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The Epic Cinema of Kumar Shahani examines the major works of leading Indian film director Kumar Shahani and explores the reaches of modernist film aesthetics in its international form. More than an auteur study, Laleen Jayamanne approaches Shahani's oeuvre conceptually, as films that reveal cin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jayamanne, Laleen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Shahani, Kumar.
Shahani, Kumar > Criticism and interpretation.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The Epic Cinema of Kumar Shahani examines the major works of leading Indian film director Kumar Shahani and explores the reaches of modernist film aesthetics in its international form. More than an auteur study, Laleen Jayamanne approaches Shahani's oeuvre conceptually, as films that reveal cinema's synesthetic capabilities. As the author illustrates, Shahani's cinematic project entails a modern reformulation of the ancient oral tradition of epic narration and performance in order to address the contemporary world, establishing a new cinematic expression. As evidenced by his films, constructin.
Physical Description:1 online resource (308 pages).
ISBN:9780253014146

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