Hannah, Jewish-American daughter of a US senator, and her British lover Alistair, working as an environmentalist in Pakistan, desperate for a child, visit the eunuch shrine of Gulab Shah which has a reputation for curing infertility. While Alistair is embroiled in a brief love affair with a Pakistani photographer, Hannah conceives and decides to convert to Islam, coaxing Alistair to do the same, causing a conflict with her family. Meanwhile, the eunuchs from the shrine develop an interest in Hannah's baby, leading to tension from the clash of cultures and religious beliefs.[1][2][3]
Kim Newman reviewing the film in Empire Online wrote, "despite trying to shoehorn oodles of secondary themes into the brew, the psychological tug-of-war between Islam and Judaism, some nasty imperialist behaviour, and the downbeat ending make this well worth a look, if for no other reason than Western audiences rarely get a chance to see anything vaguely Asian."[2]
immaculate, conception, film, immaculate, conception, 1992, film, written, directed, british, director, jamil, dehlavi, with, james, wilby, melissa, shabana, azmi, playing, lead, roles, immaculate, conceptiondirected, byjamil, dehlaviwritten, byjamil, dehlavip. Immaculate Conception is a 1992 film written and directed by British director Jamil Dehlavi with James Wilby Melissa Leo and Shabana Azmi playing the lead roles Immaculate ConceptionDirected byJamil DehlaviWritten byJamil DehlaviProduced byJamil DehlaviStarringJames WilbyMelissa LeoShabana AzmiCinematographyNicholas D KnowlandEdited byChris BarnesMusic byRichard HarveyRelease date11 September 1992 1992 09 11 Running time120 minCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishThe film won special jury prize at the Festival of British Cinema Dinard Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Critical response 4 See also 5 External links 6 ReferencesPlot EditHannah Jewish American daughter of a US senator and her British lover Alistair working as an environmentalist in Pakistan desperate for a child visit the eunuch shrine of Gulab Shah which has a reputation for curing infertility While Alistair is embroiled in a brief love affair with a Pakistani photographer Hannah conceives and decides to convert to Islam coaxing Alistair to do the same causing a conflict with her family Meanwhile the eunuchs from the shrine develop an interest in Hannah s baby leading to tension from the clash of cultures and religious beliefs 1 2 3 Cast EditJames Wilby as Alistair Melissa Leo as Hannah Shabana Azmi as Samira Zia Mohyeddin as Shehzada James Cossins as Godfrey Shreeram Lagoo as Dadaji Ronny Jhutti as Kamal Tim Choate as David Schwartz Bill Bailey as American Consul Badi Uzzaman as Dadaji s RetainerCritical response EditKim Newman reviewing the film in Empire Online wrote despite trying to shoehorn oodles of secondary themes into the brew the psychological tug of war between Islam and Judaism some nasty imperialist behaviour and the downbeat ending make this well worth a look if for no other reason than Western audiences rarely get a chance to see anything vaguely Asian 2 See also EditJamil DehlaviExternal links EditImmaculate Conception at IMDbReferences Edit Jamil Dehlavi Immaculate Conception 1992 Cinema of the world 5 August 2015 Retrieved 13 August 2015 a b Immaculate Conception Review Empire Online Retrieved 13 August 2015 Immaculate Conception Synopsis Fandango Retrieved 13 August 2015 This article related to a British film of the 1990s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Immaculate Conception film amp oldid 1108544050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
