Madhur Jaffrey stars as the titular princess, flawlessly inhabiting the role written with her in mind. Living modestly in London, the daughter of a once-powerful maharajah invites her fathers tutor, Cyril Sahib (James Mason), for tea and 16mm movies to celebrate her late fathers birthday and to reminisce about the glorious time of his rule. As the princess projects archival footage and documentary interviews with other former royals, she regales her guest with tales of the maharajahs many attributes and urges the former tutor to write a book about her fathers legacy, but Cyril Sahibs polite reticence tells another story altogether.
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Autobiography of a Princess
Autobiography of a Princess
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Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive