Characters & Themes
Calcutta (1969) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1969 · 99 mins · French
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- Starring
- Louis Malle
While editing his earlier documentary “Phantom India,” Louis Malle recognized that the footage he shot in Calcutta was so varied, intense and unforgettable that it merited its own film. The resulting theatrically released documentary offers a striking, sometimes unsettling portrait of a city roiled by deep social and political turbulence.
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