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Biopics as Visual Palimpsest: Mapping Social Hegemonies in Bandit Queen.
- Source :
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Quarterly Review of Film & Video . Nov/Dec2018, Vol. 35 Issue 8, p770-786. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The article highlights use of biopics as a form of representation of life narrative of Phoolan Devi, the protagonist of Bandit Queen, film. Topics discussed include exploration of the cinematic representation of banditry in India; views on brief profile of Phoolan Devi regarding work and life; and mentions Eric Hobsbawm's social bandit model to analyze the transformation of lives such as Phoolan Devi into bandits.
- Subjects :
- *INDIAN films
*BRIGANDS & robbers in motion pictures
*ROBBERY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10509208
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Quarterly Review of Film & Video
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135649632
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10509208.2017.1381005