The Sword and the Flute

The Sword and the Flute

Release date : January 1, 1959
Runtime : 24m
Countries of origin : India / United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : James Ivory /
Writers : James Ivory /
Production companies : Merchant Ivory Productions /
January 1, 1959 24m India Documentary English More
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Visual images consist entirely of Indian miniature paintings, while an off-screen narrator traces the rise of this art form within the courts of Akbar (1542-1605), who united what is now India and Pakistan, and his son Jahangir (1569-1627). Two schools of the miniature paintings, done by anonymous artists, flourished after Akbar established unity and peace across what had been many smaller states: the Moghul (Islamic) school and the Rajput (Hindu) school. The Moghul paintings record the events of the court, while the Rajput school connects physical beauty and, in particular, the longing of women to the transcendent values of the spirit.
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  • title:The Sword and the Flute
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1959
  • Runtime:24m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: India · United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: James Ivory /
  • Writers: James Ivory ·
  • Production companies: Merchant Ivory Productions ·
  • Overview:Visual images consist entirely of Indian miniature paintings, while an off-screen narrator traces the rise of this art form within the courts of Akbar (1542-1605), who united what is now India and Pakistan, and his son Jahangir (1569-1627). Two schools of the miniature paintings, done by anonymous artists, flourished after Akbar established unity and peace across what had been many smaller states: the Moghul (Islamic) school and the Rajput (Hindu) school. The Moghul paintings record the events of the court, while the Rajput school connects physical beauty and, in particular, the longing of women to the transcendent values of the spirit.
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