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"Mystic Masseur"
2001
Directed by Ismail Merchant

A bittersweet, magical fable about a frustrated writer propelled to celebrity via an unexpected talent as a healer and masseuse. Set in an Indian community in 1950's Trinidad, the film allows a rare insight into the warmth and humor of the human condition. "Rich and absorbing! Subtle, humorous, illuminating" (Stephen Holden, The New York Times). Starring Om Puri and James Fox. In English.  118 minutes.