Volume 34, Number 18 · November 19, 1987
The Last Bengali Renaissance Man
By Ian Buruma
The Unicorn Expedition and Other Fantastic Tales of India
by Satyajit Ray
Dutton, 190 pp., $16.95
The Home and the World
A film directed by Satyajit Ray. produced by the National Film Development Corporation of India
On a visit to Calcutta I was told a story about Louis Malle. The French film director had spent some time in the city to film part of his famous—and in India notorious—documentary on India. One day Malle was shooting a riot scene, not uncommon in Calcutta. This infuriated a Bengali policeman who ran up to Malle threatening to smash the camera. Malle objected. 'Who do you think you are?' shouted the Bengali. 'Louis Malle,' replied the director. 'Ah,' said the Bengali with a sweet smile, 'Zazie dans le métro.'
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