Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice

Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice

1989
1h 46m
6.5

6.5/10

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Overview

In this unusual feature, Manika is a girl born in a Catholic family in a south Indian fishing village is convinced that she has recently had a former life as a Brahman wife in Nepal. Her parish priest, Father Daniel is under orders to convince her otherwise, as reincarnation does not accord with official Catholic doctrine. Instead, he agrees to journey with her to the site of her dreams of a previous life. Once there, they discover that all is just as she had dreamed it, and her former husband has remarried despite promising not to. Her arrival on the scene does not disturb the man, but it really upsets his new wife, who departs with her baby. Manika decides that it helps no one for her to remain there in Nepal, and returns to her home in the south. However, all this has caused a genuine crisis of faith for the priest who, witnessing all this, has had to grapple with some irreconcilable issues.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Labrador Films Almira Films
Production Countries
France Switzerland
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title Manika, une vie plus tard
Release Date May 26, 1989
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0095584

Cast

Julian Sands
Julian Sands

Father Daniel Mahoney

Ayesha Dharker
Ayesha Dharker

Manika Kallatil

Stéphane Audran
Stéphane Audran

Sister Amanda

Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Jean-Philippe Écoffey

Father René

Suresh Oberoi
Suresh Oberoi

Ranjit

Saeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey

Key Crew

François Villiers
Director
François Villiers
Writer
Jean-Pierre Gibrat
Writer
Brian Phelan
Writer
Raoul Katz
Executive Producer