City of Joy | Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins

City of Joy | Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins | The primeval shock!

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City of Joy

	City of Joy Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins TriStar Pictures, 2004 average customer review:based on 29 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

In the best performance of his career Swayze stars as Max Lowe a disillusioned surgeon who travels to India after a young patient dies on the operating table. But Lowe's determination to quit medicine is challenged when he meets a committed British nurse who runs a free clinic in Calcutta's most dangerous neighborhood. And when her clinic - and the livelihood of her neighbors - is threatened by the brutal local "godfather" Max teaches the impoverished Indians the strength of their own unity.System Requirements:Running Time: 134 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG-13 UPC: 043396037052 Manufacturer No: 03705

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city of joy

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The primeval shock!

"City of joy" is one of these films which went through unprepared although the significance of his director Rolland Joffe (The Mission and Killing fields).

An disillusioned American surgeon goes to India. And there he will discover the sense of life and bliss in the middle of the poverty of Calcutta.

To my mind, Patrick Swayze reached a high caliber acting with this hazardous and profoundly existential movie (that dates us back to the famous Trilogy of Satjait Ray). The powerful performance of Om Puri as the fearful farmer who eventually will become a hero is worthy to mention.

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Lighten-up

It seems everyone wants to be a critic. To the harsher ones I would say 'lighten-up' - it's only a movie. No book - let alone a movie - is going to capture the complexity of Calcutta. I first visited as a graduate student 40 years ago and have returned many times. There is indeed decrepitude. At the same time I have seen a 90% reduction in poverty and disease. Where the movie succeeded was in capturing the 'joy of life' one finds in Calcutta - from the best food and theatre in India to the vibrant street life. I always wear a smile there even when I'm stumbling over the broken pavement. If this book or film sparked an interest, I would suggest reading Soumitra Das, 'A Jaywalker's Guide to Calcutta,' Eminence 2007. You could order it from Oxford Bookstore Calcutta or prod Amazon to make this little masterpiece more available in America. I appreciated the performances in the film - they were quite good.

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City of Joy

I really enjoyed the movie but the book has so much more to offer!!
"City of Joy" the book gets 5 stars!!!
Anne Brunet

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