ISBN-13: 9781841506227 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 320 str.
Indian cinema teems with a multitude of different voices. The "Directory of World Cinema: India" provides a broad overview of this rich variety, highlighting distinctions among India s major cinematic genres and movements while illuminating the field as a whole.This volume s contributors many of them leading experts in their fields approach film in India from a variety of angles, furnishing in-depth essays on significant directors and major regions; detailed historical accounts; considerations of the many faces of India represented in Indian cinema; and explorations of films made in and about India by European directors including Jean Renoir, Peter Brook, and Emeric Pressburger. Taken together, these multifaceted contributions show how India s varied local film industries throw into question the very concept of a national cinema. The resulting volume will provide a comprehensive introduction for newcomers to Indian cinema while offering a fresh perspective sure to interest seasoned students and scholars."