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Heat and Dust (1983): Film vs Book
Film · 1983 · Directed by James Ivory · Starring Julie Christie, Greta Scacchi
About the film
A woman in the present follows the footsteps of a relative who scandalised colonial India.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookIt keeps the book's two timelines, then and now, and trims some secondary characters.
Read or watch first?
The novel's quiet voice adds a lot of detail about India.
What the book gives you
Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
A vivid, atmospheric story that links two women across fifty years.
Who will like it: Readers who like parallel stories across time in India.