Miss Beatty's Children

Miss Beatty's Children is a 1992 English-language Indian drama film directed by Pamela Rooks in her directorial debut, with Jenny Seagrove, Faith Brook and Protima Bedi in lead roles.^[1][2] The film set in 1936 in South India, was based on Rooks' own novel of the same name.^[3]

Miss Beatty's Children
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Directed by	Pamela Rooks
Screenplay by	Pamela Rooks James Killough
Based on	Miss Beatty's Children by Pamela Rooks
Produced by	NFDC Doordarshan Rooks AV
Starring	Jenny Seagrove Faith Brook Protima Bedi
Cinematography	Venu
Edited by	Renu Saluja
Music by	Zakir Hussain
Release date	1992 (1992)
Running time	112 min.
Country	India
Language	English

At the 40th National Film Awards, the film won the award for Best Debut Film of a Director and the Best Cinematography.^[4]

Plot

In 1936 in South India, Jane, an English schoolteacher comes to Trippuvur to work with Mabel Forster, a Christian missionary, who runs a mission school, and works towards young girls from being sold into temple prostitution. She has Kamla Devi, a senior temple woman as her opponent. Once when Mabel has gone away Jane finds herself trapped in a local controversy. She rescues an Anglo-Indian girl and takes her to Ooty, but back in the town she is accused of kidnapping. However she manages to find help with an American doctor, Alan Chandler. Eventually she adopts Amber, and rescues several more children.

Cast

• Jenny Seagrove as Jane Beatty
• Faith Brook as Mabel Forster
• Protima Bedi as Kamla Devi
• D. W. Moffett as Alan Chandler
• Barry John
• Emma Sanderson
• Rituraj Singh
• Catherine Stevens
• Cecil Qadir

Bibliography

• Pamela Rooks (1989). Miss Beatty's Children. Clarion Books. ISBN 8185120358.

References

1. "Pamela Rooks". Chaosmag Database. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
2. "Miss Beatty's Children (1992)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
3. "Found in translation". The Hindu. 13 September 2004. Archived from the original on 9 May 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
4. "40th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

External links

• Miss Beatty's Children at IMDb
• Miss Beatty's Children, Online at CinemasofIndia, NFDC