Summary Director Louis Malle, who also narrates, continues his epic documentary by discussing how he and his crew are gradually losing track of time and living as Indians do. Things noted are done so with little regard to when they were filmed, but here in Part 4 his approach is more linear. First he shows a swarm of undisturbed bats in Trivandrum that shows the Indians' respect for life. Second is a derailed train on a roadside in Kerala, then a tea plantation in the nearby mountains. Next is footage from Periyar, both showing a 'fake' wildlife sanctuary and slave elephants working in Indian industries, and a tame tiger from the Mysore Zoo. Then there's footage from the port of Cochin, still an unexploited paradise. A singer is shown telling a story from Indian mythology, and fishermen are shown struggling to catch fish in Kerala and then send them by air to Europe. He then shows footage of peasants making string from coconut bark, then discusses how Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India, and thus also is the most politically aware spot. He then interviews representatives from the Left and Right Communist parties, as well as the Muslim, non-Communist Minister of Education, and notes how they struggle to set aside their ideological differences to do what's best for Kerala. The episode ends with villagers in a festival paying homage to an elephant, with girls waiting with presents for a Communist minister who arrives late.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Louis Malle Thomas Frederick Howard Rajani Desai Namboodiripad
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : France
Language : French
Filming locations : Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Production companies : Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF) Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)
Summary Director Louis Malle, who also narrates, continues his epic documentary by discussing how he and his crew are gradually losing track of time and living as Indians do. Things noted are done so with little regard to when they were filmed, but here in Part 4 his approach is more linear. First he shows a swarm of undisturbed bats in Trivandrum that shows the Indians' respect for life. Second is a derailed train on a roadside in Kerala, then a tea plantation in the nearby mountains. Next is footage from Periyar, both showing a 'fake' wildlife sanctuary and slave elephants working in Indian industries, and a tame tiger from the Mysore Zoo. Then there's footage from the port of Cochin, still an unexploited paradise. A singer is shown telling a story from Indian mythology, and fishermen are shown struggling to catch fish in Kerala and then send them by air to Europe. He then shows footage of peasants making string from coconut bark, then discusses how Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India, and thus also is the most politically aware spot. He then interviews representatives from the Left and Right Communist parties, as well as the Muslim, non-Communist Minister of Education, and notes how they struggle to set aside their ideological differences to do what's best for Kerala. The episode ends with villagers in a festival paying homage to an elephant, with girls waiting with presents for a Communist minister who arrives late.
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : France
Language : French
Filming locations : Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Production companies : Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF) Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)
