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The Creation of Woman

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This 14-minute film talks about the Hindu god Brahma's creation of life, the world and of course the first woman. Saeed Jaffrey narrates the story as dancers Bhaskar, Dinu and Anjali Devi "act" out the story.

Release Date : 1961-05-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Trident Films

Production Country : United States of AmericaIndia

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury

Character Name : Dancers

Original Name : Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury

Gender : Male

Dinu

Character Name : Dancers

Original Name : Dinu

Gender : Male

Anjali Devi

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Anjali Devi

Gender : Female

Dinu

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Dinu

Gender : Male

Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury

Gender : Male

Saeed Jaffrey

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Saeed Jaffrey

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-26

Whilst certainly not demonstrating the most politically correct nor scientific of rationale, this is still quite a stylishly depicted dance through the Hindu mythology of the Creation. God creates animals, plants and man - then realises that he has little left from which to create woman. Inspired, he combines some of the most delicate and beautiful elements together and so allows man to have a companion. After a week, though, he returns to God begging for her to be taken back. She never shuts up! God agrees to take her back, but soon man pines for her and requests her back. Again God agrees, but when man reaches the end of his tether once more and wants shot of her, God tells them to stop whinging and get on with it! Though it's a little on the slow side, there is some fine and intricate dancing here and the costumier has excelled at dressing these dancers beautifully. Worth a watch, I'd say.