Lahore Cinema: Between Realism and Fable

by Iftikhar Dadi

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A pioneering analysis of exemplary feature films

Commercial cinema has been among the most powerful vectors of social and aesthetic modernization in South Asia. So argues Iftikhar Dadi in his provocative examination of cinema produced between 1956 and 1969--the long sixties--in Lahore, Pakistan, following the 1947 Partition of South Asia. These films drew freely from Bengali performance traditions, Hindu mythology, Parsi theater,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0295750812

ISBN13:9780295750811

Release Date:October 2022

Publisher:University of Washington Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.87 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography History Performing Arts

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