| Description |
2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (22 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm) |
| Contents |
Special feature: Making the Mahabharata (ca. 55 min.) |
| Summary |
The Mahabharata (which can be translated as 'The Poetical History of Humanity') is an epic tale of two sets of cousins: the Pandavas, the five sons of Pandu, the king of Hastinapura, and the Kauravas, the one hundred sons of Pandu's brother, Dhritarashtra. The eldest brother of each set of cousins claims the throne of Hastinapura for himself and a struggle arises between them. At first the kingdom is divided, but, as a result of a rigged gambling match, the eldest of the Pandavas, Yuddhishtira, loses his half, and he and his brothers are forced into exile for thirteen years, after which time they will be given back their kingdom. However, when the eldest of the Kauravas, Duryodhana, refuses to do so the two sets of cousins gather their armies and go to war |
| Notes |
Adapted from the play by Jean-Claude Carrière ; based on the RSC/CICT stage production |
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Booklet contains introductory and explanatory text written by Brook and Carriere, synopses of the three stories and full production credits |
| Credits |
Director of photography, William Lubtchansky ; editor, Nicolas Gaster ; music, Toshi Tsuchitori, Djamchid Chemirani, Kudsi Erguner, Kim Menzer, Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh ; songs interpreted by Sarmila Roy ; music produced by Philippe Eidel |
| Cast |
Urs Bihler (Dushassana), Ryszard Cieslak (Dhritharashtra), Georges Corraface (Duryodhana), Mamadou Dioumé (Bhima), Miriam Goldschmidt (Kunti), Jeffrey Kissoon (Karna), Sotigui Kouyate (Bhisma), Tuncel Kurtiz (Shakuni), Robert Langdon Lloyd (Vyasa), Vittorio Mezzogiorno (Arjuna), Bruce Myers (Ganesha/Krishna), Yoshi Oida (Drona), Hélène Patarot (Gandhari), Mallika Sarabhai (Draupadi), Andrzej Seweryn (Yudhishthira), Tapa Sudana (Pandu/Shiva) |
| Event |
Originally produced as a television mini-series in 1989 |
| Notes |
Rated: PG |
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DVD ; NTSC ; enhanced for 16:9 TVs ; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround; region 2 |
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In English ; optional sub-titles for the hearing impaired |
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Available for Deakin staff and students only |
| Subject |
Krishna (Hindu deity) -- Drama.
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| SUBJECT |
Mahābhārata http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96011805 -- Adaptations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012498
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| Subject |
Hinduism -- Sacred books -- Drama.
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Epic poetry, Sanskrit -- Film and video adaptations
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Adaptations.
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Drama.
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Sacred works.
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Birkett, Michael, 1929-
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Lichtenstein, Harvey.
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Kustow, Michael.
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Brook, Peter, 1925-
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Carrière, Jean-Claude, 1931-
Mahabharata. English
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Estienne, Marie-Hélène.
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Propper, Michel.
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Bihler, Urs.
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Cieślak, Ryszard, 1937-1990.
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Corraface, Georges, 1952-
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Dioumé, Mamadou.
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Goldschmidt, Miriam.
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Kissoon, Jeffrey.
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Kouyaté, Sotigui.
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Kurtiz, Tuncel.
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Langdon Lloyd, Robert.
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Mezzogiorno, Vittorio, 1941-1994.
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Myers, Bruce.
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Oida, Yoshi.
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Patarot, Hélène.
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Sarabhai, Mallika.
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Seweryn, Andrzej.
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Sudana, Tapa
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Lubtchansky, William.
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Gaster, Nicolas.
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Tsuchitori, Toshiyuki, 1950-
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Chemirani, Djamchid.
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Erguner, Kudsi.
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Menzer, Kim.
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Tabrizizadeh, Mahmoud.
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Roy, Sarmila.
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Eidel, Philippe.
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M.P. Productions.
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Channel Four (Great Britain)
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Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Centre national de la cinématographie (France)
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Centre for International Theatre Creations
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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