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The Mahabharata (1989)

The Mahabharata poster
Directed by
Peter Brook
Genre
epic film
Country
France
Length
1 season, 3 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is an adaptation of the ancient Hindu epic about a dynastic struggle for a throne. It follows the feud between two families of cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, leading to a great war.

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What happens

The Mahabharata is a 1989 television miniseries and film adaptation of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, directed by Peter Brook. It is based upon the French-language stage play based on the epic, written by Jean-Claude Carrière and directed by Brook in 1985. The film features a large ensemble cast, including Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Andrzej Seweryn, Georges Corraface, Mallika Sarabhai, Miriam Goldschmidt, Jeffrey Kissoon, Sotigui Kouyaté, Ciarán Hinds, and Erika Alexander. The musical score was composed by Toshiyuki Tsuchitori, drawing upon the work of Rabindranath Tagore. Brook's original stage production was nine hours in length and toured worldwide for four years. In 1989, this abridged adaptation, just short of six hours, was made as a miniseries. This was in return edited into a nearly three-hour cut for theatrical release, which premiered at the 46th Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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