Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice (1989)

05/26/1989 (FR) Drama 1h 46m
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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.

  1. François Villiers

    Director, Writer

  2. Jean-Pierre Gibrat

    Writer

  3. Brian Phelan

    Writer

Top Billed Cast

  1. Julian Sands

    Julian Sands

    Father Daniel Mahoney

  2. Ayesha Dharker

    Ayesha Dharker

    Manika Kallatil

  3. Stéphane Audran

    Stéphane Audran

    Sister Amanda

  4. Jean-Philippe Écoffey

    Jean-Philippe Écoffey

    Father René

  5. Suresh Oberoi

    Suresh Oberoi

    Ranjit

  6. Saeed Jaffrey

    Saeed Jaffrey

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Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice
Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice

Original Title Manika, une vie plus tard

Status Released

Original Language French

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