Hanuman For an Indian viewer, the question raised by Nolan’s Odyssey is almost irresistible. Why should Homer have all the fun? India possesses not one but an extraordinary constellation of epic and mythological traditions. The Ramayana and Mahabharata have survived not merely as texts but as living traditions, continuously retold through languages, theatre, dance, painting, folk performance, television and cinema. WeContinue reading “From Odysseus to Hanuman — II”
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From Odysseus to Hanuman — I
Odysseus What does a filmmaker do when he has almost unlimited technological power and chooses to tell a story that is nearly three thousand years old? Christopher Nolan’s answer is The Odyssey. It is an audacious choice even for a filmmaker whose career has been built on audacity. He has taken one of the foundational worksContinue reading “From Odysseus to Hanuman — I”
