Screening Dates: Saturday, May 23, 2026, 2:00 PM / Saturday, June 20, 2026, 2:00 PM
 
Director: Louis Malle
Screenplay: Louis Malle, Guy Bechtel
 
France / 1969 / 363 min. / Color / DCP / French / Turkish Subtitles
 
Accompanied by a small crew consisting of cinematographer Etienne Becker and sound engineer Jean-Claude Laureux, Louis Malle traveled to India, where he edited the 30 hours of footage they shot into the seven-part documentary Phantom India, which he called “the film I’m most proud of.” Described by Louis Malle as “an unplanned cinematic journey undertaken over several days without a set route,” the film serves as an autobiographical travel diary featuring the director’s own voice and introspective reflections.

* We would like to thank our main program sponsor, Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi, and the Institut français Istanbul for their support of the program.

** There will be two 10-minute intermissions during the screening. 

*** To be screened in 2K restored version.