India Song (1975)

Director:

Marguerite Duras

Writer:

Marguerite Duras

Stars:

Delphine Seyrig, Michael Lonsdale, Mathieu Carrière

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Delphine Seyrig	...	Anne-Marie Stretter
Michael Lonsdale	...	Le vice-consul de Lahore (as Michel Lonsdale)
Mathieu Carrière	...	L'attaché d'ambassade allemand
Claude Mann	...	Michael Richardson
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Georges Crawn
Didier Flamand	...	Le jeune invité
Claude Juan	...	Le domestique / Servant
Satasinh Manila	...	Voix de la mendiante (voice)
Nicole Hiss	...	Voix intemporelle (voice)
Monique Simonet	...	Voix intemporelle (voice)
Viviane Forrester	...	Voix intemporelle (voice)
Dionys Mascolo	...	Voix intemporelle (voice)
Marguerite Duras	...	Voix intemporelle (voice)
Françoise Lebrun	...	Voix de la réception (voice)
Benoît Jacquot	...	Voix de la réception (voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

love affair | india | place name in title | country name in title | title directed by female | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

4 June 1975 (France)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Armorial, Sunchild Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although set in India, the entire film was shot outside of Paris.

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Connections

Referenced in Polyester (1981)

User Reviews

a threat

She's great, it's her vision which is superb. She made this film cos she wanted us to be a poet. No wonder India Song is very unique among all other films. I watched a lot of films, but I've never been met a picture like this. Which threaten you to be a poet. No action, no story, no climax, just her vision. To watch these art house flicks, process of understanding and analyzing is most important, it will sharpen up your vision, then you can use it in your everyday life, and it will definitely makes your life richer mentally.

Someone once said, to read Duras's books, it's just like writing a book. So, maybe, to watch her movies is like co-creating a film also.

Old memories is like a ghost story. I once read Mrs. Stretter really exists and India Song based on Duras's memory. It's fun to look at the beautiful ghosts singing and dancing