Viceroy's House

Showings

Mary D. Fisher Theatre Fri, Oct 6, 2017 4:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Fri, Oct 6, 2017 7:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sun, Oct 8, 2017 7:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Tue, Oct 10, 2017 4:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Wed, Oct 11, 2017 4:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Wed, Oct 11, 2017 7:00 PM
Film Info
Event Type:Film
Release Year:2017
Run Time:107 minutes
Production Country:United Kingdom
Original Language:English
Trailer:youtu.be/iA6DUgpY3gQ
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Gurinda Chadha
Cast:Gillian Anderson
Hugh Bonneville
Michael Gambon
Simon Callow
Lily Travers
Manish Dayal

Description

New nations are rarely born in peace.

India, 1947: Lord Mountbatten (“Downton Abbey’s” Hugh Bonneville) is dispatched, along with his wife Edwina (Gillian Anderson), to New Delhi to oversee the country’s transition from British rule to independence.

Taking his place in the resplendent mansion known as the Viceroy’s House, Mountbatten arrives hopeful for a peaceful transference of power. But ending centuries of colonial rule in a country divided by deep religious and cultural differences proves no easy undertaking, setting off a seismic struggle that threatens to tear India apart.

With sumptuous period detail, director Gurinder Chadha brings to life a pivotal historical moment that re-shaped the world.

“In the film, Viceroy’s House is almost a character in its own right,” says Chadha. “It was designed by Lutyens and took 17 years to build.  Its imposing architecture was an expression of Imperial power, intended to intimidate.  I’m sure that when it was completed in 1929, no one could have imagined that in less than 20 years it would become the home of the first President of India (and it remains the largest residence of any head of state anywhere in the world!).”

Critics and audiences are raving about “Viceroy’s House”. John Powers from Vogue Magazine calls the film “sumptuously entertaining”, and it has garnered 4- and 5-star reviews from nearly every publication and critic around the globe.