The epic cinema of Kumar Shahani / Laleen Jayamanne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jayamanne, Laleen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shahani, Kumar--Criticism and interpretation.

Shahani, Kumar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>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, construc

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. To Arrive at the Station: Trains of Thought; 2. To Leave the Factory: With Cloth and Film; 3. To Derail Thought: Of Infinity as Motif or Walking; 4. In the Beginning Was Sound: Tarang (Wave); 5. Lapidary Dynamisms: River, Stone, Icon; 6. A Second Nervous System: Acting and Thinking; 7. Shahani and Baz Luhrmann: Directing as Choreographic Act; 8. Modulating Cinematic Avatars: Shahani's Unit; 9. Memory of the World: Archive Fever; Notes; Bibliography; Filmography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253014146

025301414X

OCLC:

893732350