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City Of Joy stars Patrick Swayze as Max Lowe, a doctor who's lost his purpose and reason. He's running from just about everything in his life, and does not see an end to the personal hell he's wrapped himself up in.
He is soul searching, and his latest journey takes him to the Ghettos of Calcutta. Almost immediately after he arrives in the city, Max is duped by a beautiful woman, beaten half to death, and robbed of all his possessions.
Hasari is an Indian man who lost his farm to creditors, and has come to Calcutta in order to find work and raise money for his daughter's dowry. He tries to help Max when the son of the city's Godfather attacks him. This helps form a bond between the two men that will help them both in their time of need.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Once in a while a film comes along that has the power to change your mind about certain pre-conceived ideas. This is one such film. City of Joy never shys away from the power of its message and its graphic picture of life in a poor part of a large and spralling Indian city. Yes, at times it can be a little hard to swallow - the big American doctor (Patrick Swayze) waltzing onto the scene - but its not over sickly sweet and you come away feeling that you have been taught a valuable lesson. That life is for living, not for spectating and you must live each moment and treasure each experience; savour it. You never know when it can be taken from you.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Patrick Swayze and Pauline Collins feature in this story of a doctor who cannot save a young girl so he goes to India for a new experience. Here Patrick Swayze meets Pauline Collins a nurse and finds himself working in her small treatment clinic. This film shows you what it is like to live in a third world country, it shows you how people live in fear and hope and the journey of a group of characters which is heart warming and brilliant to watch.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Soulful story of a poor Indian family , displaying how love and courage overcomes adversity .
Lovely performances from Indian actors .
Lovely performances from Indian actors .
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city of joy dvd
Brilliant film. I bought it for my mum but I enjoyed it as well. The film was well described, though I knew what to expect.
The dvd arrived quickly and was well packed.
The dvd arrived quickly and was well packed.
Published 9 months ago by sandra
Great, had been waiting a long time to watch it again
I taped this film on Video in Geneva years ago and the video was poor quality, I have been trying to get my hands on the Original English speaking version for years but no luck... Read more
Published 22 months ago by S. E. Beresford
city of joy
one of my all time favorite p.s. films shame it is a canadian import I can only play on my computer.
Published on 20 May 2010 by marie camp
HUH - US _DVD
Huh - made the mistake of not checking - didn't realise this was a US DVD and it won't play on my player. Anyone know how to fix this as I can't find the DVD on any site.
Published on 20 May 2010 by Mrs. Penny Tolley
City of Joy
I Am a Patrick Swayze fan, great film, I have watched it several times on video and at the cinema when it came out. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2010 by yellow tulip
TRUELY HEART WARMING
THIS WAS A VERY HEART FELT FILM TELLING THE STORY OF DR MAX DOING GOOD FOR THESE POOR PEOPLE IT WAS THE HEART OF FINDING THE DRS STRENGTH TO HELP THESE PEOPLE AND FIND HIMSELF... Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2009 by julie clements
great acting by om puri
This movie has been beautifully adapted from the novel of the same name by french author dominique lapierre. Om puri has superbly portrayed the role of a rickshaw puller. Read more
Published on 9 April 2009 by Shiv Sharma
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