基本説明
As single-screen cinemas disappear across India, a remarkable cultural heritage is fading away, leaving behind silent halls, abandoned projectors and the echoes of a once-vibrant popular cinema.
For nearly two decades, photographers Elisabeth Christeler and Simon Edelstein travelled throughout India in search of these disappearing movie theatres, whether abandoned or still in use. From faded façades and creaking ticket booths to spectators dozing in the heat, their work captures a cinephile India that is exuberant, intimate and profoundly human. This book offers a visual and narrative journey through more than a century of popular cinema culture, presented as a final screening before extinction.
Full Description
Beautiful, haunting photographs of abandoned cinemas in India. The ultimate visual reference from skilled photographers.
An outstanding photographic report which draws attention to the often dramatic fate of India's abandoned heritage and its frequently forgotten beauty.
In India, large movie theatres are shutting down one after another. Crushed by the rise of multiplexes and undermined by destructive urban policies, thousands of single-screen cinemas have closed their doors, leaving behind torn seats, silent projectors, and the memories of a popular, vibrant, and lively cinema culture.
For nearly 20 years, Simon Edelstein and Elisabeth Christeler travelled across India in search of these abandoned or still-standing venues. Faded façades, creaking ticket booths, drowsy spectators dozing in the heat... Through their lens, we discover a cinephile India - exuberant and deeply human— like a final screening before extinction.
