Ajantrik
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Ajantrik is a 1958 Indian Bengali film, directed by Ritwik Ghatak, that explores a taxi driver's emotional attachment to his dilapidated car and is regarded as an early example of Indian avant-garde cinema.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ajantrik canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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avant-garde film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story by Subodh Ghosh ⓘ |
| carName | Jagaddal ⓘ |
| centralObject | dilapidated taxi ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Dilip Ranjan Mukherjee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Indian ⓘ |
| distributor | Aurora Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
alienation
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emotional attachment to machines ⓘ human–machine relationship ⓘ industrialization ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Chota Nagpur Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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avant-garde cinema ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasBlackAndWhitePhotography | true ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bimal
NERFINISHED
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Jagaddal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackComposer | Ali Akbar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInLists | notable Indian art films ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bimal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ali Akbar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of Indian avant-garde cinema
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experimental narrative style ⓘ use of sound to characterize a car ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian parallel cinema movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ritwik Ghatak Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | taxi driver ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | classic of Indian parallel cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 113 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ritwik Ghatak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-independence India ⓘ |
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