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MARY KUNZ. "ENDURANCE TEST." The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY). Dialog LLC. 2000. HighBeam Research. 24 Sep. 2015 <http://www.highbeam.com>.
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COTTON MARY **1/2
STARRING: James Wilby, Greta Scacchi, Madhur Jaffrey
DIRECTOR: Ismail Merchant and Madhur Jaffrey
RUNNING TIME: 122 minutes
RATING: R, for a scene of sexuality
THE LOWDOWN: Domestic drama in 1954 India centers on British couple, their infant and an Indian nurse
The bad news: "Cotton Mary," Ismael Merchant's latest costume drama, plods along as ponderously as an ailing elephant.
The good news: Sluggish though it might be, that elephant is decked out in flowers and jewels.
Let's be honest. Fans of Merchant/Ivory movies and their ilk -- and we are as numerous as the buttons on a Victorian gown -- are used to a leisurely pace. …
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