In 1982, an Englishwoman named Anne (Julie Christie) begins an investigation into the fate of her great-aunt Olivia (Greta Scacchi), whose letters and the diary she has inherited. She interviews the elderly Harry Hami… See more

Heat and Dust is based on the novel written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, which won the Booker Prize in 1975. The screenplay for the film was written by the writer herself.
Jhabvala planned Heat and Dust while writing the … See more

The novel was made into a film by Merchant Ivory Productions, an independent production company founded in 1961 to make art-house films. They were for the most part produced by Ismail Merchant, directed by … See more

Heat and Dust was an art-house hit in Europe, particularly in England. By March 1983 the film had reached number four on the London box office charts, behind Gandhi, The Verdict, and An Officer and a Gentleman… See more