UW Cinematheque - The Best of Il Cinema Ritrovato
Thamp (The Circus Tent) | India | 1978 | DCP | 129 min. | Malayalam with English subtitles Director: Aravindan Govindan
Event Details
Date
Friday, March 24, 2023
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Bharath Gopi, Nedumudi Venu, D.P. Nair
The bucolic existence of a riverside town is disrupted by a traveling circus troupe. Filmed in cinéma-vérité style, director Aravindan rounded up a troupe of actual circus artistes and traveled with them to the village of Thirunavaya on the banks of India’s Bharathapuzha river. The resulting film is a gently poetic allegory that maintains the improvisational and immediate qualities of a documentary.
The bucolic existence of a riverside town is disrupted by a traveling circus troupe. Filmed in cinéma-vérité style, director Aravindan rounded up a troupe of actual circus artistes and traveled with them to the village of Thirunavaya on the banks of India’s Bharathapuzha river. The resulting film is a gently poetic allegory that maintains the improvisational and immediate qualities of a documentary.
Cost
Free
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