
Nocturne Indien
Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Jean-Hugues Anglade
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Rossignol/Xavier
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Rossignol/Xavier


Clémentine Célarié
Clémentine Célarié
Christine
Clémentine Célarié
Christine
Otto Tausig
Otto Tausig
Peter Schlemihl
Otto Tausig
Peter Schlemihl


T.P. Jain
T.P. Jain
Le docteur
T.P. Jain
Le docteur


Iftekhar
Iftekhar
Le professeur de théosophie
Iftekhar
Le professeur de théosophie
Dipti Dave
Dipti Dave
Vimla Sar
Dipti Dave
Vimla Sar
Ratna Bhooshan
Ratna Bhooshan
La patronne de l'hôtel Khajurao
Ratna Bhooshan
La patronne de l'hôtel Khajurao
Tinku Parma
Tinku Parma
L'écolière
Tinku Parma
L'écolière


Vijay Kashyap
Vijay Kashyap
La réceptionniste de l'hôtel Mandovi
Vijay Kashyap
La réceptionniste de l'hôtel Mandovi
Jaspal Sandhu
Jaspal Sandhu
Le chauffeur du bus
Jaspal Sandhu
Le chauffeur du bus
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