Shatranj ke khiladi [WorldCat Entities]

"Shatranj ke khilari"
"Schachspieler"
"Chess players"
"Joueurs d'échecs"
"chess players"
"Chess players [videorecording]"
"joueurs d'échecs"
"Chessplayers"
"Shatranj ke khiladi"

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"While the British plot the downfall of the Wazed Ali Shah, ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms in India, Ali Shah remains in seclusion in his palace composing poems and listening to music. His court advisors ignoring their responsibilities and families are exemplified by Mir and Mirza who spend their days playing chess."
"This drama about colonialism and indigenous culture is set in 1856 at the court of Wajid Ali Shah in Lucknow, the capital of Oudh. Features two parallel narratives. The first shows the interminable games of chess played by two hookah-smoking zamindars. The other dramatises the conflict between Wajid Ali Shah and General James Outram who represents Lord Dalhousie's treacherously implemented annexation policies. Wajid Ali is shown as a politically weak figure who surrenders to the British without a fight."
"The story follows two Indian noblemen whose obsession with a game of chess renders them oblivious to the treacherous and historic events happening around them."
"Set in 1856 at the court of Wajid ʻAli Shah in Lucknow, the capital of Oudh. Features two parallel narratives: the first shows the interminable games of chess played by two hookah-smoking zamindars; the other dramatises the conflict between Wajid ʻAli Shah and General Charles Outram who represents Lord Dalhousie's annexation policies. depicts Wajid ʻAli Shah as a politically weak figure who surrenders to the British without a fight."
"The kingdom of Oudh has a gently decadent Nawab (king), who is busy being a poet, composer, singer, dancer, and choreographer, but not a ruler. Mirza and Mir are old friends, living in the capital city off ancestral wealth and taxes on their lands. As the king is obsessed with his artistic endeavors, the friends are obsessed with shatranj (chess). In 1856, the East India Company sends General Outram, the British Resident of Lucknow, to take over the kingdom, under the charge of misrule. The king dithers, the friends play chess. British troops march into the city; the king surrenders without a fight, and the friends remove to a distant village so they can play in peace."
"This colourful period drama about colonialism and indigenous culture is set in 1856 at the court of Wajid Ali Shah in Lucknow, the capital of Oudh. It features two parallel narratives: the first shows the interminable games of chess played by two hookah-smoking zamindars; the other dramatises the conflict between Wajid Ali Shah and General Charles Outram who represents Lord Dalhousie's treacherously implemented annexation policies. Wajid Ali is shown as a politically weak figure who surrenders to the British without a fight."
"Le documentaire présente le plus réalisateur bengali, Satyajit Ray. Il parle de sa vie, de son oeuvre, se rappelle comment il développa sa propre vision de la mise en scène, et en quoi les encouragements de sa mère à faire des études l'aidèrent à comprendre ce qu'il pouvait et ne pouvait pas faire de sa vie."
"While the British plot the downfall of the Wazed Ali Shah, ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms in India, Ali Shah remains in seclusion in his palace composing poems and listening to music. His court advisors Mir and Mirza ignore their responsibilities and spend their days playing chess."
"En 1856, à Lucknow, la capitale du royaume d'Oudh, deux riches amis s'adonnent à leur passion pour les échecs, négligeant leurs épouses et le reste du monde. Pendant ce temps, un général britanniquerécemment nommé décrète la destitution du roi-poète Wajid Ali Shah. La chute annoncée du dernier nabah perturbera à jamais le confort des joueurs d'échecs."
"This drama about colonialism and indigenous culture is set in 1856 at the court of Wajid Ali Shah in Lucknow, the capital of Oudh. Features two parallel narratives. The first shows the interminable games of chess played by two hookah-smoking zamindars. The other dramatises the conflict between Wajid Ali Shah and General Charles Outram who represents Lord Dalhousie's treacherously implemented annexation policies. Wajid Ali is shown as a politically weak figure who surrenders to the British without a fight."
"This period drama about colonialism and indigenous culture is set in 1856 at the court of Wajid Ali Shah in Lucknow, in India. It features two parallel narratives: the first shows the interminable games of chess played by two hookah-smoking zamindars; the other dramatises the conflict between Wajid Ali Shah and General Charles Outram. Wajid Ali is shown as a politically weak figure who surrenders to the British without a fight."
"Ray brings an extra dimension to the merging of fact with fiction in the historical genre of the Indian cinema. While the East India Co, completes a bloodless takeover of the independent Indian state of Oudh in 1856 through the agency of the British administration, two nawabs obsessively play chess. The dividing line between the personal and the political progressively narrows."
"This is a colorful period drama about colonialism and indigenous culture set in 1856 at the court of Wajid Ali Shah in Lucknow. Beginning with an animated cartoon about the British annexation policy (featuring the voice of Amitabh Bachchan), this film features two narratives: the first is based on Premchand's short story about two hookah-smoking zamindars playing interminable games of chess; the second dramatizes the conflict between Wajid and General Charles Outram."
"In the kingdom of Awadh, rich landowners Meer and Mirza pour every ounce of passion into a never-ending game of chess. Without thinking of their responsibilities to their families and the political uprising in the kingdom, the two men just keep playing."
""Set in the knigdom of Oudh during the last days of the Moghul Empire, 'The Chess Players' marked the first time that the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray worked outside of his native Bengal. The story follows two Indian noblemen whose obsession with the game of chess renders them oblivious to the treacherous and historic events happening around them. In one of his finest performances. Richard Attenborough stars as General Outram,the British officer who covertly manoeuvres on behalf of the East India Company to seize control of the region and depose its King. One of Ray's most ambitious and expensive productions, 'The Chess Players' is a masterful and visually stunning historical drama."--container."