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Full Record for Film No. 194


Title:Circle of Gold
Director 1:Uday Bhattacharya
Country:UK
Year:1988
length:52 mins
Colour/b-w:colour
Genre:documentary
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Location:Not available
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Synopsis:This subjective documentary about Calcutta and its continuing relationship with the West is influenced by Chris Marker's "Sunless". The filmmaker avoids the conventional depictions of exotic beauty side by side with poverty, and instead presents Calcutta as the antithesis of an urban ideal. No viewing copy available.
Keyword 1:Indian
Keyword 2:Asian
Keyword 3:city
Keyword 4:Calcutta

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