Deep Focus: Reflections on Cinema
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Satyajit Ray Edited by Sandip Ray
HarperCollins India
171 pages, R450
Ray wrote prolifically on cinema, and presented here are some of his hitherto uncollected writings on film. The essays include a tribute to silent cinema; the challenges of adapting literary work to the screen; and a peek into the experience of being both contestant and member of the jury at film festivals. Also includes photographs by and of the auteur.
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