24 Frames: The Cinema of India (Hardcover)

<i>The Cinema of India</i> examines in detail twenty-four landmark films from one of the world's largest national cinemas. Gathering writings by renowned scholars of Indian cinema, this collection provides a novel framework for reading film. Taken together, these essays act as a guide to deciphering the varied terrain of Indian film production and its reception both nationally and globally. The volume offers a comprehensive consideration of the histories of different regional cinemas; the role of studios; the place of "middle" cinema and its relationship to state subsidies; the style of popular films; the allure of stardom; the resistant style of art films; the resurgence of auteurism; and the poetics of documentary. The study discusses a range of films released over a period of more than sixty years, including <i>Sant Tukaram</i> (1936), <i>Parasakthi</i> (1952), <i>Pather Panchali</i> (1955), <i>Pyaasa</i> (1957), <i>Bhuvan Shome</i> (1969), <i>Ghattashradda</i> (1977) and <i>Ram Ke Nam</i> (1991).<br> <i>The Cinema of India</i> examines in detail twenty-four landmark films from one of the world's largest national cinemas. Gathering writings by renowned scholars of Indian cinema, this collection provides a novel framework for reading film. Taken together, these essays act as a guide to deciphering the varied terrain of Indian film production and its reception both nationally and globally. The volume offers a comprehensive consideration of the histories of different regional cinemas; the role of studios; the place of "middle" cinema and its relationship to state subsidies; the style of popular films; the allure of stardom; the resistant style of art films; the resurgence of auteurism; and the poetics of documentary. The study discusses a range of films released over a period of more than sixty years, including <i>Sant Tukaram</i> (1936), <i>Parasakthi</i> (1952), <i>Pather Panchali</i> (1955), <i>Pyaasa</i> (1957), <i>Bhuvan Shome</i> (1969), <i>Ghattashradda</i> (1977) and <i>Ram Ke Nam</i> (1991).