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India Arthouse
From Cinebella
Press Release
July 9, 2003
Cinebella Home Entertainment is proud to announce the launch of ‘India Art House’. India Art house will be bringing out more than 80 feature films over the course of the 2003-4, focusing on internationally acclaimed films by Indian film makers. Often characterized as art films, these seminal works had been critically acclaimed worldwide in film festivals and art house audiences worldwide. Showcasing the finest works of auteur filmmakers from India, this continuing series is designed to introduce world class Indian film to audiences worldwide. The selection of films covers a wide spectrum of languages and genres ranging from directors like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Tapan Sinha, Shyam Benegal, Aparna Sen and many others.
Each of these features have been painstakingly restored, color corrected and packaged with bonus material, filmographies and bio’s to salute each of these internationally acclaimed film makers. Each film is sub-titled in English and French along with remastered sound.
Summer 2003 releases:
August 1st
Shyam Benegal’s ‘Suraj ka Satwan Ghoda’-The Seventh Horse of the Sun; often acknowledged as Bengal’s finest work – Sure Ka Satwan Ghoda is a masterpiece and a huge film festival favorite. The film is a brilliant execution of Dharamvir Bharti’s masterpiece. Rajit Kapoor excels in this human drama along with fantastic support performances by Amrish Puri and Neena Gupta. The film Is subtitled in English & French.
G.V Iyer’s ‘Adi Shankaracharya’ is a spiritual film and one the few in the annals of Indian cinema in Sanskrit. The film has received a number of national awards and is a lyrical story of the founder of the advaita philosophy. In essence, it is a deeper quest for the true origins of Hinduism.
Cinebella’s one world One Music Brand will be launching the first ever-live concert Pandit HARI PRASAD CHAURSIA. Recorded live in Mumbai, the DVD features Pandit Hari Prasad Performing Raag Miya ki Malhar, Desh and a Thumri. . Detailed liner notes accompany the DVD. A must for any Connoisseur.
Aug 15
Acclaimed film maker Govind Nihalani’s ‘Party’ is a prime example of the rich traditions of ‘Indian neo-realistic cinema’. Superbly crafted, the film examines the conflicts of social class and the growing middle class in Indian society. Featuring the talent of acclaimed theatrical personalities like Om Puri, Rohini Hattangadi and others, it is a prime example of great film making coming out the Indian parallel cinema movement of the seventies. The film Is subtitled in English & French.
Vijay Mehta’s critically acclaimed film ‘Pestonjee’ is a gentle wry look at India’s Parsi community. Featuring some of India’s finest actors, namely Nasserudin Shah, Anupam Kher and the versatile Shabana Azmi, this film sets the tone for neo-realistic Indian cinema. Beautifully paced, and extremely well acted, this film is an early example of the range of story telling in contemporary Indian cinema. The film is subtitled in English & French.
In support of experimental cinema, Cinbella is proud to release Sujit saraf’s critically acclaimed debut feature ‘BUGABOO’. Bugaboo has been appreciated at different film festivals and is ‘Cinema Verite†at its best according to the Times of India. The Story is based in the Silicon Valley and is a wry, humourous look at the Indian engineers life in the valley.
For review copies, please contact Vishesh Sharma: 732 494 9155; fax: 732 549 9765
About Cinebella
Cinebella is a specialized boutique distribution company focused on feature films from India targeted at the growing international market for foreign films. The Language in its natural medium lends itself to a wider audience than most other art forms. Indian filmmakers have prodigious bodywork that has often been restricted only to festival audience. While the body of Indian films encompasses a wide range of features, Cinebella focuses on those that have an ability to tell universal stories.
Started in 2002 by Hollywood Producer Deepak Nayer, Entertainment entrepreneur Suri gopalan, And Bombay based film maker Mahesh Mathai as a voice of alternate Indian feature films, the company has distributed more than seven critically art house feature films in a short span of 12 months. By focusing on works of classic art house from India direct to DVD, Diaspora and stylized art house films on theatrical and video in North America, Cinebella has created a momentum of releases that are breaking out of the niche market. In the process, Cinebella has created a much-needed commercial market for alternate Indian fare that has a broader range of acceptability than traditional Hollywood fare.
Mainstream media including the New York Times and Los Angles times has critically appreciated the Beyond Bollywood, “India Art House†and “One World One music†brands. Cinebella’s releases this year have included Deepa Mehta’s Commercial hit ‘Bollywood Hollywoodâ€, Arjun Sajnani Festival hit ‘Agnivarsha’, Somnath Sen diaspora Favorite ‘Leela an Piyush dinkar Pandya’s breakaway hit ’American desi.
Cinebella’s summer art house release is award-winning features ‘Bhopal express’,
Maya’ and ‘Let’s Talk’. Cinebella will progress to video on demand and harnessing broadband services to distribute its alternate fare. With captive market of over 2 million households in the united states, that are ethnically inclined to watch Cinebella feature films, its also intends to market itself to the fast growing international art house film market.
The company has an ambitious release plan of over 80 art house films that have been licensed from filmmakers like Satyajit ray, Mrinal Sen, Govind Nihalani, Aparna Sen and Santosh Sivan. The Company will release Shyam Bengal’s seminal work Bharat Ek Khoj- The Discovery of India. A 20 Volume DVD release, it will be first of its kind in the Indian American Market.
Forthcoming releases include films by Aparna Sen, Tapan Sinha, Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and others…
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