"The Avalanche" Film Screening at Habitat World, IHC, Lodhi Road > 7pm on 22nd August 2012

Time : 7:00 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Place : Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1 to 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 ( Bikes & Bicycles )
Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Stations - 'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)Exit Gate-1' & 'Khan Market(Violet Line)'
Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Details : 'The Avalanche' English Film Screening. The Avalanche is an important feature film in the history of the early alternative cinema movement of India. It is the first film to be shot entirely outdoors, on location, at 16,000 ft. in the Kulu mountain. This historic archival film has a music score by Pt. Ravi Shankar, assisted by the eminent musician, Vijay Raghav Rao and featured lead singer, the well known classical Vocalist Laxmi Shankar. Winner of the President of India's
Award for Best Film in English, 1964, it won top awards at the Locarno, Frankfurt and Mannheim International Film Festivals. An apocryphal tale of unrequited love in the high Himalayas, The Avalanche is a story told by a ‘sadhu’ who is both a participant in the drama and a witness to its unfolding.

Language : English

Year : 1960

Duration : 90mins

Director : Serbjeet Singh 

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"The Avalanche" Film Screening at Habitat World, IHC, Lodhi Road > 7pm on 22nd August 2012 "The Avalanche" Film Screening at Habitat World, IHC, Lodhi Road > 7pm on 22nd August 2012 Reviewed by DelhiEvents on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 Rating: 5

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