Introduction
Documentary to follow the life of the legendary director Dutt in the Indian film history. (Supported by Japan Foundation)
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In Search of Guru Dutt
[ In Search of Guru Dutt ]
Director:Nasreen Munni Kabir
10/30 10:40-
84min English, Hindi Color | 1989 UK |
Introduction
Documentary to follow the life of the legendary director Dutt in the Indian film history. (Supported by Japan Foundation)
Synopsis
Guru Dutt, who committed suicide in 1964 at age 39, had a distinguished career as a director, actor and producer of such masterpieces as Pyaasa (1957) and Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959). The film traces back the life of the man through his work and a series of interviews with his family and close friends, offering the portrait of the man as a person and an artist and bringing out the general conditions of the film world of his day.
Cinemart Roppongi SCREEN1
10/30 10:40 - 12:04 (84min.)
Advance Tickets ¥1300(Tax included) Tickets at the Door ¥1300(Tax included)
Special student admission tickets at the door: ¥500(Tax included)
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Produced and directed a documentary about Indian movies for Channel 4, UK. As a well-known researcher, he coordinated an Indian film exhibition held at the Pompidou Center in Paris in 1983.