S. Theodore Baskaran (Ordine dei libri)

S. Theodore Baskaran Ordine dei libri

Baskaran è uno stimato storico e studioso del cinema il cui lavoro approfondisce l'evoluzione del cinema indiano e il suo impatto sociopolitico. Con un profondo interesse per i media visivi e la loro storia, esplora come il cinema sia servito da strumento di controllo politico ed espressione culturale. Le sue analisi sulla censura cinematografica e sullo sviluppo del cinema tamil nei periodi coloniale e post-coloniale offrono preziose intuizioni sull'arte cinematografica e sul suo ruolo nella società. Oltre alla storia del cinema, Baskaran è anche dedito alla conservazione della natura e all'osservazione degli uccelli, il che si riflette nei suoi saggi sulla natura e la fauna selvatica.

The Eye of the Serpent: An Introduction to Tamil Cinema

310pagine
11 ore di lettura

This is a quintessential book for Cinema buffs and particularly those who are passionate about Tamil cinema, which has the distinction of having played a significant role in history of films in India. Tracing the evolution of Tamil films from the time of pre-independence, when it was anathema for local Congress leaders to be associated with the celluloid, to the arrival of an American, Ellis Dungan, who made masterpieces like Meera, the book showcases vignettes about every important milestone in the vast canvas of Tamil films. In the almost ten decades of its evolution, Tamil cinema has grown to exert a dominant influence on the social and political life of Tamil Nadu in a manner that is unparalleled elsewhere in the world. This seminal volume is an analytical study of Tamil cinema both as an art form and as a socio-political force. Theodore Baskaran traces its history, and presents the achievements of many filmmakers with colourful insights. For the film buff as well as the serious student of film studies, The Eye of the Serpent is a handy reference book on several aspects of Tamil cinema - its character and evolution, the songs and songwriters, filmmakers and script writers, the beginnings of the unique nexus between cinema and politics in Tamil Nadu and much more.