Indian Scenes (1906)
This is, for 1906, a strikingly ambitious prototype-documentary travelogue filmed in and around the cities now called Kolkata and Mumbai. It's full of precious, occasionally startling images, from an extended 'phantom ride' down busy Calcutta streets to thronging port life, street trading, even the cremation of a human body and the ritual decapitation of lambs on a Bombay street – a scene some viewers may find upsetting. This is a French production but, like many of the 'exotic' travel films so popular in early cinema, it travelled widely itself – hence this version, with English language intertitles.
Director: Maurice Hache, Camille Legrand
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 11 min
Release Date: March 3, 1906
Production: Pathé Frères
Language: No Language
Original Language: fr
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Indian Scenes about?
- This is, for 1906, a strikingly ambitious prototype-documentary travelogue filmed in and around the cities now called Kolkata and Mumbai. It's full of precious, occasionally startling images, from an extended 'phantom ride' down busy Calcutta streets to thronging port life, street trading, even the cremation of a human body and the ritual decapitation of lambs on a Bombay street – a scene some viewers may find upsetting. This is a French production but, like many of the 'exotic' travel films so popular in early cinema, it travelled widely itself – hence this version, with English language intertitles.
- Who directed Indian Scenes?
- Indian Scenes was directed by Maurice Hache, Camille Legrand.
- How long is Indian Scenes?
- Indian Scenes has a runtime of 11m (11 minutes).
- What genre is Indian Scenes?
- Indian Scenes is a Documentary film.