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Trishna (Original title)
Dates: 2011 (Copyright), 09 March 2012 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, Sweden, India

Director: 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

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
In: Adaptation v9 n2 2016  Pages: 221-233
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.


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
Title: Postcolonial screen adaptation and the British novel
Author: Kao, Vivian Y.  Pages: xii, 252 pages