DRAMA . 1997 . 1h 32m

Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes_

"How to love, when you have been deprived of love?"

In October 1954, a few days before the departure of the French from Pondicherry to the new Indian Republic, Stanislas Charvin, a young European born in India but raised in France by his grandmother, arrives, impatient, with the sole objective of bringing his mother's remains back to France. Through this initiatory journey, he will find a hated father, meet love, learn terrible revelations about his mother's existence and discover a world more modern than he thought.

Starring Charles Aznavour, Richard Bohringer, Frédéric Gorny
1h 32m
Runtime
1997
Year
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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How to love, when you have been deprived of love?

In October 1954, a few days before the departure of the French from Pondicherry to the new Indian Republic, Stanislas Charvin, a young European born in India but raised in France by his grandmother, arrives, impatient, with the sole objective of bringing his mother's remains back to France. Through this initiatory journey, he will find a hated father, meet love, learn terrible revelations about his mother's existence and discover a world more modern than he thought.

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Cast
Charles Aznavour stars as Léo Bauman in Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes.
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Year context
Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes was released 29 years ago in 1997.
Overview
In October 1954, a few days before the departure of the French from Pondicherry to the new Indian Republic, Stanislas Charvin, a young European born in India...
Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes is a Drama film with a runtime of 1h 32m.

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Runtime
92 min (1h 32m)

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What is Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes about?
In October 1954, a few days before the departure of the French from Pondicherry to the new Indian Republic, Stanislas Charvin, a young European born in India but raised in France by his grandmother, arrives, impatient, with the sole objective of bringing his mother's remains back to France. Through this initiatory journey, he will find a hated father, meet love, learn terrible revelations about his mother's existence and discover a world more modern than he thought.
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Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes has a runtime of 92 minutes (1h 32m).
Who stars in Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes?
The cast of Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes includes Charles Aznavour, Richard Bohringer, Frédéric Gorny, Vanessa Lhoste.

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