| Description |
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical stereo surround rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Documentary films. lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.78:1; 16:9) presentation; 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo. |
| Credits |
Cinematographers, Will Basanta, Joshua Cogan ; editors, Isaac Hagy, Hye Mee Na ; original score, Dan Romer. |
| Note |
Originally released as a documentary film in 2014. |
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Widescreen. |
| Summary |
When their land is sold to developers, the magicians, acrobats, and puppeteers of Kathputli, a hand-built artist colony hidden away in the alleyways of Delhi since the 1970s, must find a way to unite or splinter apart forever. Filmed from 2011 to 2014, this documentray chronicles the last days of of Kathputli, focusing on Puran the Puppeteer, Rahman the Magician, and Maya the Acrobat as they approach their looming eviction. |
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Since the 1970s New Delhi's magicians, puppeteers, and circus performers have called the tinsel slum home. Last year the government issued relocation permits to the colony residents; the slum is to be bulldozed, cleared for development. Experience the last remnants of a culture born out of folk art and molded by poverty. |
| Note |
Special features: 30 minutes of deleted scenes; trailer. |
| Language |
Dialogue in Hindi and English; with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Folk artists -- India -- Delhi (Union Territory) -- Social conditions.
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Folk artists -- India -- Delhi (Union Territory) -- Economic conditions.
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Folk art -- Social aspects -- India -- Delhi (Union Territory)
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Urbanization -- Social aspects -- India -- Delhi (Union Territory) -- Case studies.
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Slums -- Relocation -- India -- Delhi (Union Territory)
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East Indians -- Relocation -- India -- Delhi (Union Territory)
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East Indians -- Land tenure -- India -- Delhi (Union Territory)
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Folk artists -- Government policy -- India.
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Delhi (India : Union Territory)
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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| Added Author |
Weber, Adam (Adam M.), film director, film producer.
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Goldblum, Jimmy, film director, film producer.
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Cogan, Joshua, film producer, director of photography.
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Old Friend (Firm), production company.
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Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
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BOND/360 (Firm), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
738329210007 |
| Music No. |
K21000 Kino Lorber |
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