The Mystic Masseur

The Mystic Masseur

"The Mystic Masseur" is a Merchant Ivory Production based on the novel "The Mystic Masseur" by V. S. Naipaul. The movie was filmed in Trinidad and was released in 2001, to lukewarm response. It features performances by Om Puri and Aasif Mandvi. The movie was directed by Ismail Merchant and features original music by Zakir Hussain.

ynopsis

The comic novel by V. S. Naipaul moves between farce and acerbic social commentary on Trinidad, the country of his birth. The novel is about a frustrated writer of Indian descent who rises from an impoverished background to become a successful politician on the back of his dubious talent as a 'mystic' masseur - a masseur who can cure illnesses.

External links

*imdb title|0282771
* [http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=296 Review by Slant Magazine]
* [http://www.merchantivory.com/mystic-synopsis.html Merchant Ivory Production Listing]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/03/22/the_mystic_masseur_2002_review.shtml Review by BBC]
* [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20020517/REVIEWS/205170302/1023 Roger Ebert's review]


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