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Pascali’s suspicions are aroused with the arrival of Anthony Bowles, a British archeologist whose purpose in visiting the island is mysterious. Basil quickly befriends Bowles at the hotel’s lounge bar and offers the archeologist his services as translator. Pascali introduces Bowles to his close friend, Lydia Neuman, a bohemian Austrian painter resident in the island. While Lydia and Anthony become smitten with each other, Pascali slips in to Bowle's hotel's room to investigate. |
Pascali’s suspicions are aroused with the arrival of Anthony Bowles, a British archeologist whose purpose in visiting the island is mysterious. Basil quickly befriends Bowles at the hotel’s lounge bar and offers the archeologist his services as translator. Pascali introduces Bowles to his close friend, Lydia Neuman, a bohemian Austrian painter resident in the island. While Lydia and Anthony become smitten with each other, Pascali slips in to Bowle's hotel's room to investigate. |
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In Bowle's suitcase, Pascali finds a fake antique, a small statue's head. which makes him suspect that the archeologist may be a fraud. Needing help arranging a deal to lease some land from the local Pasha, Bowles hires Pascali as translator. At Bowles' insistence, the agrreement is sealed officially with a contract. Suspecting Bowles's intentions, Pascali warns him that the Pasha is not a man to be crossed. On their part, the Turkish authorities tell Pascali that he will be held responsible if Bowles fails to make the full payment. |
In Bowle's suitcase, Pascali finds a fake antique, a small statue's head. which makes him suspect that the archeologist may be a fraud. Needing help arranging a deal to lease some land from the local Pasha, Bowles hires Pascali as translator. At Bowles' insistence, the agrreement is sealed officially with a contract. Suspecting Bowles's intentions, Pascali warns him that the Pasha is not a man to be crossed. On their part, the Turkish authorities tell Pascali that he will be held responsible if Bowles fails to make the full payment. |
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Spying on Bowles's acivities, Pascali finds the archeologist romancing Lydia; swimming naked with her in a remnote cove. Pacali has been secretly in love with Lydia and envy the well tanned British archeologist. Turn on by the experience, Pascali finds relive for his sexual frustration at a Turkish bath. |
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Revision as of 22:05, 1 August 2014
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | James Dearden |
| Screenplay by | James Dearden |
| Produced by | Tania Blunden Paul Raphael Mirella Sklavounou |
| Starring | Ben Kingsley Charles Dance Helen Mirren |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Edited by | Edward Marnier |
| Music by | Loek Dikker |
Production companies | Channel Four Films Dearfilm |
| Distributed by | Avenue Pictures Productions |
Release dates | May, 1988 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Pascali's Island is a 1988 British drama film, based on the novel by Barry Unsworth. It was written and directed by James Dearden. It stars Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance and Helen Mirren. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
The film was largely shot on the Greek island of Symi in the late summer of 1987.
Plot
In 1908 at Nisi, a small Greek Island under Ottoman rule, Turkish officials, Greek rebels, German emissaries and other foreign mercenaries mingle as they all try to keep the upper hand in that remote part of the crumbling Ottoman Empire. Basil Pascali, a half- British half- Cypriot man self considers a local feature in the island. Since his arrival twenty years before, he spies for the Sultan sending detailed reports about suspicious activities. Nobody reads or even acknowledges his observations, his payment has never been increase but still arrives regularly, so he continues his work as an informant with unfailing eagerness.
Pascali’s suspicions are aroused with the arrival of Anthony Bowles, a British archeologist whose purpose in visiting the island is mysterious. Basil quickly befriends Bowles at the hotel’s lounge bar and offers the archeologist his services as translator. Pascali introduces Bowles to his close friend, Lydia Neuman, a bohemian Austrian painter resident in the island. While Lydia and Anthony become smitten with each other, Pascali slips in to Bowle's hotel's room to investigate. In Bowle's suitcase, Pascali finds a fake antique, a small statue's head. which makes him suspect that the archeologist may be a fraud. Needing help arranging a deal to lease some land from the local Pasha, Bowles hires Pascali as translator. At Bowles' insistence, the agrreement is sealed officially with a contract. Suspecting Bowles's intentions, Pascali warns him that the Pasha is not a man to be crossed. On their part, the Turkish authorities tell Pascali that he will be held responsible if Bowles fails to make the full payment.
Spying on Bowles's acivities, Pascali finds the archeologist romancing Lydia; swimming naked with her in a remnote cove. Pacali has been secretly in love with Lydia and envy the well tanned British archeologist. Turn on by the experience, Pascali finds relive for his sexual frustration at a Turkish bath.
Cast
- Ben Kingsley - Basil Pascali
- Charles Dance - Anthony Bowles
- Kevork Malikyan - Mardosian
- George Murcell - Herr Gesing
- Helen Mirren - Lydia Neuman
- Nadim Sawalha - Pasha
- Stefan Gryff - Izzet Effendi
- Vernon Dobtcheff - Pariente
- Sheila Allen - Mrs. Marchant
- T. P. McKenna - Dr. Hogan
- Danielle Allen - Mrs. Hogan
- Nick Burnell - Chaudan
- Giorgos Oikonomou - Greek Rebel
- Alistair Campbell - Captain
- Ali Abatsis - Boy in Bath
- Brook Williams - Turkish Officer
- Joshua Losey - Turkish Soldier (as Josh Losey)
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Pascali's Island". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
External links
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