Drama · 1988 · 2h 33m

The Bengali Night

La nuit Bengali

Director

Cast

Hugh Grant as Allan Shabana Azmi as Indira Sen Supriya Pathak as Gayatri John Hurt as Lucien Metz Soumitra Chatterjee as Narendra Sen Anne Brochet as Guertie

Crew

Emmanuel Machuel — Director of Photography Jean-François Naudon — Editor Brij Narayan — Original Music Composer Nicolas Klotz — Screenplay Jean-Claude Carrière — Writer Mircea Eliade — Novel

Tagline

Forbidden love... unspoken passion

Synopsis

Allan is an engineer working in 1930s Calcutta. He is invited to stay with the family of his boss, Narendra Sen which includes his wife, Indira and daughter Gayatri. Gayatri and Allan become romantically involved leading to tragedy.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Nicolas Klotz Director Emmanuel Machuel Director of Photography Jean-François Naudon Editor Brij Narayan Original Music Composer Nicolas Klotz Screenplay Jean-Claude Carrière Writer Mircea Eliade Novel

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