INDIAN CINEMA AND BOLLYWOOD
Shanti Jayasekara Indian cinema and Bollywood The distinguishing feature of Indian cinema has always been uniqueness based on the tradition of national drama, even when the most serious movie plot is followed by songs and dances with the emphasis on musical compositions. It is quality of music and songs which are so crucial for success …
CITIZEN NOBODY
Shanti Jayasekara, PhD, Grand PhD When somebody asks him who he is and where he comes from, he says that he is nobody and comes from nowhere. His name is Emir Kusturica, also known as «the Fellini of the Balkans» and «Gypsy Tarantino». While Kusturica considers himself to be a man from the past, critics …
IN MEMORY OF TONINO GUERRA.
Prof. Jayasekera Santhi (Mahatma Shanti), PhD, Grand PhD. Recognition is an amazing phenomenon of public opinion expression. It is a response to the outstanding activities of a person, his merits and achievements. Recognition crowns fame and determines the duration of communication with an author regardless of the time of his actual existence. The chosen by …
CHARLES CHAPLIN : LIFE AND WORK
Santi Jayasekera (Mahatma Shanti), PhD, Grand PhD © 2014 IUFS Press Saint-Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television (Course Work) Introduction Talking about Charles Chaplin is easy and hard at the same time. Easy, because his life and activities are described in hundreds of publications, memoirs and studies. His genealogy is traced from great-grandparents …