Contemporary Indian Cinema as a Reflection of a Changing Society
Intro
The lecture explores contemporary Indian cinema which shapes the tastes and attitudes of over one billion of the country’s citizens. I look at two trends which I find the most important. The first one is the rise of nationalism, visible in a number of Bollywood super productions. The second is the rise of films showing the situation of women in India – the changes they went through over the past couple of years and the way they comment on the widespread violence against women in the country.
Marcin Krasnowolski
Freelance journalist, film scholar, and Five Flavours Asian Film Festiwal programmer. Author of many articles about Asian cinema. His interests include films from Korea, Hong Kong, and China, and the flow of inspirations between Asian and non-Asian cinemas. He also works in international TV production.
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