On December 14th, India will open the centenary celebrations of the birth of a legend, Raj Kapoor, actor, director and producer considered to be ‘the greatest showman’ of Indian cinema. But the brilliant actor was also the director of ten films that renewed the forms and tonalities of popular Hindi cinema, giving the expression of the most diverse emotions a depth they had never before attained. Raj Kapoor’s aesthetic ambitions make him an unlikely synthesis of Renoir, Capra, a touch of Welles and, of course, Chaplin – his vagabond character unabashedly embracing this inspiration.
With the supoort of the Indian Embassy in France.
The Vagabond (Awara), by Raj KAPOOR — India · 1951 · FIC · 193’
Monsieur 420 (Shree 420), by Raj KAPOOR — India · 1955 · FIC · 168’
Anari, by Hrishikesh MUKHERJEE — India · 1959 · FIC · 166′
The Land Where the Ganges Flows (Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai), by Radhu KARMAKAR — India · 1960 · FIC · 167’
The Third Oath (Teesri Kasam), by Basu BHATTACHARYA — India · 1966 · FIC · 159’