{"product_id":"shadow-craft-9789369521944","title":"Shadow Craft","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gayathri Prabhu\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic India\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic India\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - Direction \u0026amp; Production\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe years between Indian independence (1947) and the dominance of colour cinema (early 1960s) saw the emergence and fruition of a distinct, confident, and nuanced black and white aesthetic in Hindi mainstream cinema. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShadow Craft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an ardent and immersive study of cinematic craftings that emblematise the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eoeuvres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of Kamal Amrohi, Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Bimal Roy, Guru Dutt, and Abrar Alvi. Films such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAag\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1948), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMahal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1949), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSeema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1955), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePyaasa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1957), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSujata\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1959), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKagaz Ke Phool \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1959), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSahib Bibi Aur Ghulam \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1962), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBandini \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1963) remain formative to the visual psyche of generations of South Asian viewers. This enduring visual language demonstrates a minutely attuned and sympathetic camera, evocative pools of shadow, affect-rich atmospheric composition, and the visual autonomy of performance. With seventy five rare and curated images from the archives, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShadow Craft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoffers for the first time a consolidated and intimate journey through this pioneering black and white cinema aesthetic at its most expressive and climactic moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic India","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47728841359511,"sku":"9789369521944","price":390.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789369521944.webp?v=1777273855","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/shadow-craft-9789369521944","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}