The Sword and the Flute 1959
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Visual images consist entirely of Indian miniature paintings, while an off-screen narrator traces the rise of this art form within the courts of Akbar (1542-1605), who united what is now India and Pakistan, and his son Jahangir (1569-1627). Two schools of the miniature paintings, done by anonymous artists, flourished after Akbar established unity and peace across what had been many smaller states: the Moghul (Islamic) school and the Rajput (Hindu) school. The Moghul paintings record the events of the court, while the Rajput school connects physical beauty and, in particular, the longing of women to the transcendent values of the spirit.
- Title: The Sword and the Flute
- Year: 1959
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: India, United States of America
- Studio: Merchant Ivory Productions
- Director: James Ivory
- Cast: Saeed Jaffrey
- Crew: James Ivory (Director), T. Visvanathan (Music), James Ivory (Producer), James Ivory (Writer), Mindaugus Bagdon (Cinematography), D.R. Parvatikar (Music)
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- Release: Jan 01, 1959
- Runtime: 24 minutes
- IMDb: 4.30 / 10 by 3 users
- Popularity: 1
- Budget: $0
- Revenue: $0
- Language: English
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