The Sword and the Flute

The Sword and the Flute

1959
24m
4.3

4.3/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary
Overview

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Merchant Ivory Productions
Production Countries
India United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1959
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0209395

Cast

Saeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey

Narrator

Key Crew

James Ivory
Director
James Ivory
Writer
James Ivory
Producer

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