Phantom India

Season 1 Episode 4: Shadow Without Substance

Drifting at random through the numberless villages of the South, Louis Malle finds himself in a timeless, fantastic, and to a western eye, almost surrealist world. Kerala is like a dream, with its exotic lagoons, game reserves and palm-fringed beaches - a species of tropical Paradise Lost. At the same time it's a battleground for the conflicting forces of Capitalism and Maoism, a land where even the Communists are split into three separate parties, and democracy and collectivism wrestle with the traditions of a country that by nature rejects them both.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

7

Cast:

Louis Malle

Quality:

HD

Duration:

55 min

First Air:

1969

Rating:

5.4