Art Cinema and India's Forgotten Futures: Film and History in the Postcolony

Author/Contributor(s):	Majumdar, Rochona
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	10/12/2021
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Rochona Majumdar examines key works of Indian art cinema to demonstrate how film emerged as a mode of doing history and that, in so doing, it anticipated some of the most influential insights of postcolonial thought. She analyzes the films of Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, and Ritwik Ghatak as well as a host of film society publications.