Bengali Night (1988)
Anjan Dutt, Anne Brochet, Elisabeth Perceval, Hugh Grant, John Hurt ... (see more) , Pierre-Loup Rajot , Poornima Pathwardhan , Shabana Azmi , Soumitra Chatterjee , Supriya Pathak
While recuperating from an illness, a British engineer, Allan (Hugh Grant), falls in love with the beautiful Bengali teenage daughter (Supriya Pathak) of his hostess. When the young woman's family learns of the affair, a lovelorn Allan must leave the house. Meanwhile, &NFi;Life&NFi_; magazine photog... (read more) While recuperating from an illness, a British engineer, Allan (Hugh Grant), falls in love with the beautiful Bengali teenage daughter (Supriya Pathak) of his hostess. When the young woman's family learns of the affair, a lovelorn Allan must leave the house. Meanwhile, &NFi;Life&NFi_; magazine photographer Lucien Metz (John Hurt) convinces his friend that staying in India may not be in the heartbroken man's best interest. Nicolas Klotz directs.
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Unrated, 115 min.
Directed by:
Nicolas Klotz
Release Date: Dec 31, 1988
DVD Release Date: Sep 13, 2005
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Filmed in 1988, this is Hugh Grant's first starring role. It takes place in Calcutta, India, in the 1930's, with a visiting engineer meeting a young Indian girl. The resulting romance was written abou... (read more) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bengali_Night
Filmed in 1988, this is Hugh Grant's first starring role. It takes place in Calcutta, India, in the 1930's, with a visiting engineer meeting a young Indian girl. The resulting romance was written about years later from both sides, with somewhat conflicting views of what actually transpired. The movie also stars John Hurt and Shabana Azmi.
A good adaptation of the autobiographic novel by Mircea Eliade, which deals with misunderstandings between different cultures and how this affects relationships, especially romance. This film deserves to be better known. Hugh Grant was not yet famous... (read more) A good adaptation of the autobiographic novel by Mircea Eliade, which deals with misunderstandings between different cultures and how this affects relationships, especially romance. This film deserves to be better known. Hugh Grant was not yet famous and set in his favorite character, he does real acting here.
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