A Passage to India ★★★ 1984 (PG) An ambitious adaptation of E.M. Forster's complex novel about relations between Brits and Indians in the 1920s. Drama centers on a young British woman's accusations that an Indian doctor raped her while serving as a guide in some rather ominous caves. Film occasionally flags, but is usually compelling. Features particularly strong performances from Bannerjee, Fox, and Davis. 163m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. GB Peggy Ashcroft, Alec Guinness, James Fox, Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Nigel Havers; Director: David Lean; Writer: David Lean; Writer: Ernest Day; Cameo: Maurice Jarre. Oscars '84: Support. Actress (Ashcroft), Orig. Score; British Acad. '85: Actress (Ashcroft); Golden Globes '85: Foreign Film, Support. Actress (Ashcroft), Score; L.A. Film Critics '84: Support. Actress (Ashcroft); Natl. Bd. of Review '84: Actor (Banerjee), Actress (Ashcroft), Director (Lean); N.Y. Film Critics '84: Actress (Ashcroft), Director (Lean), Film.