Event Listing - Movies
Fri Jul 24

3rd i Films presents

Snakes, Sirens and Vamps

A Short History of Early Indian Cinema


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$8 - $10

Location
Date and Time
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA 94110 map
cross street: 24th & 25th
district: Mission Bay/Dog Patch

Fri Jul 24 (7:30pm)

Description
Mythological magic, swashbuckling adventure, melodrama and romance - Cinema inspired the imagination of the subcontinent very early in its history, just years after the birth of film in the late 1800s. Anupama Kapse will lead us through a short history of early Indian cinema, from the silent era into the arrival of sound on the Indian filmscape. Clips includes: Kaliya Mardan (1919), by India's film pioneer, D.G. Phalke, about the exploits of a young Krishna; Gallant Hearts (1931), ‘a fast and furious comedy-action-adventure film, filled with court intrigues, rowdy sword fights, and fantastic locations’; films from the legendary Bombay Talkies studio; and early sound films like Achut Kanya (1936) and Aadmi (1939).

Live musical accompaniment for select clips by Robin Sukhadia.