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Nocturne indien poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 63.0 / 100
1989·Drama·1h 50m

NOCTURNE INDIEN

The enigmatic but vivid imagery of this loosely plotted film is based on a similarly evocative novel by the Italian author Antonio Tabucchi, Noturno Indiano. An old friend of the hero's has been living in Bombay with a prostitute. His friend Peter Schlemihl (Otto Tausig) is a concentration camp survivor, who went to India after being captivated by a photograph he saw there. When the prostitute writes to him in Europe asking that he rescue his friend from a mysterious malaise, he flies into India to try and help. When he gets to Bombay, he discovers that his friend has disappeared. Following the clues left behind by the friend, and based on his acquaintance with him, he journeys to Madras to speak to a Theosophist dignitary there, and then journeys on to Portugues Goa. With each step of his journey, the hero (Jean-Hugues Anglade) becomes more identified with his friend, and re-enacts in his own person the transformations he must have experienced.

Above the Line
Alain Corneau·DirectorAlain Corneau·WriterLouis Gardel·WriterYves Angelo·Director of PhotographyPierre Gamet·SoundThierry Derocles·Editor
Cast
Jean-Hugues Anglade·Rossignol/XavierClémentine Célarié·ChristineOtto Tausig·Peter SchlemihlT.P. Jain·Le docteurIftekhar·Le professeur de théosophieDipti Dave·Vimla SarRatna Bhooshan·La patronne de l'hôtel KhajuraoTinku Parma·L'écolièreVijay Kashyap·La réceptionniste de l'hôtel MandoviJaspal Sandhu·Le chauffeur du bus
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 2
Alain Corneau·DirectorFrédéric Blum·First Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Alain Corneau·WriterLouis Gardel·WriterAntonio Tabucchi·Novel
Camera· 1
Yves Angelo·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Thierry Derocles·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Pierre Gamet·SoundFrançois Groult·Sound MixerJean-Louis Ughetto·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 1
Partho Sen-Gupta·Production Design
Production· 2
Maurice Bernart·ProducerAlain Sarde·Executive Producer
By the Numbers
63.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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