If you loved A Passage to India, try Ryan's Daughter

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by David Lean, and they both carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to A Passage to India, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Ryan's Daughter is

Apparently someone thought Ireland needed more romance. A married schoolteacher begins an affair with a British officer. It achieves a gentle, old-fashioned charm.

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