#FilmShortFridays: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke’s “Lanka Dahan” (1917); score by Jon Silpayamanant
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#FilmShortFridays: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke’s “Lanka Dahan” (1917); score by Jon Silpayamanant
May 24 @ 12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
“Lanka Dahan (English: Lanka Aflame) is a 1917 Indian silent film directed by Dadasaheb Phalke. Phalke also wrote the film based on an episode of the Hindu epic Ramayana, credited to Valmiki. The film was Phalke’s second feature film after the 1913 Raja Harishchandra, which was the first Indian full-length feature film. Phalke also directed various short films in between.”
The score is an excerpt from the “Mae Mai Suite” (2024) by Saw Peep artistic director, Jon Silpayamanant.
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