Viceroy's House
Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson star in this historical drama set during the Partition of India. From the writer-director of Bend It Like Beckham.
In 1947, Lord Mountbatten (Bonneville) assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.
- Director:
- Gurinder Chadha ('Bend It Like Beckham', 'Bride & Prejudice', 'Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging')
- Writer:
- Paul Mayeda BergesMoira BuffiniGurinder Chadha
- Cast:
- Hugh BonnevilleGillian AndersonManish DayalSara-Jane DiasMichael GambonSimon CallowLily TraversOm Puri
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Adam Fresco
flicksViceroy’s House is a costume drama, tragic history lesson, and star-crossed love story all rolled into one. It’s based on fascinating facts, with a top-notch cast (including Michael Gambon, Simon Callow and the late, great, Om Puri), lashings of lush scenery, impeccable suits, divine dresses, and sumptuous cinematography. But grand themes, sumptuous cinematography and good intentions do not necessarily an engaging movie make.
A superbly produced epic about the last Raj
While the period-drama is an excellent medium for ‘learning’ history, stories of the past have better box-office prospects when fact and fiction are combined. Many films in this genre invent a love-story to humanise the bigger narrative and for this reason the exquisitely made Viceroy’s House (2017) combines two stories in one film: a sweeping historical...
Variety
press"Viceroy's House" clumsily merges a waxworks biographical study of Lord Louis and Lady Edwina Mountbatten ... with a passionless Romeo-and-Juliet romance between two of their servants caught in the fray.
The Guardian
pressViceroy's House is no very profound work, but it is a nimble and watchable period drama.
Stuff
pressIf you liked The Hundred Foot Journey then Viceroy's House is of a similar ilk, boasting high-profile actors whose characters deliver an underwhelming tale.
New Zealand Herald
pressThere's a lovely mix of seriousness and dry British wit, and the settings and landscape are beautifully captured.
Little White Lies
pressToo quaint, too polite, too focused on the light comedy rather than the terrifying drama.
Hollywood Reporter
pressChadha has distilled a fascinating and epic true story into a starchy, stuffy, sanitised period piece that never fully engages on an emotional or educational level.
Flicks, Adam Fresco
flicksViceroy’s House is a costume drama, tragic history lesson, and star-crossed love story all rolled into one. It’s based on fascinating facts, with a top-notch cast (including Michael Gambon, Simon Callow and the late, great, Om Puri), lashings of lush scenery, impeccable suits, divine dresses, and sumptuous cinematography. But grand themes, sumptuous cinematography and good intentions do not necessarily an engaging movie make.
Variety
press"Viceroy's House" clumsily merges a waxworks biographical study of Lord Louis and Lady Edwina Mountbatten ... with a passionless Romeo-and-Juliet romance between two of their servants caught in the fray.
The Guardian
pressViceroy's House is no very profound work, but it is a nimble and watchable period drama.
Stuff
pressIf you liked The Hundred Foot Journey then Viceroy's House is of a similar ilk, boasting high-profile actors whose characters deliver an underwhelming tale.
New Zealand Herald
pressThere's a lovely mix of seriousness and dry British wit, and the settings and landscape are beautifully captured.
Little White Lies
pressToo quaint, too polite, too focused on the light comedy rather than the terrifying drama.
Hollywood Reporter
pressChadha has distilled a fascinating and epic true story into a starchy, stuffy, sanitised period piece that never fully engages on an emotional or educational level.
A superbly produced epic about the last Raj
While the period-drama is an excellent medium for ‘learning’ history, stories of the past have better box-office prospects when fact and fiction are combined. Many films in this genre invent a love-story to humanise the bigger narrative and for this reason the exquisitely made Viceroy’s House (2017) combines two stories in one film: a sweeping historical...
Share