Sirens of Modernity
| Author | : Samhita Sunya |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 2022-07-26 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780520379534 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0520379535 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (535 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sirens of Modernity by : Samhita Sunya
Download or read book Sirens of Modernity written by Samhita Sunya and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opening Credits "Akira Kurosawa" : a retrospective prologue -- Introduction : "Romance, comedy, and somewhat jazzy music" -- Problems of translation : world cinema as distribution history -- moving toward the "City of love": Hindustani lyrical genealogies -- Homosocialist co-productions : Pardesi (1957) contra Singapore (1960) -- Comedic crossovers and Madras money-spinners : Padosan's (1968) audiovisual apparatus -- Foreign Exchanges : transregional trafficking through Subah-O-Sham (1972) -- Special features.
