Sanskrit epic comes to life on the screen

Document author(s):
Judy Stone
Document source:
San Francisco Chronicle
Publication date:
1990 Aug 10
Document language:
English
Document type:
review
Number of pages:
1
Source pagination:
E4
Document contains:
production co
Related films:
  • The Mahabharata — Brook, Peter — Australia; Belgium; Denmark; Finland; France; Iceland; Japan; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Sweden; Great Britain; United States; Ireland — 1989
Film country(ies):
Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States
Film language(s):
English
Film production company:
Belgische Radio en Televisie, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Centre National de la Cinématographie, Channel 3 Finland, Channel 4 Television Corporation, Danmarks Radio, La Sept Cinéma, Nederlandse Omroepstichting, Norsk Rikskringkasting, Pioneer LDC, Inc., Productions du 3ème étage, Radio Telefís Éireann, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa, Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Stöðvar 2, and Sveriges Television
Film genre(s):
Adaptation, Drama, Fantasy, and Feature
Film subject(s):
  • Bharata (Hindu mythology) -- Drama
  • Epic poetry, Sanskrit -- Drama
  • India -- Drama
  • Krishna (Hindu deity) -- Drama
  • Mahabharata
  • Mahabharata -- Film and video adaptations
  • Mythology, Hindu -- Drama
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review titled Sanskrit epic comes to life on the screen, source: San Francisco Chronicle
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