Deep Focus: Reflections on Cinema, Satyajit Ray is acknowledged to be one of the worlds finest film-makers. This book brings together some of his most cerebral writings on film.With the economy and precision that marked his films, Ray writes on the art and craft of cinema, pens an ode to silent cinema, discusses the problems in adapting literary works to film, pays tribute to contemporaries like Godard and Uttam Kumar, and even gives us a peek into his experiences at film festivals, both as a jury member and as a contestant. Including fascinating photographs by and of the master, Deep Focus not only reveals Rays engagement with cinema but also provides an invaluable insight into the mind of a genius.
Deep Focus: Reflections on Cinema
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Deep Focus: Reflections on Cinema, Satyajit Ray is acknowledged to be one of the worlds finest film-makers. This book brings together some of his most cerebral writings on film.With the economy and precision that marked his films, Ray writes on the art and craft of cinema, pens an ode to silent cinema, discusses the problems in adapting literary works to film, pays tribute to contemporaries like Godard and Uttam Kumar, and even gives us a peek into his experiences at film festivals, both as a jury member and as a contestant. Including fascinating photographs by and of the master, Deep Focus not only reveals Rays engagement with cinema but also provides an invaluable insight into the mind of a genius.
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Penguin Books
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