For scholars and cinephiles, Indophiles and travellers, this book is a revelation. Cinema has always provided a special lens for viewing India and, when combined with an outsider's perspective, reveals new and often refreshingly significant facets of its culture and society. Beautifully designed with 100 illustrations in color and b/w, this book presents a varied interpretation of the country as well as its relationship with the West through a discussion of ten distinctive films, some documentary and some fictional, ...
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For scholars and cinephiles, Indophiles and travellers, this book is a revelation. Cinema has always provided a special lens for viewing India and, when combined with an outsider's perspective, reveals new and often refreshingly significant facets of its culture and society. Beautifully designed with 100 illustrations in color and b/w, this book presents a varied interpretation of the country as well as its relationship with the West through a discussion of ten distinctive films, some documentary and some fictional, spanning 40 years from India's independence. International critics, artists and scholars have delved deep into this carefully assembled list, from Renoir's The River and Lang's The Tiger of Eschnapur to Pasolini's Notes for a Film on India and Corneau's Nocturne Indien . Their conversations, reflections and polemics trace the evolution of ideas about India as viewed onscreen, re-assess its cultural development, and, simultaneously, lay bare a meditation on foreignness. Hidden aspects of the films are also brought into unprecedented focus.
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Add this copy of Outsider Films on India 1950/1990 to cart. $8.76, very good condition, Sold by dying earth books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from torrance, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by I.B. Tauris.
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Near Fine. pp. 300. 1st pr. Book is square, solid, and unread. No remainder marks. This book is so sharp it could slice even Superman's skin--you'll shout up, up, and away with glee when it arrives at your door! NOTE: Light evidence of handling to the sides of the pages and the covers which, being printed on a coarse black paper that's like the construction paper we all used as kids, shows up even the most negligible flaw. The book's in terrific shape for a book just a shade off of new, nonetheless. Really beautiful with each film discussed having a detachable postcard of the poster bound in, a very nice touch and unique in my experience of books on film.
Add this copy of Outsider Films on India 1950/1990 to cart. $61.68, good condition, Sold by Phatpocket Limited rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waltham Abbey, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by I. B. Tauris & Company.
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