Hindi Action Cinema: Industries, Narratives, Bodies

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Valentina Vitali presents the history of Bombay action films, posing new questions about the relationship between movies and their socioeconomic context. She considers how action gained prominence as an ingredient in film narrative, one that made it easier to produce and market films. She traces the emergence of the stunt film in the 1920s; examines the presence and function of women in action roles from the mid-1920s to the end of the 1930s; and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0253222222

ISBN13:9780253222220

Release Date:May 2010

Publisher:Indiana University Press

Length:266 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.3" x 8.3"

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Arts, Music & Photography History Performing Arts

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