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Movie poster: Satyajit Ray's "Aranyer Din Ratri" (Days and Nights in the Forest), 1970 "In this mysterious nocturnal image, Ray shows the film’s true protagonist: the forest that transforms the four rich and arrogant Kolkata bachelors who stay there during a weekend road trip in this still-timely fable about India’s urban-rural divide." - Isabel Stevens for The Guardian. Photograph: BFI/Society for the Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives and Ray Estate, Kolkata #india #satyajitray #indiancinema #parallelcinema #indianmovie #bollywood #retrobollywood #filmposter #filmposters #indianfilm #filmart #poster #bengali #1970s #1970 #70smovies #70sfilms #perpendicularcinema #movies #films #classicindianfilms
Smita Patil as Bindu in Shyam Benegal's Manthan (1976). Our discussion of the film here: https://perpendicularcinema.wordpress.com/2018/11/25/manthan-1976/ #🇮🇳 #classicindianfilms #India #filmstill #film #cinema #perpendicularcinema #movies #worldcinema #worldfilm #parallelcinema #hindi #1976 #smitapatil
Devika Rani and Najam-ul-Hussain in the film "Jawani ki Hawa" (1935). While not Perpendicular Cinema, it is a curious example of one of many foreign produced films across India during the first half of the 20th century. Both Germany and the Soviet Union were highly involved in the production of Indian films during that time. This particular film was directed by Franz Osten, a German. #🇮🇳 #classicindianfilms #India #filmstill #film #cinema #perpendicularcinema #movies #worldcinema #worldfilm #parallelcinema #hindi #1935 #smitapatil
Smita Patil, the first feminist of Indian cinema, and star of Shyam Benegal's Manthan (1976). We'll be covering the film on the blog this week. #🇮🇳 #classicindianfilms #India #filmstill #film #cinema #perpendicularcinema #movies #worldcinema #worldfilm #parallelcinema #hindi #1976 #smitapatil
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