India Song (1975)
- Directed by
- Marguerite Duras
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- TP
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 89 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
In 1930s Calcutta during monsoon season, the bored wife of the French ambassador drifts through colonial social circles. The film is about her quiet despair and the memories of love that haunt her.
slow-burnmelancholicdreamlikebleakatmosphericunsettlingmeditativevisually lush
What happens
India Song is a 1975 French drama film written and directed by Marguerite Duras. Starring Delphine Seyrig, Michael Lonsdale, Mathieu Carrière, Claude Mann, Vernon Dobtcheff, Didier Flamand, and Claude Juan. Set in 1930s Calcutta during the monsoon season, the story revolves around Anne-Marie Stretter (Seyrig), the enigmatic and disillusioned wife of the French ambassador to India. Though the narrative is set in India, the film was primarily shot on location at the Château Rothschild in France. India Song was selected as the French entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards but did not receive a nomination. A sequel, Her Venetian Name in Deserted Calcutta, was released in 1976. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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