The enigmatic but vivid imagery of this loosely plotted film is based on a similarly evocative novel by the Italian author Antonio Tabucchi, Noturno Indiano. An old friend of the hero's has been living in Bombay with a prostitute. His friend Peter Schlemihl (Otto Tausig) is a concentration camp survivor, who went to India after being captivated by a photograph he saw there. When the prostitute writes to him in Europe asking that he rescue his friend from a mysterious malaise, he flies into India to try and help. When he gets to Bombay, he discovers that his friend has disappeared. Following the clues left behind by the friend, and based on his acquaintance with him, he journeys to Madras to speak to a Theosophist dignitary there, and then journeys on to Portugues Goa. With each step of his journey, the hero (Jean-Hugues Anglade) becomes more identified with his friend, and re-enacts in his own person the transformations he must have experienced.
as Rossignol/Xavier
as Christine
as Peter Schlemihl
as Le docteur
as Le professeur de théosophie
as Vimla Sar
as La patronne de l'hôtel Khajurao
as L'écolière
as La réceptionniste de l'hôtel Mandovi
as Le chauffeur du bus
as Le chauffeur du taxi de l'hôpital
as Le serveur de l'hôtel Mandovi
as Le serveur de l'hôtel Aguada
as Le chauffeur du Premier Taxi
as Père Pimentel
as Theodonio
as Le contrôleur du train
as Le policier du train
as Le serveur du restaurant Khajurao
as Le serveur du train
as Les enfants - Le frère de la voyante
as La voyante
as Les enfants - Le serveur du restaurant de Madras
as Les enfants - Le deuxième petit serveur
