{"product_id":"14986-chasing-the-truth-the-films-of-mrinal-sen","title":"Chasing The Truth - The Films of Mrinal Sen","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: John W Hood\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1993\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 149\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8170461138\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrinal Sen is one of India’s foremost filmmakers, a pioneer of the alternative cinema movement in India. A veteran director whose career spans five decades, he produced his first film in the 1950s and has since made twenty-six features, two documentaries and a number of television films. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe is a writer-director whose works are permeated by this engagement with social issues and by his acute political awareness. His widely varied films encompass direct political statement, social analysis and psychological drama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrinal Sen’s works have been praised by critics throughout the world and honoured with awards at numerous international film festivals in India and abroad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is an introduction to the films of Mrinal Sen, helping provide the historical and cultural context in which his work needs to be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this introductory overview, complete with a filmography and a select bibliography, readers are familiarized with his oeuvre and the social and political commitment that informs the body of his work. His films are examined thematically and the connection between his life, the times, the socio-political context and his work is articulated in some detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER ONE\u003cbr\u003eA Growing Mrinal in a Changing Bengal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER TWO\u003cbr\u003eBorn to Toil and to Die Unmourned\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER THREE\u003cbr\u003eThe Magnification of the Mundane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER FOUR\u003cbr\u003eA Citizen of the World in His El Dorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER FIVE\u003cbr\u003eYet the Past Abides\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER SIX\u003cbr\u003eBehold, the Man\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilmography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"John W Hood \/ Seagull Books \/ Paperback","offer_id":40782993522857,"sku":"14986","price":14.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/14986.jpg?v=1625495893","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/14986-chasing-the-truth-the-films-of-mrinal-sen","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}