Hauntingly Beautiful　　This film is stunning in its beauty. The music is transcendent. For the longest time I tried to get the soundtrack. To save you the trouble, be aware that they never made one! There is one scene in which a woman blows on a shell that was so powerful I still remember 30 years later. Mesmerizing. If you have not seen it yet, rent it today.

故事讲述生活在印度的一个英国家族剧团。他们在城镇和乡村间巡回演出莎士比亚的戏剧。透过他们的旅程，观众可看见印度的面貌在不断变化，旧事物被新事物所取代，印度王公变成了酒店老板，体育运动变得比文化活动更重要，传统剧院被宝莱坞电影所取代。影片改编自Geoffrey Kendal和他女儿Felicity Kendal的游记。

庄严肃穆的法庭之上，险遭杀害的大法官拉贡纳特（普利特维拉·卡浦尔 Prithviraj Kapoor 饰）义正言辞，道貌岸然。被告席上，神色颓丧的青年拉兹（拉兹·卡普尔 Raj Kapoor 饰）无依无靠，听天由命。拉兹自幼在贫困的环境中长大，后被拉贡纳特当年的仇家引诱赶起偷盗抢劫的营生。按照这位大法官的说法，他就是一个天生的坏蛋与堕落者。美丽的丽达（纳尔吉丝 Nargis 饰）是拉兹童年时代的好友，同时师从拉贡纳特学习法律。她自高奋勇担当拉兹的辩护律师，在她紧追不舍的诘问之下，拉贡纳特不得不在庭上讲述他于24年前将妻子赶出家门的经过。

　　A young Indian newlywed finds his independent wife troublesome and seeks help and advice from his overbearing mother, a supposedly worldly wise friend, an American seeker of enlightenment and a swami.