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Two women, related but separated by one generation and 60 years, have parallel experiences in the evocative mystical environment of India in this period drama from producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory. Although a little slow-paced for some, and slightly confusing because the stories of the two women are intercut, .. Read more

Starring	Julie Christie, Shashi Kapoor, Christopher Cazenove, Greta Scacchi
Director	James Ivory
Genres	Drama

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- Much praised by those who admire the work of this team, but found (as usual) mildly bewildering by others, this has at least a large enough budget to produce interest in its historically re-created backgrounds if not its complex plot structure.
- 30032
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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  - 0
  Heat and dust
  
  very good movie
  
  an ivory merchant classic
  
  julie christie in a very different role
  
  opportunity to see zakir hussain as an actor... read more »
  
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- 73495
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - UK
  - 17 Feb 2005 at 20:05
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  - 0
  All you have to do is watch it....
  
  Imagine Merchant Ivory and a limitless box of paints and you will have the visual impact of this film. You might be able to see the story line coming a mile off... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ash53
  - 46 reviews
  - newbury
  - 11 Jan 2012 at 14:29
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  Heat And Dust
  
  Well acted and some very good sets but a little confusing with the way some scenes are intercut. However the plot is interesting and the ending shows life doen... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - lavendergreen
  - 56 reviews
  - 18 Dec 2011 at 22:31
- - 0
  - 0
  A Beautiful Bride Seduced
  
  This isn't the best of the amazing Merchant Ivory collaboration but it shows the promise of greater things to come and whilst it only moves along slowly and... read more »
  
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- 956204
- - allykat
  - 65 reviews
  - Weymouth
  - 22 Jan 2011 at 21:47
- - 1
  - 0
  Heat & Dust
  
  Enjoyed this film - As always with Merchant Ivory productions the camera work is excellent. Its one of those films to sit down with a cupt of tea/coffee and ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 14 Dec 2009 at 14:13
- - 0
  - 0
  Oh my, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  
  I am sure some will find this really pleasant, sunday afternoon viewing, but I challenge you not to fall asleep !
  
  It really does just plod along, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Thomas Murray
  - Orsett, Essex, UK
  - 16 Jul 2009 at 12:11
- - 2
  - 1
  A bit different but good
  
  Interesting but I will not watch it again.
  
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  - Riding Mill
  - 24 Dec 2008 at 18:53
- - 0
  - 0
  Evocative of an era and culture
  
  The parallel stories are cleverly intertwined highlighting the change in attitudes between the beginning and the end of the 20th century. The acting is ... read more »
  
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  - Innerleithen
  - 04 Sep 2008 at 15:06
- - 0
  - 0
  slow burner
  
  I thought this very successful. It looks beautiful, the period and atmosphere of the Indian Raj caught beautifully - but its real secret is in Ruth Prawer ... read more »
  
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  - london
  - 29 Aug 2008 at 14:46
- - 0
  - 0
  Dated
  
  A very lame adaptation of the book, unfortunately.
  
  Slow, dated and not exciting whatsoever.
  
  Not great.
  
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- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 19 May 2007 at 22:20
- - 2
  - 0
  A mystery story
  
  A slow starter, but really gripping once it gets going. Set partly in the British Raj and partly in the more recent past, it has strong individual characters, ... read more »
  
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- 74629
- - Beverley Atkins Smart
  - Bristol
  - 22 Feb 2005 at 10:33
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- - 2
  - 0
  Heat and dust
  
  very good movie
  
  an ivory merchant classic
  
  julie christie in a very different role
  
  opportunity to see zakir hussain as an actor... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 73495
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - UK
  - 17 Feb 2005 at 20:05
- - 2
  - 0
  A mystery story
  
  A slow starter, but really gripping once it gets going. Set partly in the British Raj and partly in the more recent past, it has strong individual characters, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 74629
- - Beverley Atkins Smart
  - Bristol
  - 22 Feb 2005 at 10:33
- - 2
  - 1
  A bit different but good
  
  Interesting but I will not watch it again.
  
  Report this review
- 677219
- - a customer
  - Riding Mill
  - 24 Dec 2008 at 18:53
- - 1
  - 0
  Heat & Dust
  
  Enjoyed this film - As always with Merchant Ivory productions the camera work is excellent. Its one of those films to sit down with a cupt of tea/coffee and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 839718
- - a customer
  - London
  - 14 Dec 2009 at 14:13
- - 0
  - 0
  Dated
  
  A very lame adaptation of the book, unfortunately.
  
  Slow, dated and not exciting whatsoever.
  
  Not great.
  
  Report this review
- 441691
- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 19 May 2007 at 22:20
- - 0
  - 0
  slow burner
  
  I thought this very successful. It looks beautiful, the period and atmosphere of the Indian Raj caught beautifully - but its real secret is in Ruth Prawer ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 621109
- - a customer
  - london
  - 29 Aug 2008 at 14:46
- - 0
  - 0
  Evocative of an era and culture
  
  The parallel stories are cleverly intertwined highlighting the change in attitudes between the beginning and the end of the 20th century. The acting is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 624028
- - a customer
  - Innerleithen
  - 04 Sep 2008 at 15:06
- - 0
  - 0
  Oh my, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  
  I am sure some will find this really pleasant, sunday afternoon viewing, but I challenge you not to fall asleep !
  
  It really does just plod along, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 784782
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Thomas Murray
  - Orsett, Essex, UK
  - 16 Jul 2009 at 12:11
- - 0
  - 0
  A Beautiful Bride Seduced
  
  This isn't the best of the amazing Merchant Ivory collaboration but it shows the promise of greater things to come and whilst it only moves along slowly and... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 956204
- - allykat
  - 65 reviews
  - Weymouth
  - 22 Jan 2011 at 21:47
- - 0
  - 0
  Heat And Dust
  
  Well acted and some very good sets but a little confusing with the way some scenes are intercut. However the plot is interesting and the ending shows life doen... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1074497
- - lavendergreen
  - 56 reviews
  - 18 Dec 2011 at 22:31

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Critics' reviews
- Much praised by those who admire the work of this team, but found (as usual) mildly bewildering by others, this has at least a large enough budget to produce interest in its historically re-created backgrounds if not its complex plot structure.
- 30032
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- "...[Ivory handles] the interpersonal and cultural conflicts with accomplished fluency of consistent interest....Christie's own performance is confident and appealing..."
- 7405
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Wise, multilayered....Of all [Ivory and Jhabvala's] collaborations, none has been more graceful, funny, literate or entertaining than HEAT AND DUST."
- 7403
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...HEAT AND DUST is as wise as it us unpretentious..."
- 7404
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  Two women, related but separated by one generation and 60 years, have parallel experiences in the evocative mystical environment of India in this period drama from producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory. Although a little slow-paced for some, and slightly confusing because the stories of ...