Calcutta (1969)
- Directed by
- Louis Malle
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary captures street-level life in Calcutta during the late 1960s. Louis Malle films crowds and daily routines without narration or interviews.
observationalrawunflinchinggrittysomberslow-paceddocumentary-styleatmospheric
What happens
Calcutta is a 1969 French documentary film about Calcutta, directed by Louis Malle. Most of the footage was shot in Calcutta in 1967-1968 alongside Mrinal Sen who was then shooting footage for his film Calcutta 71 and Padatik. Calcutta was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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