Movie·1988·2h 33m
The Bengali Night
Forbidden love... unspoken passion
Language
French
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// overview
The Story
Original title: La nuit Bengali
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.
Written By
Jean-Claude Carrière
Cinematography
Emmanuel Machuel
Music
Brij Narayan
Editor
Jean-François Naudon
Themes
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Hugh Grant
Allan
Shabana Azmi
Indira Sen
Supriya Pathak
Gayatri
John Hurt
Lucien Metz
Soumitra Chatterjee
Narendra Sen
Anne Brochet
Guertie
Pierre-Loup Rajot
Harold
Elisabeth Perceval
Norinne
Anjan Dutt
Khokha
Utpal Dutt
The Priest / Postman / Beggar
Poornima Pathwardhan
Lilou
Steve Potts
Steve
Biplab Dasgupta
Globe Theater Manager (uncredited)
Paban Das
Singer (uncredited)
Srirupa Chatterjee
Supriya
// crew
Crew
Nicolas Klotz
Director, Screenplay
Emmanuel Machuel
Director of Photography
Jean-François Naudon
Editor
Brij Narayan
Original Music Composer
Jean-Claude Carrière
Writer
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