This is a region-free DVD-R without case or artwork.Note: This is a VHS transfer. In French with English subtitles.Calcutta in Duras's depiction is a place full of hidden sorrow under a veil of joy and charm. Some critics note that the film has been "hailed as an experimental feminist text that simultaneously critiques colonial culture, women's status in society, and representations of the female body. Feminist critics make much of the fact that all of the voices in the play/film are disembodied and that the characters are seen as physical bodies devoid of direct dialogue.
