The World of James Ivory: Shakespeare Wallah with guest James Ivory

Shakespeare Wallah (James Ivory, 1965, 35mm, 120 mins)

James Ivory in person! With Bollywood on the rise, vagabond British Shakespeareans tour post-colonial India to dwindling audiences and a growing sense that an era has come to an end. Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, and Madhur Jaffrey form a triangle of lovers at the film’s heart, with a score composed by the great Satyajit Ray. “A breezy and beguiling study, comedy, romance, elegy” (Alan Scherstuhl). 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.

“The World of James Ivory” presents highlights from across the seven-decade career of the acclaimed filmmaker, drawn from his personal collection of film prints donated to the archive in 2023.