The Colour of Words (La couleur des mots) 40 years old

This afterword to India Song (Duras' celebrated 1975 film) is organized in several parts. It begins with an interview to Marguerite Duras by Dominique Noguez, an expert in her work; the interview links the film to the two movies whom it's related to: The Ravishment of Lol V. Stein and The Vice-Consul. Several themes are tackled: childhood, autobiographical traces, relationships between differents characters and different films and more. India Song's main actors — Delphine Seyrig and Michael Lonsdale, who played Anne-Marie Stretter and the French vice-consul — join the conversation and talk about their roles and their craft. Marguerite Duras then evokes her memories of the shooting with the composer Carlos D'Alessio and her camera operato Bruno Nuytten. The conversations are punctuated by clips of the film.

Credits

Michael Lonsdale as Himself

Marguerite Duras as Herself

Delphine Seyrig as Herself

Bruno Nuytten as Himself

Carlos d'Alessio as Himself

The Colour of Words Cast

Name	Character
Michael Lonsdale He was 53, now 93 years old	as Himself
Marguerite Duras She was 70, 81 years old when she died	as Herself
Delphine Seyrig She was 52, 58 years old when she died	as Herself
Bruno Nuytten He was 38, now 79 years old	as Himself
Carlos d'Alessio He was 48, 56 years old when he died	as Himself

The Colour of Words Crew

Name	Department
Jérôme Beaujour as Director. He was 37 (now 78) years old	Directing
Jean Mascolo as Director. He was 36 (now 77) years old	Directing

The Colour of Words (40 years)

Release day: Tuesday, June 12, 1984
Runtime: 63 minutes