''Calcutta'' is a 1969 French
documentary film
A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...
about
Calcutta
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern ba ...
, directed by
Louis Malle
Louis Marie Malle (; 30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a filmmaker difficult to pin down", Malle made document ...
. Most of the footage was shot in Calcutta in 1967-1968 alongside
Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen ( ; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was a Bengali film director and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, and a few Hindi cinema, Hindi and Telugu cinema, Telugu language films. Regarded as on ...
who was then shooting footage for his film
Calcutta 71
''Calcutta 71'' is a 1972 Bengali film directed by noted Indian art film director Mrinal Sen. This film is considered to be the second film of Mrinal Sen's ''Calcutta'' trilogy, the other two being ''Interview'', and '' Padatik''. The film is a ...
and
Padatik. Calcutta was entered into the
1969 Cannes Film Festival
The 22nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 23 May 1969. Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti served as jury president for the main competition.
The ''Grand Prix du Festival International du Film'', then the fetival's main prize, was awarde ...
.
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1969 films
1960s French-language films
French documentary films
Films directed by Louis Malle
Films set in Kolkata
1969 documentary films
Documentary films about cities
Documentary films about India
1960s French films
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