Short film
Calcutta
1970 · 19 min
A quiet, observational gaze into hardship, finding warmth and vitality in music and daily life.
- Directed by
- Paul Cox
- Genres
- Documentary
- Overview
- Calcutta is one of India’s largest cities. Paul Cox’s camera explores the lives of the poorest of its inhabitants. Filled with the vibrant sounds of Indian music, the culture of the people of Calcutta is rich and vital despite the harsh conditions in which they live.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Survival, class, isolation
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Paul Cox
- Genres
- Documentary