"Inde fantôme, L'" (1969)TV mini-series

Director:

Louis Malle

Release Date:

25 July 1969 (France)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Native Tribe | Jewish | Peace Corps | Topless | Fishing

Cast

Louis Malle

...

Himself - Narrator

Also Known As:

Phantom India

Runtime:

378 min (7 episodes)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Company:

Nouvelles Éditions de Films

The best of Malle, the best of India.

One of my favorite movies of all time, like being in India without the smells. Some of the political talk at the end is really boring, but also realistic. Malle and his crew travel through India, and film and film and film - 6 hours worth. Two of the sections are fantastically beautiful: one in a dance school, where you can feel the camera getting hooked on the dance, and just staying and staying, and one in this impossible religious procession, where every minute is a miracle. The rhythm of the film is the rhythm of India. At first the camera is edgy and tense, and eventually it just succumbs and watches. This film once played in cult movie houses a lot. I don't know why it hasn't become a video classic.