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Dir: Franz Osten

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Franz Osten

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of A Throw of Dice perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Two neighboring Indian kingdoms are ruled by cousins - King Ranjit and King Sohat. Unbeknownst to Ranjit, Sohat is plotting to seize control of his kingdom.

Dir: Franz Osten

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Franz Osten

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Die raffinierteste Frau Berlins perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Franz Osten

Lata (Devika Rani), daughter of a dancing girl, is brought up by social worker Mathuradas (Prasad) and is engaged to marry the rich Ranjit (Ashok Kumar) when the villain Chand (S.N. Tripathi) arrives to blackmail her with her undisclosed ancestry. Lata is forced to disclose the truth to Ranjit and the assembled wedding guests. Ranjit disowns her but they are reunited when Ranjit, blinded by an explosion, is nursed back to health by a devoted woman who turns out to be his wife.

Dir: Franz Osten

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Mamta perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A nationalist rural drama- Janmabhoomi was the first patriotic Hindi movie. The plot has Dr. Ajay Ghosh and his girl friend Protima working to improve the lives of Indian villagers, incurring the enmity of the local zamindar and his vicious, scheming henchman Sanatan. Ajay's relentless goodness eventually persuades the zamindar to bequeath his property to the hero, and general well-being reigns as class conflict is transmuted into class collaboration. The film includes the nationalist song 'Jai jai janani janmabhoomi' and other choruses with a similar thrust.

Dir: Franz Osten

A historical romance set in the Mughal Empire. Selima (Enakshi) is a princess-foundling raised by a potter and loved by her brother, Shiraz (Rai). She is abducted and sold as a slave to Prince Khurram, later Emperor Shah Jehan (Roy), who falls for her, to the chagrin of the wily Dalia (Seeta Devi). When Selima is caught with Shiraz, the young man is condemned to be trampled to death by an elephant. A pendant reveals Selima's royal status and she saves her brother, marries the prince and becomes Empress Mumtaz Mahal while Dalia is banned for her machinations against Selima. When Selima dies (1629), the emperor builds her a monument to the design of the now old and blind Shiraz, the Taj Mahal. The film contains a number of passionate kissing scenes.

Dir: Franz Osten

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Jeevan Naya perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A power struggle between mountain peasants who have been raising milk cows on common land and a village bailiff trying to gain power driving them off the land. Both have a ducal documents that states the opposite.

Dir: Franz Osten

A hunter provides meat for a monastery in the mountains and finds romance as well.

Dir: Franz Osten

After another successful performance at the Teatro Real, opera singer Carlo Baloni decides to spend the evening at a cabaret. The beautiful Giuseppa, with her amazing voice, appears on stage.