Word: aziz
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...film establishes Aziz's innocence with fair amount of certainty. But something in the Marabar caves has profoundly shaken the level-headed young Adela...
UNDER THE HOT Indian sun nudges a huge elephant, lavishly decorated with bells, tassels, and colorful curlicues on its ears and wrinkled trunk. Perched on the animal's back are Adela Quested, a quietly adventurous young lady from Britain and her escort, the eager-to-please Indian Dr. Aziz. Suddenly, both beast and humans are dwarfed on the screen to a mere splotch that makes its slow progress against a range of sand-colored rocks, massive and bulbous against the still blue...
...Moore and Adela long to discover what they term the "real India"--a mythical culture looming just beyond their grasp. The opportunity comes when the carrest, enthusiastic young Dr. Aziz (Victor Banerjee) invites them on an excursion to the famous Marabar caves...
...CAVES seem at first overrated--dank, gloomy gouges in bare formless hills. Yet there is something unnerving about them. Claustrophobia sejzes Mrs. Moore, and, in a panic, she dashes out into the open air. She tells Aziz she would sit and rest; he and Adela should go on and explore without...
Just what happened in the causes? This question has puzzled readers since Forster's novel was published. Even in the movie, the question is not completely answered. But suddenly Adela charges down the stone slope, panting and gasping hysterically. Hours later, Doctor Aziz is arrested and charged with her race...