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The Bengali Night (1988)

Forbidden love... unspoken passion

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 33M

Director : Nicolas Klotz
Writer : Jean-Claude Carrière

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.

Actors

Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
Allan
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Indira Sen
Supriya Pathak
Supriya Pathak
Gayatri
John Hurt
John Hurt
Lucien Metz
Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee
Narendra Sen
Anne Brochet
Anne Brochet
Guertie
Pierre-Loup Rajot
Pierre-Loup Rajot
Harold
Elisabeth Perceval
Elisabeth Perceval
Norinne
Anjan Dutt
Anjan Dutt
Khokha
Utpal Dutt
Utpal Dutt
The Priest / Postman / Beggar

Crews

Nicolas Klotz
Nicolas Klotz
Director
Jean-Claude Carrière
Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Mircea Eliade
Mircea Eliade
Novel
Emmanuel Machuel
Emmanuel Machuel
Director of Photography
Alexandre Trauner
Alexandre Trauner
Art Direction
Didier Naert
Didier Naert
Art Direction
Jean-Paul Mugel
Jean-Paul Mugel
Sound
Dominique Hennequin
Dominique Hennequin
Sound
Jean-François Naudon
Jean-François Naudon
Editor
Catherine Gorne-Achdjian
Catherine Gorne-Achdjian
Wardrobe Designer
Jean-Louis Monthieux
Jean-Louis Monthieux
Production Manager
Nathalie Vierny
Nathalie Vierny
Script Supervisor
Roland Dhardiville
Roland Dhardiville
Assistant Director
Geneviève Peyralade
Geneviève Peyralade
Makeup Artist
Marie-Christine Malbert
Marie-Christine Malbert
Unit Publicist

Posters and backgrounds

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