Pinjra introduced by Meenakshi Shedde

Approx. Duration: 3 hour 0 minutes

TIFF Cinematheque - Retrospective

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Prior to the screening of V. Shantaram’s 1972 classic Pinjra, the curator of Indian Expressionism offers an overview of the unique cross-cultural connection between the cinemas of India and Germany, stretching from the silent era to the flowering of mainstream Hindi (Bollywood) and Marathi cinema in the 1970s.

Pinjra introduced by Meenakshi Shedde

    • Pinjra
    • Cage
    • V. Shantaram

    • Indian director V. Shantaram paid tribute to German Expressionist cinema with this florid, Indianized remake of Josef von Sternberg's classic The Blue Angel.