It was released in France on June 4, 1975. India Song was shown as part of the 1975 New York Film Festival, and, out of competition, at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival.

Other scenes were shot at the Grand Trianon in Versailles, and in two Paris apartments which were about to be demolished. The Rothschild family had abandoned the building after World War II and it had started to dilapidate. Finding the main location took several months eventually Duras chose the Château Rothschild in Boulogne, which she had seen during a walk and which had impressed her. Dominique Sanda was the first choice for the leading role, but dropped out and was replaced by Seyrig. The film cost 254,542 francs to produce, of which 250,000 came from the CNC.

Duras had only visited India briefly in her teens, but chose to not consult any photographs from Calcutta while she worked on India Song, preferring to imagine it all. The play had been commissioned for the Royal National Theatre by Peter Hall. The script for India Song was based on an unproduced play which Marguerite Duras finished in July 1972. The film was shot at the Château Rothschild outside of Paris. Anne-Marie finally succeeds in the suicide they'd initially attempted many years before. The Vice-Consul of Lahore ( Michael Lonsdale) discusses a love affair with her, one that is impossible due to an earlier scandal where he fired on lepers, mirrors and himself. With the full knowledge of the French ambassador, Anne-Marie has many affairs while the world they inhabit decays from the inside out. Although set in India, the film was shot mostly on location at the Château Rothschild.Ī sequel with the title Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert was released in 1976.Īnne-Marie Stretter ( Delphine Seyrig) is the wife of the French ambassador in India in the 1930s. The film centres on Anne-Marie (Seyrig), the promiscuous wife of the French ambassador in India, and was based on an unproduced play written by Duras (which itself was based on her published novel Le Vice-Consul). India Song stars Delphine Seyrig, Michael Lonsdale, Mathieu Carrière, Claude Mann, Vernon Dobtcheff and Didier Flamand.

India Song is a 1975 French drama film directed by Marguerite Duras.

De minnaar by Marguerite Duras