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Arising from the Surface

Arising from the Surface

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📜 Overview: Taking an experimental approach to the relationship between the written text and moving image, Mani Kaul has a series of texts read aloud in voice-overs (poetry, essays, and stories), while the characters within the texts walk through real or imaginary landscapes.
🌏 Languages Available: Hindi
📆 Date Released: 1980-02-17
⌚ Running Time: 114 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.9

Beloved Cast

Gopi original image
Ramesh
Gopi
Vibhuti Jha original image
Madhav
Vibhuti Jha
Satyen Kumar original image
Satyen Kumar
M. K. Raina original image
Keshav
M. K. Raina

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