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Ollia Horton

French festival celebrates diversity of vintage Indian cinema

Scene from the film Thaneer Thaneer ("Water Water") by Indian director Kailasam Balachander, 1981, screened as part of the Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes. © Film Heritage Foundation India

The 44th edition of the Festival des 3 Continents has opened in the western French city of Nantes. This year’s event honours Indian cinema, with an eclectic programme dedicated to the golden years of filmmaking from 1970 through to 1990.

Over the next two weeks, audiences in Nantes and in cinemas throughout the Loire-Atlantique region can feast their eyes on 90 fiction and documentary feature films from Latin America, Asia and Africa.

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