India: Matri Bhumi (1958)
- Directed by
- Roberto Rossellini
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film blends documentary and fiction to show everyday life in India. It follows several human and animal stories across Indian landscapes.
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What happens
India: Matri Bhumi is a 1959 Italian documentary film-fiction hybrid film directed by Roberto Rossellini. The film combines the Neorealist style Rossellini helped develop in his native Italy with poetic voice-over narration. One of the writers for the screenplay was Iranian diplomat Fereydoun Hoveyda. It was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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