Phantom India - Season 1 Episode 5 Invisible Frontiers

Name: Phantom India
Genre: Documentary
Released: 05 Sep 1969
Rating: 5.20
Cast: Louis Malle

1969-09-05 France 363 minutes.

5.20 11 votes

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Episodes
Info
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Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Jul 25, 1969

1 - 1

Reflections in a Lens Jul 25, 1969
1 - 2

A Barbarian in Madras Aug 01, 1969
1 - 3

Holy India Aug 08, 1969
1 - 4

Shadow Without Substance Aug 15, 1969
1 - 5

Invisible Frontiers Aug 22, 1969
1 - 6

Cults, Creeds and Clans Aug 29, 1969
1 - 7

Where East Goes West Sep 05, 1969

Overview

Although officially abolished, the caste system has not ceased to exert a strong influence on Indian social life. It is not a problem of colour, race nor even of class. It is far subtler and harder to pin down, as Louis Malle discovers as soon as he starts to ask those awkward questions about caste that Indians are reluctant to answer. For the Hindu, division into castes is like a law of nature, a logical expression of his vision of the Universe. Castes are religious boundaries that run through heads and through hearts but not along the ground; they are those invisible frontiers of the mind that to India are so natural and to the West so incomprehensible.

Year 1969

Studio France 2, ORTF Télévision

Director

Crew Louis Malle (Writer), Suzanne Baron (Editor), Elliott Kastner (Producer), Louis Malle (Director), Guy Bechtel (Writer), Claude Nedjar (Producer)

Popularity 1.0654

Language French