In this book, every one of the feature films are discussed in detail the films about the vulnerability of dedication, the struggle against poverty, the integrity of the modern day artist, notions of sanity and insanity and falling out of ...

The objective of this book is not to decode each film or provide the right answers only sensitive responses and to promote an enhanced appreciation of Indian art cinema.

In this new work, John W. Hood makes a thoroughly informed critique of all twenty-nine feature films of Satyajit Ray.

Paper Boats is a translation Prafulla Roy's epic novel of the Partition, 'Keyapatar Nouko'.

Prafulla Roy's contemporary masterpiece, translated here as Freedom's Ransom, encompasses these two worlds as he develops the intertwining story of a rich landholder's quest for political power and the touching tale of a young dalit couple ...

By way of an introduction to his cinema, this volume takes a close look at his feature films, tracing significant themes and motifs through the oeuvre. A complete filmography and list of published works are also included.