DVD
Phantom India = L'Inde fantome
Languages
In French, with optional English subtitles.
Performers
Narrated by Louis Malle.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (363 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Louis Malle called this documentary the most personal film of his career. And this extraordinary journey to India, originally shown as a miniseries on European television, is infused with his sense of discovery, as well as occasional outrage, intrigue, and joy.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally produced as a documentary television miniseries in 1969.
Contents
- Disc 1: Episode 1. The impossible camera (52 min.) ; Episode 2. Things seen in Madras (52 min.) ; Episode 3. The Indians and the sacred (52 min.) ; Episode 4. Dream and reality (51 min.)
- Disc 2 (156 min.): Episode 5. A look at castes (52 min.) ; Episode 6. On the fringes of Indian society (51 min.) ; Episode 7. Bombay (52 min.).