Auction house / directed by Ed Owles.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Owles, Ed, director.

Stopponi, Giovanna, producer.

Alexander Street Press.

Series:

Filmakers library online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Auction houses--India.

Auction houses.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (86 minutes)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Native Voice Films, 2014.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

digital

data file

Summary:

This film profiles the oldest auction house in India as it fights for survival in the age of the Internet. It follows the owners, brothers Anwer and Arshad, struggling to save their family business and a piece of India's heritage. Elder brother Anwer recently returned to his homeland after a long career in the UK. He is desperate to revive the fortunes of his family's beloved auction house, which his grandfather purchased from the British in 1940. But in the process he must contend with a chaotic city, an ailing workforce, and his quarrelsome younger brother. Arshad, India's longest-standing auctioneer, has worked at the Russell Exchange since the 1960s and knows the world of antiques inside and out. Although steeped in the city's traditions, he's skeptical about Anwer's plans for reform. He believes that their city is in terminal decline and that the auction house is destined to die along with it. As the brothers come to terms with their futures, and each other, their amusing, argumentative, and ultimately heartfelt relationship raises larger questions about the place of traditional family businesses in the 21st century economy.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed June 10, 2015).

OCLC:

911954907

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.