Trishna (Original title)
Dates: 2011 (Copyright), 09 March 2012 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, Sweden, IndiaDirector: Michael Winterbottom
Synopsis: Drama. In modern day India, Trishna falls in love with a wealthy young businessman newly arrived from Britain to work in his father's hotel.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: India, Domestic violence, Caste system
Releases
Date: 09 March 2012Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 113 mins 35 secs - Length: 10207 FeetDialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): Hindi / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Artificial Eye Film Company
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 113 mins 31 secs - Dialogue (original): Language: English / HindiDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: 'From carts to jet engines': the afterlife of Tess of the d'Urbervilles in Michael Winterbottom's TrishnaAuthor: Mendes, Ana CristinaArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses Michael Winterbottom's film 'Trishna' (2011), a loose adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' (1891) set in twenty-first-century India. Focuses on the film's representation of Indian economic prowess and the sexed Indian body, with reference to the concept of Orientalist representation.
Author: Kao, Vivian Y. Pages: xii, 252 pages
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-3611356
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: HD Cam SRDuration: 113:10 minutesLine standard: 1080BFI identifier: N-103364
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Film materials(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2011BFI identifier: N-103363
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2012BFI identifier: N-3671587
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-3611356
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access
Dates: 2011 (Copyright), 09 March 2012 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, Sweden, IndiaDirector: Michael Winterbottom
Synopsis: Drama. In modern day India, Trishna falls in love with a wealthy young businessman newly arrived from Britain to work in his father's hotel.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: India, Domestic violence, Caste system
Releases
Date: 09 March 2012Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 113 mins 35 secs - Length: 10207 FeetDialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): Hindi / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Artificial Eye Film Company
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 113 mins 31 secs - Dialogue (original): Language: English / HindiDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
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©: British Film Institute, ©: Trishna Films Ltd, Production Company: A Revolution Films production, In co-production with: BOB Film Sweden, Film i Väst, With support from: Swedish Film Institute, In association with: Anurag Kashyap Films, Made with the support of: UK Film Council's Film Fund, [Presented] In association with: Metrol Technology, VTR Media Investments, Presents: Head Gear Films, Presents: UK Film Council, International Sales Agent: Bankside Films, Executive Producer: Phil Hunt, Executive Producer: Compton Ross, Executive Producer: Shail Shah, Executive Producer: Andrew Eaton, Produced by: Melissa Parmenter, Produced by: Michael Winterbottom, Co-producer: Anna Croneman, Co-producer: Jessica Ask, India Co-producer: Anurag Kashyap, India Co-producer: Guneet Monga, Sunil Bohra, Co-producer: Anthony Wilcox, Line Producer: Alice Dawson, Line Producer: Sikhya Entertainment, Associate Producer: Wendy Brazington, Associate Producer: Elliott Ross, Associate Producer: Fenella Ross, Head of Development: Josh Hyams, Head of Film Fund: Tanya Seghatchian, Senior Production and Development Executive: Lizzie Francke, Story Editor: Bradley Quirk, Head of Production: Fiona Morham, Senior Business Affairs Executive: Geraldine Atlee, Production Finance: Amanda Pyne, For VTR Media Investments: Shail Shah, For Metrol Technology: Donna Pearson, Val Davidson, For Bankside Films: Hilary Davis, For Bankside Films: , For Bankside Films: Antonio Salas, For Bankside Films: Laure Vaysee, For Bankside Films: Alice Ramsey, Christopher Shilling, Key Accountant: Vivek Tiwari, Tushar Patel, Production Accountant: Rahim Shaikh, Production Manager: Amy Jackson, Production Manager: Achin Jain, Production Manager: Meraj Shaikh, Production Co-ordinator: Nitin Gupta, Production Co-ordinator: Ambica Setia, Production Accountant: Andrew Georgiou, Location Manager: Dilip Kungwani, Location Manager: Naved Farooqui, Post-production Supervisor: Amy Jackson, Production Assistant: Shilpa Manikar, Location Runner: Rahul Jadhav, Associate Director: Vasan Bala, 3rd Assistant Director: Shweta Tripathi, Director and Producer Assistant: Sophie Neave, Crowd Assistant Director: Hanish Kalia, Casting: Mukesh Chabra, Script Editor: Josh Hyams, Screenplay: Michael Winterbottom, Based on the novel 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' by: Thomas Hardy, Director of Photography: Marcel Zyskind, Director of Photography: Siddarth Diwan, Head Spot: Ram Mohanty, Spot: Krishna Behera, Camera Operator: Carlos Catalan, 1st Assistant Camera: Stefano Barabino, Focus Puller: Henry Landgrebe, Focus Puller: Ram Prasad, Focus Puller: Muruli Rudra Raju, Camera Assistant: Kevin Pereira, Camera Assistant: Harish Kumar Gowda, Camera Assistant: Anil Pingua, Camera Attendant: Soheb Siddiqui, Nikhil Arolkar, Gaffer: Seb Joseph, Grip: Fazal Khan, Visual Effects Designed by: The Brewery, Visual Effects Supervisor: Gus Martinez, Marc Knapton, Visual Effects Co-ordinator: Emma Symes, Digital Composition: Nick Dunn, Editor: Mags Arnold, 1st Assistant Editor: Marc Richardson, Production Designer: David Bryan, Standby Art Director: Vintee Bansal, 3D Artist: Rob Ride, Roto/Paint Artist: Matheus Lacava, Costume Design: Niharika Khan, Dancer Costumes: Jimmy, Wardrobe Supervisor: Namrata Karnani, Make-up and Hair Design: Sophie Slotover, Dancer Make-up: Anay, Main Titles Designed by: Central Station, Senior Colourist: Tom Russell, Assistant Colourist: Julian Biard, DI Colour Management: Kai Van Beers, Smoke Operator: Alec Eves, Dave Rose, QC Operator: Mungo Penfold, QC Operator: Mai Yoshida, QC Operator: Ammr Khalifa, QC Operator: Harrison Wall, Thom Byles, Original Score: Shigeru Umebayashi, Original Songs: Amit Trivedi, Viola: Edward Vandespar, 2nd Violin: Jacqueline Hartley, Ben Gunnery, Guitar: James Woodrow, 1st Violin/Leader: Peter Hanson, 1st Violin: Clara Biss, Julian Tear, 2nd Violin: Roger Garland, Viola: Tim Grant, Solo Cello: Sophie Harris, Cello: David Bucknall, Robert Max, Double Bass: Roger Linley, Keyboards/Synth: Jeff Leach, Orchestrator/Musical Director: Anthony Hinnigan, Music Supervisor: Nigel Barr, Score Recorded and Mixed by: Gary Thomas, Original Songs Recorded at: Mumbai Amit's, India & Premier Digital Studio Mumbai, Score Recorded and Mixed at: Angel Recording Studios, Orchestra Contractor: Paul Spong, Music Preparation: Ollie Taylor, Choreographer: Ganesh Acharya, Dance Co-ordinator: Ashish S. Pandari, Choreographer Assistant: Sanjeer Hawladar, Choreographer Assistant: Rahul Thombre, Jayshree Kelkar, Sound Recordist: Will Whale, Sound Recordist: Shashi Kasare, Sound Recordist: Jayadevan 'JD' Chakkadath, Sound Recordist: Jayadevan 'JD' Chakkadath, Boom Operator: Timothy Surrey, Boom Operator: Ramesh Birajdar, Re-recording Mixer: Per Boström, Supervising Sound Editor: Joakim Sundström, Assistant Sound Editor: Rebecca Daly, Sound Effects Editor: Christer Melén, Foley Supervisor: Matti Carlson, Foley Artist: Linda Brännström, Foley Artist: Martin Holm, Foley Recordist: Alex Häggström, Foley Editor: Fredrik Söderström, Stunt Driver: Rajinder Grover, ADR Dialect Coach: Rishi Raj Singh, Translations: Aashi Gahlot, Transport Co-ordinator: Nitin Gupta, Camera Equipment Supplied by: Prime Focus (India), Grip Equipment Supplied By: Delhi Flamingo Films, Lighting Equipment Supplied by: Delhi Flamingo Films, Lighting Equipment Supplier: Ganesh Hedge, Radios Supplied by: Rakesh Mehra - Kriti Productions, Rajesh Chopra - Onkar Films, Editing Equipment Supplied by: Revolution Films Limited, Transport Supplier: Mahavir Travels, Digital Grade: Prime Focus, DI Producer: Charlotte Collings, [DI] Production Assistant: Harriet Colson, Catering Co-ordinator: Sankalp Achrekar, Sound Studio: Ljudkollektivet GBG
Cast
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Freida Pinto (Trishna), Riz Ahmed (Jay), Roshan Seth (Mr Singh), Meeta Vasisht (Bhaanumathi), Harish Khanna (Vijay), Leela Madhauram (Devshri), Lakshman Madhauram (Lakshman), Pratiksha Singh (Pratiksha), Neet Mohan (Sandeep), Sam Hastings (Sam), Marc Richardson (Marc), Anurag Kashyap (Anurag), Kalki Koechlin (Kalki), Amit Trivedi (Amit), Chanchal Sharma (Chanchal), Manisha Kakran (Manisha), Meenakshi Singh (Rita), Shahin Mapker (Shahin), Poonam Kasekar (Poonam), Agnes Sonkar (Agnes), Ganesh Acharya (choreographer), Aakash Dahiya (Avit), Huma Qureshi (lead female dancer), Vicky Kaushal (lead male dancer), Shweta Tripathi (Shweta), Magan Singh (head waiter, Samode Bagh), Pushpendra Singh (Imran), Preeti Kochar (estate agent), Bhanu Sharma (Jain temple guide), Kavitha Seth (recording artist), Dr S.N. Purohit, Agarwal Dr (doctor), Ashik Khan (hotel worker), Suman Sharma (Trishna's aunt), Lal Singh Rathore (Trishna's uncle)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Adaptation v9 n2 2016 Pages: 221-233Title: 'From carts to jet engines': the afterlife of Tess of the d'Urbervilles in Michael Winterbottom's TrishnaAuthor: Mendes, Ana CristinaArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses Michael Winterbottom's film 'Trishna' (2011), a loose adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' (1891) set in twenty-first-century India. Focuses on the film's representation of Indian economic prowess and the sexed Indian body, with reference to the concept of Orientalist representation.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Postcolonial screen adaptation and the British novelAuthor: Kao, Vivian Y. Pages: xii, 252 pages
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-3611356
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access
Video materials(1)
Description: HD Cam SRDuration: 113:10 minutesLine standard: 1080BFI identifier: N-103364
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Film materials(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2011BFI identifier: N-103363
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2012BFI identifier: N-3671587
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-3611356
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access