Her Venetian Name in Deserted Calcutta | |
Director: | Marguerite Duras |
Producer: | François barat Pierre Barat |
Screenplay: | Marguerite Duras |
Based On: | Marguerite Duras (play) |
Starring: | Michael Lonsdale Delphine Seyrig Nicole Hiss Marie-Pierre Thiebaut Sylvie Nuytten |
Music: | Carlos d'Alessio |
Cinematography: | Bruno Nuytten |
Editing: | Geneviève Dufour |
Studio: | Cinéma 9 Les Productions Audiovisuelles |
Runtime: | 114 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
Her Venetian Name in Deserted Calcutta (fr|Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert) is a 1976 French drama film directed by Marguerite Duras and starring Michael Lonsdale, Delphine Seyrig, Nicole Hiss, Marie-Pierre Thiebaut and Sylvie Nuytten. The film uses the same soundtrack of her 1975 film India Song, but is set to different images alongside an additional ending. It depicts the life of Anne-Marie Stretter, wife of ambassador to India circa 1930, who is also a main character in India Song. The film premiered at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival in Directors' Fortnight.[1]
The life of Anne-Marie Stretter, wife of the French ambassador of India in the 1930’s. The soundtrack of Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert is the same as that of India Song – only the images are changed.