Apresentação de "The differences and similarities between 'A Passage to India' by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film adaptation" por Aleksandra Holanda, Matheus Rodrigues e Pedro Mendes Leão. Orientação: Profa. Luana Ferreira de Freitas. Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC).

1. UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ
CURSO DE LETRAS- CENTRO DE HUMANIDADES
DEPARTAMENTO DE LETRAS ESTRANGEIRAS
DISCIPLINA: LITERATURA EM LÍNGUA INGLESA IV
Docente: Profa. Dra. Luana Ferreira de Freitas
Discentes: Aleksandra Holanda da Nóbrega Sampaio, Matheus de Souza Rodrigues, Pedro
Mendes Leão,
FORTALEZA
2013
The differences and similarities between A Passage to India
by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film adaptation

2. E.M. Forster; MISHRA, Pankai, A Passage to India, ed. by Oliver
Stallybrass (Penguin Classic, 2005).

3. “A Passage to India” film by British director David Lean.
1984 • drama • 163 min

5. Introduction
•
Só esqueceram uma coisa na construção do nosso
edifício social: a pedra fundamental.
Millôr Fernandes
The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation

6. Introduction
•
Só esqueceram uma coisa na construção do nosso
edifício social: a pedra fundamental.
Millôr Fernandes
The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
☆ London, 1 January 1879
† Conventry, 7 June 1970

7. Introduction
•
Só esqueceram uma coisa na construção do nosso
edifício social: a pedra fundamental.
Millôr Fernandes
The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation

8. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation

9. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
Edward Morgan Forster was born into a comfortable London family in
1879. His father, an architect, died when Forster was very young, leaving
the boy to be raised by his mother and great-aunt. Forster proved to be a
bright student, and he went on to attend Cambridge University,
graduating in 1901. He spent much of the next decade traveling and
living abroad, dividing his time between working as a journalist and
writing short stories and novels.

10. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
Edward Morgan Forster was born into a comfortable London family in
1879. His father, an architect, died when Forster was very young, leaving
the boy to be raised by his mother and great-aunt. Forster proved to be a
bright student, and he went on to attend Cambridge University,
graduating in 1901. He spent much of the next decade traveling and
living abroad, dividing his time between working as a journalist and
writing short stories and novels.
Many of Forster’s observations and experiences from this time figure in
his fiction, most notably A Room with a View (1908), which chronicles
the experiences of a group of English people vacationing in Italy. Two
years after A Room with a View, the novel Howards End (1910), in which
Forster criticized the class divisions and prejudices of Edwardian England,
solidified his reputation as a social critic and a master of incisively
observational fiction.

11. Introduction
•
Só esqueceram uma coisa na construção do nosso
edifício social: a pedra fundamental.
Millôr Fernandes
The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation

12. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation

13. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
Long before Forster first visited India, he had already gained a vivid
picture of its people and places from a young Indian Muslim named Syed
Ross Masood, whom Forster began tutoring in England starting in 1906.
Forster and Masood became very close, and Masood introduced Forster
to several of his Indian friends. Echoes of the friendship between the two
can be seen in the characters of Fielding and Aziz in A Passage to
India. By the time Forster first visited India, in 1912, the Englishman was
well prepared for his travels throughout the country.

14. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
Long before Forster first visited India, he had already gained a vivid
picture of its people and places from a young Indian Muslim named Syed
Ross Masood, whom Forster began tutoring in England starting in 1906.
Forster and Masood became very close, and Masood introduced Forster
to several of his Indian friends. Echoes of the friendship between the two
can be seen in the characters of Fielding and Aziz in A Passage to
India. By the time Forster first visited India, in 1912, the Englishman was
well prepared for his travels throughout the country.
At the time of Forster’s visit, the British government had been officially
ruling India since 1858, after the failed Sepoy Rebellion in 1857, in which
Indians attempted to regain rule from the British East India Company.

15. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
Long before Forster first visited India, he had already gained a vivid
picture of its people and places from a young Indian Muslim named Syed
Ross Masood, whom Forster began tutoring in England starting in 1906.
Forster and Masood became very close, and Masood introduced Forster
to several of his Indian friends. Echoes of the friendship between the two
can be seen in the characters of Fielding and Aziz in A Passage to
India. By the time Forster first visited India, in 1912, the Englishman was
well prepared for his travels throughout the country.
At the time of Forster’s visit, the British government had been officially
ruling India since 1858, after the failed Sepoy Rebellion in 1857, in which
Indians attempted to regain rule from the British East India Company.
The East India Company, a privately owned trading concern, had been
gaining financial and political power in India since the seventeenth
century. By the time of Forster’s visit, Britain’s control over India was
complete: English governors headed each province and were responsible
to Parliament. Though England had promised the Indian people a role in
government in exchange for their aid during World War I, India did not
win independence until three decades later, in 1949.

16. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation

17. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation

18. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
Forster spent time with both Englishmen and Indians during his visit, and
he quickly found he preferred the company of the latter. He was troubled
by the racial oppression and deep cultural misunderstandings that
divided the Indian people and the British colonists, or, as they are called
in A Passage to India, Anglo-Indians. The prevailing attitude among the
British in India was that the colonists were assuming the “white man’s
burden”—novelist Rudyard Kipling’s phrase—of governing the country,
because the Indians could not handle the responsibility themselves.

19. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
Forster spent time with both Englishmen and Indians during his visit, and
he quickly found he preferred the company of the latter. He was troubled
by the racial oppression and deep cultural misunderstandings that
divided the Indian people and the British colonists, or, as they are called
in A Passage to India, Anglo-Indians. The prevailing attitude among the
British in India was that the colonists were assuming the “white man’s
burden”—novelist Rudyard Kipling’s phrase—of governing the country,
because the Indians could not handle the responsibility themselves.
Forster began writing A Passage to India in 1913, just after his first visit
to India. The novel was not revised and completed, however, until well
after his second stay in India, in 1921, when he served as secretary to the
Maharajah of Dewas State Senior. Published in 1924, A Passage to
India examines the racial misunderstandings and cultural hypocrisies that
characterized the complex interactions between Indians and the English
toward the end of the British occupation of India.

20. Introduction
•
Só esqueceram uma coisa na construção do nosso
edifício social: a pedra fundamental.
Millôr Fernandes
The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation

21. Introduction
•
Só esqueceram uma coisa na construção do nosso
edifício social: a pedra fundamental.
Millôr Fernandes
The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation

22. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
“A Passage to India” film by British director David Lean.
1984 • drama • 163 min
Cast
Judy Davis as Adela Quested
Peggy Ashcroft as Mrs. Moore
Victor Banerjee as Dr. Aziz Ahmed
James Fox as Richard Fielding
Alec Guinness as Professor Godbole
Nigel Havers as Ronny Heaslop
Michael Culver as Major McBryde
Clive Swift as Major Callendar
Art Malik as Ali
Saeed Jaffrey as Advocate Hamidullah
Roshan Seth as Advocate Amrit Rao
Richard Wilson as Turton
Antonia Pemberton as Mrs Turton

23. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
Slide 1
•
First chapter of the book, first scene: Aziz is talking to his friends.
First scene of the movie: Adela is in the port preparing herself to
embark.

24. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
Slide 1
•
First chapter of the book, first scene: Aziz is talking to his friends.
First scene of the movie: Adela is in the port preparing herself to
embark.

25. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
Slide 1
•
First chapter of the book, first scene: Aziz is talking to his friends.
First scene of the movie: Adela is in the port preparing herself to
embark.
In the book, there is no scene which shows Adela preparing herself
moments before departing to India. And there is no scene of her arriving
in Chandrapore.
In the movie, Adela is the first character to appear, but in the book Aziz
and Mrs. Moore appear before her.

26. Slide 1
•
“You’re superior to them, anyway. Don’t forget that. You’re superior to
everyone in India except one or two of the ranis, and they’re on an
equality.” (An English woman talking to Mrs. Moore) p.38
This excerpt is not seen in the movie, maybe because they didn’t want
to shock the audience with such a prejudice.
The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation

27. Slide 1
•
“You’re superior to them, anyway. Don’t forget that. You’re superior to
everyone in India except one or two of the ranis, and they’re on an
equality.” (An English woman talking to Mrs. Moore) p.38
This excerpt is not seen in the movie, maybe because they didn’t want
to shock the audience with such a prejudice.
The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation

28. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
•
In the book, Mr. Fielding arrives late at the train station and is unable to
get into the train to the Marabar Caves. He jumps, trying to get Aziz’
hand, but he fails.

29. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
•
In the book, Mr. Fielding arrives late at the train station and is unable to
get into the train to the Marabar Caves. He jumps, trying to get Aziz’
hand, but he fails.
In the movie, he doesn’t even try to jump into the train. (p. 122)

30. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
•
In the book, Mr. Fielding arrives late at the train station and is unable to
get into the train to the Marabar Caves. He jumps, trying to get Aziz’
hand, but he fails.
In the movie, he doesn’t even try to jump into the train. (p. 122)

31. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
Slide 4
•
In the movie, there is no narrator. In the book, there is. For example:
“Unfortunately, India has few important towns. India is the country,
fields, fields, then hills, jungle, hills, and more fields.”
This description is no character’s speech, it’s the narrator. In the movie,
we actually see those fields, hills, jungle, so there is no need to have a
narrator explaining it to us.

32. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
Slide 4
•
In the movie, there is no narrator. In the book, there is. For example:
“Unfortunately, India has few important towns. India is the country,
fields, fields, then hills, jungle, hills, and more fields.”
This description is no character’s speech, it’s the narrator. In the movie,
we actually see those fields, hills, jungle, so there is no need to have a
narrator explaining it to us.

33. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
“Miss Quested had renounced her own people. Turning from them, she
was drawn into a mass of Indians of the shop-keeping class, and carried
by them towards the public exit of the court.” (p. 218)

34. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
“Miss Quested had renounced her own people. Turning from them, she
was drawn into a mass of Indians of the shop-keeping class, and carried
by them towards the public exit of the court.” (p. 218)
When Adela says Aziz is innocent, she is carried by the people outside of
the court; in the movie, this doesn’t happen. Only Aziz receives this
treatment from the people. Maybe the movie wanted to pass the image
of union between Indian people, so Aziz was more valued than Adela.

35. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
“Miss Quested had renounced her own people. Turning from them, she
was drawn into a mass of Indians of the shop-keeping class, and carried
by them towards the public exit of the court.” (p. 218)
When Adela says Aziz is innocent, she is carried by the people outside of
the court; in the movie, this doesn’t happen. Only Aziz receives this
treatment from the people. Maybe the movie wanted to pass the image
of union between Indian people, so Aziz was more valued than Adela.

36. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
This is not a difference, but an interesting thing to be mentioned: Aziz is a
muslim, and he doesn’t like hindus. However, both muslims and hindus will
get together to fight for his freedom. And they will celebrate when he is
declared innocent.
They all celebrate together, and forget about any differences. On page 63,
Aziz says: “Slack Hindus – they have no idea of society; I know them very
well because of a doctor at the hospital. Such a slack unpunctual fellow!”

37. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
– Professor Godbole is a Brahman, and the caste system in India was
very important at that time. There is a scene, on page 66, in which we
can read: “He took his tea at a little distance from the outcastes”. In the
movie, the outcastes are not mentioned. Maybe because they didn’t
want to focus on this controversial aspect and make the outcastes be
angry.

38. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
– Professor Godbole is a Brahman, and the caste system in India was
very important at that time. There is a scene, on page 66, in which we
can read: “He took his tea at a little distance from the outcastes”. In the
movie, the outcastes are not mentioned. Maybe because they didn’t
want to focus on this controversial aspect and make the outcastes be
angry.

39. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
– Professor Godbole is a Brahman, and the caste system in India was
very important at that time. There is a scene, on page 66, in which we
can read: “He took his tea at a little distance from the outcastes”. In the
movie, the outcastes are not mentioned. Maybe because they didn’t
want to focus on this controversial aspect and make the outcastes be
angry.
Just as a curiosity: The castes: the Brahmans, the Kshatriyas or warriors,
the Vaisyas or agriculturists and traders, the Sudras, who were peasants
and menials. The outcastes were associated with impure menial work.

40. The differences and similarities between A Passage to India by E.M. Forster and David Lean’s film
adaptation
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards[14]Academy Award for Best Picture (John Brabourne and Richard
Goodwin, nominees)
Academy Award for Best Director (David Lean, nominee)
Academy Award for Best Actress (Judy Davis, nominee)
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Peggy Ashcroft, winner)
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (David Lean, nominee)
Academy Award for Best Art Direction (John Box and Hugh Scaife, nominees)
Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Ernest Day, nominee)
Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Judy Moorcroft, nominee)
Academy Award for Best Film Editing (David Lean, nominee)
Academy Award for Best Sound (Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le
Messurier, Michael A. Carter and John W. Mitchell, nominees)
Academy Award for Best Original Score (Maurice Jarre, winner)
Golden GlobesGolden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film (winner)
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (Peggy
Ashcroft, winner)
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score (Maurice Jarre, winner)
Golden Globe Award for Best Director (David Lean, nominee)
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (David Lean, nominee)
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BAFTAs
BAFTA Award for Best Film (nominee)
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Peggy Ashcroft, winner)
BAFTA Award for Best Actor (Victor Banerjee, nominee)
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (James Fox, nominee)
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (David Lean, nominee)
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (Ernest Day, nominee)
BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design (Judy Moorcroft, nominee)
BAFTA Award for Best Production Design (John Box, nominee)
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (Maurice Jarre, nominee)
Source: Wikipedia
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DISCURSO
Obras usada nos slides da apresentação
Konstantin Somov - 1910 - Spring Landscape
Giacomo Balla - 1918 - Design for Living Room Furnishings
Eduardo Sarabia - Memórias Pintadas 4 (2012).
Leonilson -1989- S/T
Pablo Picasso - Woman Leaning Ahead - 1904
Self-Portrait with Arm Twisting Above Head- Egon Schiele - 1910
Hector Carybé - 1970 - Arrastão
Thomas Eakins - 1882 - Mending the Net
William Blake - Glad Day or the Dance of Albion - 1794
Collective artwork presented on slides
Nanasaheb Yeole – water on paper / 35 x 51cm
Sixth-century painting at the Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Sawant Prafull - 2007/8
Milindmulick- “Cartoon Man”
Paul César Helleu – “Madame Helleu at Fladbury”. oil on canvas 54 x 73 cm
Ananta Mandal - “The Journey III “. water colour on paper 22x 33 cm
Kamal-ol-molk – House of Mirrors
Unknown artist - East India Company

43. DA LINGUA AO
DISCURSO
Obras usada nos slides da apresentação
Konstantin Somov - 1910 - Spring Landscape
Giacomo Balla - 1918 - Design for Living Room Furnishings
Eduardo Sarabia - Memórias Pintadas 4 (2012).
Leonilson -1989- S/T
Pablo Picasso - Woman Leaning Ahead - 1904
Self-Portrait with Arm Twisting Above Head- Egon Schiele - 1910
Hector Carybé - 1970 - Arrastão
Thomas Eakins - 1882 - Mending the Net
William Blake - Glad Day or the Dance of Albion - 1794
http://reelclub.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/whats-in-a-passage-david-leans-
interpretation-of-e-m-forsters-a-passage-to-india/
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01818/a-passage-to-india_1818506i.jpg
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/passage/context.html
E.M. Forster; MISHRA, Pankai, A Passage to India, ed. by Oliver Stallybrass (Penguin
Classic, 2005).
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