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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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