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Topic: In India, Old Projectors Never Die.
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Claus Harding
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From: Washington DC
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted January 14, 2010 11:31 AM
A nice moment, showing how simple it can be, and yet how profound that 'magic lamp' is. The last paragraph in the piece reminds me a bit of us
"Amit Madheshiya, winner Arts & Entertainment category, Family Business Some of those enamoured by the first grainy images of cinema had brought a projector in 1940s Bombay. As the first images whirred to life on a taut white cloth raised in clearings in villages, a novel cultural experience presented itself before audiences who sat agape, witnessing the magic. Gradually, old projectors found themselves carted off into dusty villages by maverick lawyers, doctors and producers who formed the first touring cinema companies. Till today, the same projectors- though modified and much Indianized - have been handed down like heirlooms across generations spanning more than six decades." (Picture and quote from The Independent of London.)
Claus.
-------------------- "Why are there shots of deserts in a scene that's supposed to take place in Belgium during the winter?" (Review of 'Battle of the Bulge'.)
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