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26 October 1988 (France)
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You must read the book
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(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Hugh Grant | ... | Allan |
 | Shabana Azmi | ... | Indira Sen |
 | Supriya Pathak | ... | Gayatri |
 | John Hurt | ... | Lucien Metz |
| Soumitra Chatterjee | ... | Narendra Sen |
 | Anne Brochet | ... | Guertie |
| Pierre-Loup Rajot | ... | Harold |
| Elisabeth Perceval | ... | Norinne |
| Anjan Dutt | ... | Khokha |
| Poornima Pathwardhan | ... | Lilou |
| Steve Potts | ... | Steve |
| Utpal Dutt | ... | The Priest |
| Srirupa Chatterjee | ... | Supriya |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Paban Das | ... | Singer (uncredited) |
| Biplab Dasgupta | ... | Globe Theater Manager (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Nicolas Klotz | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jean-Claude Carrière | writer | |
| Mircea Eliade | novel | |
| Nicolas Klotz | dialogue | |
| Nicolas Klotz | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Philippe Diaz | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Brij Narayan | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Emmanuel Machuel | |||
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| Jean-François Naudon | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Didier Naert | |||
| Alexandre Trauner | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Catherine Gorne-Achdjian | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Dwijen Chakraborty | .... | makeup artist: India | |
| Geneviève Peyralade | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Jean-Louis Monthieux | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Roland Dhardivillé | .... | assistant director | |
| Subrata Lahiri | .... | assistant director: India | |
Art Department | |||
| Ashoke Bose | .... | chief decorator: India | |
| Bertrand Clercq-Roques | .... | assistant art director (as Bertrand Clerq-Roques) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Dominique Hennequin | .... | sound | |
| Jean-Paul Mugel | .... | sound | |
| Juliette Welfling | .... | sound editor | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Arnaud Borrel | .... | still photographer | |
Other crew | |||
| Marie-Christine Malbert | .... | publicist | |
| Harmel Sbraire | .... | coach: actors | |
Production Companies
- Les Films Plain Chant
- Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)
- Films A2
- F.P.C. Productions
- La Sept-Arte
- Gaumont (1988) (France) (theatrical)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
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"La nuit Bengali" - France (original title)
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153 min
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I accidentally stumbled upon this film. I didn't know there was a movie based on one of my favourite books. I read the book twice, and i could still read it a hundred times.
The film is very succinct, presents the main events, but shows very little of the feelings and inner thoughts of the characters, and of the Indian culture and philosophy. The book is much more introspective, deep and painful to read. The book is based on a true story. Mircea Eliade (Allan in the book/movie), a very famous Romanian philosopher (who also wrote the first History of Religions) travels to India in order to discover its culture. There he meets the love of his life, Maytreyi (Gaytri) but the cultural gap between western and eastern civilization gets in their way. The romance ends very badly, leading the two to extreme sufferance.
After many years, Maytreyi and Eliade both become very important writers, and they accidentally meet at a conference. After this event, Maytreyi writes a book with her side of the story.
I liked the casting very much of this movie, but the director could have done much more justice to such a painful romance.