A history lesson but a good one. Gurinder
Chada's "Viceroy's House" is about the British withdrawl from India and
the eventual partition of the country and it's a highly intelligent
picture, full of good talk. In order to sell it to a wider market
there's a 'Romeo and Juliet' style love story between two young Indians
that makes up a fairly substantial subplot though it is the divisions
that exist between the Hindu and Muslim staff that provides the film's
real interest.Cast as Viceroy Lord Mountbatten, Hugh Bonneville brings more than a touch of Downton Abbey to the Viceroy's House though Gillian Anderson is outstanding as Lady Edwina while the entire supporting cast deserve kudos. Hardly likely to set the multiplexes alight on a Saturday night this is still well worth seeking out.
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