An American in Madras
(2013)
Directed by Karan Bali
this is a documentary on the American film maker Ellis R Dungan. An
American heads to India just as cinema is making the transition to
sound and becomes one of the pioneers of Tamil cinema.
This documentary is an
interesting look at one of the more unexpected careers in cinema
given how separate we imagine American and Indian film making to be.
The documentary does a good job of collecting together relevant
contributors and has moments of criticism as well as praise. While
this may not be a particularly deep documentary it is certainly an
interesting diversion for 80 minutes.
3/5
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