is a delightfully warm, funny drama about Ganesh (Assif Mandvi), an ethnic Indian living in Trinidad. While working as a teacher in Port of Spain, Ganesh learns of his father's death. After returning home to his country village for the funeral, he decides to stay and write books. ..read more »

49% from 186 members

Cotton Mary on DVD (1999)
Starring: Greta Scacchi, Madhur Jaffrey, James Wilby
Director: Ismail Merchant
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Set in 1954 India, a British woman who has recently given birth to a sickly child, becomes overly dependent upon an Anglo-Indian hospital worker.

50% from 127 members

The Proprietor on DVD (1996)
Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Josh Hamilton, Austin Pendleton
Director: Ismail Merchant
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A New York writer decides to sell-up and return to her native home in France.

48% from 41 members

In Custody on DVD (1993)
Starring: Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Om Puri
Director: Ismail Merchant
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Drama based on the novel by Anita Desai which follows Deven, a teacher at an Indian college and his attempt to interview a famous poet.

55% from 125 members

The Courtesans of Bombay on DVD (1983)
Starring: Saeed Jaffrey, Zohra Segal
Director: Ismail Merchant
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Roughly situated over 24 hours, we visit Pavan Pool, a compound in Bombay where poor women sing, dance and engage in prostitution.

47% from 70 members

The Wandering Company on DVD
Starring: James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Ismail Merchant
Director: Humphrey Dixon
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A documentary on the Mercant-Ivory production company, a fascinating insight into the unique partnership of American director James Ivory, Indian producer Ismail Merchant and German-born writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. This unique account is illustrated with clips from many of the Merchant-Ivory films,..read more »

38% from 17 members

The Mystic Masseur - 2.5 stars
Cotton Mary - 2.5 stars
The Proprietor - 2.5 stars
In Custody - 3.0 stars
The Courtesans of Bombay - 2.5 stars

In Custody - 3.0 stars
Cotton Mary - 2.5 stars
The Mystic Masseur - 2.5 stars
The Courtesans of Bombay - 2.5 stars
The Proprietor - 2.5 stars

The Wandering Company - 2.0 stars
The Proprietor - 2.5 stars
The Courtesans of Bombay - 2.5 stars
The Mystic Masseur - 2.5 stars
Cotton Mary - 2.5 stars

Madhur Jaffrey - 2 times - show films
Zohra Segal - 2 times - show films
Om Puri - 2 times - show films
Shashi Kapoor - 2 times - show films
Sam Waterston - 1 times - show films

Humphrey Dixon - 1 times - show films