Nocturne Indien
6.9
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.
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Cast
29 people
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Rossignol/Xavier
Known for
Nikita
Betty Blue
Clémentine Célarié
Christine
Known for
Two Is a Family
Betty Blue
Maurice Bernart
Also in
The Elegant Criminal
The Girl in the Air
Alain Corneau
Also in
Beauties at War
Antonio Tabucchi
Otto Tausig
Peter Schlemihl
Known for
Place Vendôme
Alain Sarde
Known for
Fresh Bait
T.P. Jain
Le docteur
Also in
Angoor
Manzil Manzil
Louis Gardel
Iftekhar
Le professeur de théosophie
Known for
Don
Sholay
Dipti Dave
Vimla Sar
No other roles listed
Ratna Bhooshan
La patronne de l'hôtel Khajurao
Alain Corneau Director · Louis Gardel Writer Antonio Tabucchi Author
Worldwide gross $34M · First release May 26, 1989 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$34,000,000
Production
AFC
Production
Christian Bourgois Productions
Production
Ciné Cinq
Production
Sara Films
Production
Sofinergie 1
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · May 26, 1989
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
June 27, 2002 · El cine de Alain Corneau
Belgium
September 7, 1989 · Gent
Canada
September 4, 1989 · Montréal World Film Festival
Germany
December 13, 1990
Italy
November 16, 1989 · Florence Film Festival
Mexico
April 30, 2002 · Cineteca Nacional
Netherlands
January 10, 1992 · Amsterdam
Portugal
July 5, 1991
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