Forest of Bliss

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Forest of Bliss is a 1986 ethnographic documentary film by Robert Gardner that portrays daily life and death rituals in the Indian city of Varanasi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf documentary film
ethnographic documentary film
cinematographyBy Robert Gardner NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts Hindu funeral rites
cremation rituals on the Ganges
everyday life along the Ganges River
director Robert Gardner NERFINISHED
distributor Documentary Educational Resources NERFINISHED
editedBy Robert Gardner NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Ghats of Varanasi NERFINISHED
banks of the Ganges River
focusesOn relationship between life and death
ritual practice in urban India
genre anthropological film
documentary
ethnographic film
hasCriticalReception widely studied in anthropology and film studies
hasHomeMediaRelease DVD
hasMinimalDialogue true
hasNoVoiceoverNarration true
hasSubject Hinduism NERFINISHED
mortuary rituals
urban religious practices
mainSubject Varanasi NERFINISHED
daily life in Varanasi
death rituals
medium 16 mm film
notableFor influence on visual anthropology
lack of explanatory commentary
observational style
originalLanguage English
partOf Robert Gardner filmography
portrays Hindu priests
funeral workers
pilgrims in Varanasi
street life in Varanasi
producer Robert Gardner NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1986
releaseYear 1986
runtime approximately 90 minutes
screenedAt anthropological film festivals
setting India NERFINISHED
Varanasi NERFINISHED
subjectOf academic analysis in visual anthropology
title Forest of Bliss NERFINISHED

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Robert Gardner (anthropologist and filmmaker) notableWork Forest of Bliss
subject surface form: Robert Gardner
Robert Gardner notableWork Forest of Bliss