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Pushpak

Singeeetam Srinivasa Rao | India | 1988 | 125' | | IFFR 2001

A rare and successful experiment to make a feature film with no dialogue (but with music and sound effects). It is a romance between an unemployed youth and a rich girl. She is a daughter of the magician who performs at the hotel called ‘Pushpak’. There are clever little distractions, for example an impossible drunkard and a loony assassin. This experiment without speech has become a hugely successful film in a country that has movies in at least six different languages.

Film details

Country of production
India
Year
1988
Festival edition
IFFR 2001
Length
125"
Medium/Format
35mm

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