Bitter Autumn with a Mango Fragrance

Jiří Sequens, Basu Bhattáčárja, 1983

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Summary

A collaborative project involving Czech, Indian and Swiss filmmakers, this 1983 film was unusually expensive for its time. It narrates the story of a Czech filmmaker who is making a documentary about statesman and first Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964). Nehru once visited Czechoslovakia and warned its politicians about the implications of the Munich Agreement. The fictional director Anna Hettlová discovers a photograph that leads her to a man who has vainly tried to convince Nehru to negotiate with the Nazis… In addition to this dramatic investigation, the film’s heroine experiences a personal dilemma involving her estranged husband and her handsome Indian colleague, a film director named Raj. The lead role in this political-educational drama directed by Jiří Sequens was performed by Jana Šulcová. The socialist-era audiences were also treated to rarely viewed, exotic locations such as Delhi, the Himalayas and even Paris.
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About a film

Production year 1983
Countries Czechoslovakia, India, Switzerland
Categories film
Genres psychological
Form feature
Duration 130 min
Director Jiří Sequens, Basu Bhattáčárja
Cast Jana Šulcová, Amrit Pál, Petr Haničinec, Oldřich Navrátil, Jan Kanyza
Director of photography Emil Sirotek st.
Screenplay Jiří Sequens
Editor Petr Sitár
Production designer Oldřich Okáč
Music Miloš Štědroň
Sound designer Karel Jaroš