Phantom India
S01E02: A Barbarian in Madras
Southern India pretends to know nothing about the North. Its language is different, its very nature too. In Madras Louis Malle discovers a striking example of that world of opposites to be found in traditional India: thousands cramming the streets at a strange ceremony centuries old, and a family planning clinic; a film studio making folk-lore musicals, and the famous Kalachetra dance school where dancing is itself a language, a prayer, an invocation to God.
Overview
Louis Malle called his gorgeous and groundbreaking Phantom India the most personal film of his career. And this extraordinary journey to India, originally shown as a miniseries on European television, is infused with his sense of discovery, as well as occasional outrage, intrigue, and joy.
Episodes
S01E02 A Barbarian in Madras
S01E03 Holy India
S01E04 Shadow Without Substance
S01E05 Invisible Frontiers
S01E06 Cults, Creeds and Clans
S01E07 Where East Goes West
Cast
