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Informationen zum Autor Sangeeta Datta is a film historian, lecturer, critic and documentary film-maker. She runs a London-based film society, In Focus, which promotes South Asian cinema in the UK and is a member of FIPRESCI International. Klappentext Shyam Benegal is the best known and most prolific contemporary film-maker from India's arthouse or "New Cinema" tradition. This work traces a career with its beginnings in political cinema and a realist aesthetic. It also provides an overview of the director's work. Zusammenfassung Shyam Benegal is the best known and most prolific contemporary film-maker from India's arthouse or 'New Cinema' tradition. This work traces a career with its beginnings in political cinema and a realist aesthetic. Sangeeta Datta demonstrates how the struggles of women and the dispossessed and marginalised in Indian society have found an eloquent expression in films as diverse as Nishant , Bhumika , Mandi , Suraj Ka Satwan Ghoda and Kalyug . The book also traces Benegal's work with his protégés and collaborators including many of the biggest names in Indian Cinema — Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Karishma Kapoor and A.R. Rahman. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Derek Malcolm Acknowledgments Preface Introduction1. Parallel Cinema in India2. The Formative Years3. The Rural Trilogy: Winds of Change4. The Women's Voice: Bhumika and Mandi 5. Histories and Epics6. Subaltern Voices7. The Last Trilogy: Search for Identity8. Experiments with TruthAppendix: Reflections Notes Bibliography Filmography Index
