7 Islands and a metro
Dutta, Madhusree
7 Islands and a metro videorecording At head of title directed by Madhusree dutta - DVD video : English - New delhi Under construction c2006 - 1 videodisc (100 min.) sd., col 4 3/4 in viewing copy
Originally produced in 2006.
The multilingual bombay, the bombay of closed mills, of popular culture, sprawling slums and real estate onslaughts, the metropolis of numerous ghettos, the EL Dorado. A tale of the city woven into a tapestry of fiction, cinema verite, art objects, found footage,sound installation and literary tests. The narrative is structurred around imaginary epistolatory bedates between ismat chugtai and sadat Hasan Manto over the art of chronicling these multi-layered overlapping cities. shot mainly during the monsoon, the film portrays some extremely beautiful yet ruthlessly violent features of Bombay which generally are not part of the popular narratives.
The multilingual bombay, the bombay of closed mills, of popular culture, sprawling slums and real estate onslaughts, the metropolis of numerous ghettos, the EL Dorado. A tale of the city woven into a tapestry of fiction, cinema verite, art objects, found footage,sound installation and literary tests.
DVD ; Dolby digital surround sound.
English
Special jury award film in 2007
Borders, conflict, citizenship, social life and customs, city and town life, documentary films
Manners and customs
791.43954 / SE
7 Islands and a metro videorecording At head of title directed by Madhusree dutta - DVD video : English - New delhi Under construction c2006 - 1 videodisc (100 min.) sd., col 4 3/4 in viewing copy
Originally produced in 2006.
The multilingual bombay, the bombay of closed mills, of popular culture, sprawling slums and real estate onslaughts, the metropolis of numerous ghettos, the EL Dorado. A tale of the city woven into a tapestry of fiction, cinema verite, art objects, found footage,sound installation and literary tests. The narrative is structurred around imaginary epistolatory bedates between ismat chugtai and sadat Hasan Manto over the art of chronicling these multi-layered overlapping cities. shot mainly during the monsoon, the film portrays some extremely beautiful yet ruthlessly violent features of Bombay which generally are not part of the popular narratives.
The multilingual bombay, the bombay of closed mills, of popular culture, sprawling slums and real estate onslaughts, the metropolis of numerous ghettos, the EL Dorado. A tale of the city woven into a tapestry of fiction, cinema verite, art objects, found footage,sound installation and literary tests.
DVD ; Dolby digital surround sound.
English
Special jury award film in 2007
Borders, conflict, citizenship, social life and customs, city and town life, documentary films
Manners and customs
791.43954 / SE