Film2017106 min

Viceroy's House

Name: Viceroy's House
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2017
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Michael Gambon, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi

Taste attributes: dramahistoryromanceholidayshistoricalbiographyslowwholesomeheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"The end of an empire. The birth of two nations."

Boxlist takeA grounded historical drama that is unhurried, stirring and contained. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: very slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 217 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten 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.

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