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With 4K restoration of the Lord Bimal Roy‘s “To Bigha Zamin“(Two acres of land) set for his world prime at this year’s Venice Film FestivalClassic section, India Foundation for the Heritage of the Film The director of Shivendra Singh Dungarur is reflected in the monumental effort for the reconstruction of Indian oriental orientation in 1953. years – and why the film remains necessary from seven decades later.
“Bimal Roy made” to Bigha Zamine “before Satinite Ray” Panchali “Panchali”, “Dungarpur says Variety. “Satiyit Rai said about Bimal Roy that he could move pauge for the old tradition and introduce realism and subtlety that was fully adapted to the cinema.”
For Dungarpur, Roy’s film is the power of the cinema to withstand generations. “Deep humanism and compassion he showed in the film pointed out the state of marginalized, issues of migrant work and urban-rural divisions that are still so relevant today.”
Restoration, completed in partnership with the collection of criteria and the German films, presented panning technical challenges during its three-year trip. “The original camera is negative, which was not complete by the national archive of India’s film, and was also not in great condition,” Dungarpur explains. “We checked with the British Film Institute and found that they had 35 mm combined ass negative since 1954-1955.”
Audio showed specially problematic. “The sound was a challenge because there were many parts where the sound disappeared and there was a lot of harassment. Many work had to be done to renew the sound.”
Roy’s film, inspired by “thieves of cycling virgins,” says the story of a poor farmer for himself to move to the city as a rival draw to save his country from a predatory landlord. The connection between the Italian inadequate and Indian social cinema is not lost in Dungarura.
“” Bike cups “had a profound influence not only on Bimal Roy, but also other Indian film master films like Raja Kapoor,” she recorded. “Italian inexpensive movement grew from the devastation of the Second World War, while Indian social realism appeared after division in Novi Sediment India facing her own issues of migration, displacement, urbanization, poverty and corruption.”
The film marked the radical departure from the study tradition of Indian cinemas. “To” Bigha Zamine “, the films were usually shot in the studio, melodrama and negative action was the order of the day,” Dungarpur notes. “With” Bigha Zamin, “he showed the modern agents that movies can be shot from their studies and on the streets.”
“Until Bigha Zamin” fits in the wider Mission of the Foundation Foundation to preserve the endangered Indian cinema in several languages and regions. Recent restorations include Odia Film “Maia Miriga” (1984), Aribam Siam Sharma Manipuri Film “Ishanou” (1990) and Shiam Benegal’s “Manthan” (1976).
“‘To Bigha Zamin’ is a significant film of Indian cinema and I was always very eager for Bimal Roy’s films to be renovated,” says Dungarpur. “Each of his films whether” Madhumat “,” Bandini “or” Devdas “are a milestone of films in the Indian Cinema.”
Cooperation with criterion and Janus ensures that the film reaches an international audience with a proper context and presentation. “I am glad that the collection of criteria / Janus Films agreed to embark and distribute Bimal ROI movies,” he says. “In this way, we ensured Bomal Roy’s heritage would survive for offspring.”
Praise access to partners: “The collection of criteria / Janus movies play criteria, but they celebrate the quality of their restoration, their special characteristics and outstanding packaging, inviting interest in new audiences and allow them to be available to future generations.”
The film will be presented in Venice Roy’s family, including women in order to gifts Rinky Roi Bhattacharia and Apparitus Roi Sinha, son Joi Bimal Roy and Dungarpur.
Looking forward, Foundation for the Heritage of the film has a full slate in the upcoming restorations, “Amma Ariian” (1986), “in which Annie gives that” (1989), Pattabhirama Reddi’s Kannada film “Samskara” (1970) and Kamal Amrohi “(1972).
Renovated “to Bigh Zamine”, which was 1954. won the Primo International in Cannes, serves as historical artifact and modern mirror. In his heart, Dangarur suggests, he is lying universal truth: “In the heart and unfulfilled films and social realism in the Indian cinema is a humanity and sympathetic view of humanity and his fro.
Founded in 2014. The film Foundation is a non-profit heritage Mumbai, intended for preserving and restoring film, with a growing collection of 700 movies and 200,000 pieces of memorabilia in connection with the film.
