Thank you, Warren. Lean was fine on "smaller" films (like BRIEF ENCOUNTER and GREAT EXPECTATIONS), but let the epic carry him away, especially after LAWRENCE. I asked on CINEMA-L if anyone knows whether Merchant-Ivory-Prahbvala ever had an option on PASSAGE TO INDIA. A pity that Lean got it, despite some good performances and pretty pictures. The ending alone guts Forster's most important message: "Only connect--but sometimes it's impossible." --Don Larsson, Mankato State U., MN