Beautifully shot in black and white with music by Satyajit Ray, Merchant Ivory’s luminous second film is loosely based on the real-life exploits of actor-manager Geoffrey Kendal’s titular theatre company.

Beautifully shot in black and white with music by Satyajit Ray, Merchant Ivory’s luminous second film is loosely based on the real-life exploits of actor-manager Geoffrey Kendal’s titular theatre company.

Lizzie (Kendal) falls for handsome fellow Shakespearean actor Sanju (Kapoor), but he’s also embroiled in an affair with Bollywood star Manjula (Madhur Jaffrey). Celebrate the 60th anniversary of this classic with our ‘Chai and Chaat’ event in our Café Bar - more info available soon.

Screening as part of CineMisfits, a film festival curated and delivered by DMU students.