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Cinema India
Rachel Dwyer
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Description for Cinema India
Paperback. Focuses on the visual culture of Indian cinema, specifically Bombay-based cinema since 1913. Drawing on a range of sources, this title examines Bombay cinema's unique styles, genres and themes, tracing its roots in early photography, theatre and chromolithography and its development as a visual regime that dominates Indian popular culture. Series: Envisioning Asia. Num Pages: 240 pages, 87 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AJRD; APF; JFD; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
This is the first book to concentrate on the visual culture of Indian cinema, specifically Bombay-based cinema since 1913. Cinema is one of India's most vibrant cultural products, as well as a major industry, producing the largest number of films in the world. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Dwyer and Patel examine Bombay cinema's unique styles, genres and themes, tracing its roots in early photography, theatre and chromolithography and its development as a visual regime that dominates Indian popular culture. The authors consider mise-en-scene, looking at sets, locations and costumes crucial to understanding Indian fashion, lifestyle and consumption. ... Read more
This is the first book to concentrate on the visual culture of Indian cinema, specifically Bombay-based cinema since 1913. Cinema is one of India's most vibrant cultural products, as well as a major industry, producing the largest number of films in the world. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Dwyer and Patel examine Bombay cinema's unique styles, genres and themes, tracing its roots in early photography, theatre and chromolithography and its development as a visual regime that dominates Indian popular culture. The authors consider mise-en-scene, looking at sets, locations and costumes crucial to understanding Indian fashion, lifestyle and consumption. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Envisioning Asia
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861891242
SKU
V9781861891242
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About Rachel Dwyer
Rachel Dwyer is a lecturer in Gujarati and Indian Studies at SOAS, University of London. Divia Patel is a curatorial assistant in the Indian and South-East Asian Department at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Reviews for Cinema India
written in a clear and accessible style ... It is also exceptionally well-illustrated ... In extending their analysis to extra-filmic discourses, Dwyer and Patel show how movie imagery permeates into the wider culture and society. Film International a most welcome book ... full of information and delightful illustrations of Hindi film stars and sets of major, even path-breaking productions, both ... Read more