I watched David Lean's "A Passage to India" yesterday afternoon.
It's my first viewing of it in nearly 20 years. I find it holds up beautifully. There are a few small structural challenges, I think, in the narrative, but the overall presentation, the performances and production values are top-notch stuff.
Put simply, the story is about attitude. Call it empire, if you will, but it's about the attitude a nation carries in its international dealings.
I rather enjoyed all 2 1/2 hours of this film. And most surprising to me, especially, was that I found a lot to enjoy in Maurice Jarre's score which, before now, I found rather annoying.