Description |
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 pages ; 19 cm) |
Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
Description |
digital stereo rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
System Details |
DVD; NTSC; widescreen (aspect ratio of 1.85:1); stereo. |
Note |
"Produced at the Sensory Ethnography Lab." |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. |
Summary |
"Filmed entirely inside the narrow confines of a cable car, high above a jungle in Nepal that transports villagers to an ancient mountaintop temple, [Manakamana] is an acute ethnographic investigation into culture, religion, technology and modernity ... For centuries, devoted pilgrims hoping to reach the fabled temple needed to undertake an arduous multi-day journey. Today, because of a new cable car system, the entire trip takes just under 10 minutes ... [The film] opens a rich and vibrant window onto this world over the course of eleven such rides. Each is composed of a fixed shot, lasting between 9 and 10 minutes ... With every sequence, we are introduced to new passengers: an elderly man and his grandson, a trio of teenage rockers, a married couple, a mother and daughter, three wives. Through their shared conversations, anecdotes, observations about the surrounding landscape, and even their silence, a detailed picture of their lives emerges; a story about history, tradition, and change"--Container. |
Language |
In Nepali with English subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Manakāmanā (Nepal) -- Religious life and customs.
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Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Nepal -- Manakāmanā.
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Manakāmanā (Nepal) -- Social life and customs.
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Railroads, Elevated -- Nepal -- Manakāmanā.
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Genre/Form |
Ethnographic films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Added Author |
Spray, Stephanie A., director.
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Velez, Pacho, director.
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Castaing-Taylor, Lucien, producer.
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Paravel, Véréna, 1971- producer.
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Cinema Guild, distributor.
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Harvard University. Sensory Ethnography Lab, production company.
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Note |
Title appears on top of container as: Mana ka mana |
ISBN |
0781514754 |
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9780781514750 |
Standard No. |
881164000811 |
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