Viceroy's House

Released Sep 1, 2017

1 hr. 45 min.

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In 1947, British statesman Lord Mountbatten serves as India's last Viceroy and is charged with handing India back to its people.

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Viceroy's House brings a balanced perspective to its worthy, historically grounded story while taking care to enliven the details with absorbing drama.

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Peter G

An interesting history lesson for those of us unfamiliar with the final days of British control in India & the machinations involved in forming the new state of Pakistan. One response criticized the casting of Hugh Bonneville as a more portly Mountbatten figure & actual footage shown does play down the resemblance between the two. This did not bother me so much as I felt Bonneville still gave, IMO, an interesting portrayal & I am not familiar enough with the real Mountbatten to care about the lack of physical similarity. How accurate Bonneville's characterization is I have no way of knowing but in the film, anyway, he presents an intriguing figure with sufficient conflicts of interest in his position to add some substance to the political & moral situations involved in his role as Viceroy. Gillian Anderson adds a good portrayal as well as does Simon Callow (his actual surname corresponds significantly with his film characters behavior) & Michael Gambon, one of my favorite actors & for me always worth watching. I agree, though, with many regarding the parallel love story which, in the way it was played out, did not engage my interest much although it did provide a somewhat upbeat ending which seemed, to me, however, a less than believable outcome to the story. THE VICEROY'S HOUSE, although not a great film, IMO, is still worth watching as a depiction of the events surrounding the forming of the two states of India & Pakistan.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/20/23

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Andrew G

The films climax is to blame Winston Churchill for the partition of India and Pakistan and the bloodshed that occured at that time. Labour Priminister Clement Atlee and the Labour party took power in 1945, they decided to withdraw from India and appointed Mountbatton in 1946 with instructions to manage the British withdrawal and avoid partition. The films climax is say that Winston Churchill had a secret plan to partition India to protect oil wealth in the Middle East and had deliberately caused racial tensions and the bloodshed. Winston Churchill did not return to power till 1951 long after the British had withdrawn from India/Pakistan. It is a vile slur on Wiston Churchill who was instrumental in stopping the industrial genocide taking place in facist Germany and it's conquest of Europe and other parts of the world.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/06/23

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David H

Some disappointingly flat performances and an excruciating ending with a microphone

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/02/23

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steve d

The story is powerful. If it was better told in this film, it would be a classic.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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isla s

I enjoyed the cinematography and the choreography. Its a bright and vibrant film and it certainly provides food for thought, culturally speaking. There is undoubtedly the necessary bittersweet element present here, due to the political climate at the time this film is set in. Hugh Bonneville is probably the first person I'd think of to represent the English upper classes/aristrocracy at the time, so I wasn't entirely surprised to see him portraying the titular character and I noticed Simon Callow played another English supposed gentleman, man of title and honour as well - both actors depict well the, I assume, generally regarded face of the English/British upper class/nobility of the time. I thought it was quite moving towards the end as we're informed via text on screen, that there is a direct link between the plot events of the film and the films director. This is a somewhat memorable film and I felt the themes were handled well, so I would recommend it on that basis.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Joshua C

Interesting characters. The Gandhi reveal was epic. Thought it captured the time well enough.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/22

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Gurinder Chadha

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Hugh Bonneville

Lord Louis Mountbatten

Gillian Anderson

Lady Edwina Mountbatten

Manish Dayal

Jeet Kumar

Huma Qureshi

Aalia Noor

Om Puri

Ali Rahim Noor

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Matthew Lickona

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It's handsome, important, and moving in places, but it just isn't enough movie for the subject matter.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 9, 2017

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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

There's something pleasantly old-fashioned about "Viceroy's House." It feels like a Merchant Ivory period piece posing cultural questions within a safely cushioned environment. There are no guessing games, but also very little subtext.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 8, 2017

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Stephanie Merry

Washington Post

"Viceroy's House" works, but mainly as a historical refresher on the 70th anniversary of Indian independence. As drama, it's a reminder that truth is sometimes more affecting than fiction.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 7, 2017

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Each portion could have been separate and equally deserving and successful films, which makes what is present incomplete to a degree.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 12, 2021

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Tori Brazier

Flickering Myth

A deeply personal film from Gurinder Chadha, which doesn't shy away from the brutality of Partition and yet still manages to find room for her trademark flair and gentle humour.

Rated: 3.5

Mar 25, 2021

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Saibal Chatterjee

NDTV

Faux-historical pastiche.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 24, 2020

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Synopsis

In 1947, British statesman Lord Mountbatten serves as India's last Viceroy and is charged with handing India back to its people.

Director: Gurinder Chadha
Executive Producer: Cameron McCracken
Screenwriter: Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, Moira Buffini
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Bend It Films, Deepak Nayar
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 1, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.1M
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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