About Cinema

Cinema is another wonderful gift of science.It has become one of the most popular sources of entertainment and enlightenment. Today it is usually called 'Motion pictures'. The first motion picture exhibited to a public audience was made in 1895 by the French brothers Louis and Auguste Lumiere. They developed their equipment from the Inventions of Thomas Alva Edison. The first commercial success was the American film 'The Great Train Robbery' with the screening of 'Harischandra' ,dawned the age of motion pictures in India.

It ran for eight weeks and every showing was accompanied by a Running commentary to explain the story. Alarm Ara in Hindustan was the first talkies film. In the beginning, the producers produced only the religious and mythological films. The People used to see these films with great interest. Almost all the stories of our great epics were filmed not only in Hindi but also in regional languages.

The emotion picture recorded a radical change in the theme, technique and treatment.

The taste and liking also changed. So social, historical and thrill films were produced. The Thirties-forties had been called the golden age of our film industry. There were eminent Directors,actors and actresses, story writers and play back singers. It is highly impossible to give the names of all artists and film personalities. The years 1942-45 Witnessed a boom in trade and industry in India. The cinema enjoyed its share of Prosperity. The picture depicted real, natural life. They were related to the actual life Of all sections of the people. Music, dance, dialogue and comic scenes were of great Standard.

In due course, the love of money brought in so called producers who had the slightest qualification for or knowledge of films. They wanted quick return. Adding to this the likings Of the people like the factory workers and students changed, the deterioration in the film Industry increased. In the name of entertainment the producers have taken up unnatural Romantic stories. All these stories are the same. There is hero, a heroine, and one or more villains. They go round the trees or a bush, run in the park or in the slopes of a hill, that is what we see in picture today.

So pictures of today make the character and the mind of students and youths more adaptive. The film Industry is successful only in debasing and depriving the national health and character. There must be a drastic change in film industry. so the producers and directors should evolve a plan, a strategy in film making so that they will be able to produce good films.

Learn everything about Dutch Cinema

 

Let's be honest. Dutch movies are not for everyone. Not everyone can stand it that Dutch films are once in a while very vulgar or blunt. You must, however, also realise that they can also simultaneously be very sensitive and touching. Another reason some people cannot appreciate Dutch movies is because of the somewhat harsh Dutch language. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Dutch cinema never really has done very well abroad.
 
Within it's own borders, however, it is immensely popular. 2011 was one of the years in which the most Dutch people went to the cinema to see their own national films. For instance, recent success movies are 'New Kids On the Block' and 'Gooische Vrouwen'. They are both typical Dutch culture movies that are probably not very interesting for foreigners as they rely heavily on a Dutch sense of humor. It is a great way to get to understand Dutch culture though.
 
The Dutch film industry remains pretty small with on average about 20 films per year. Outside the Dutch borders these movies have not received a lot of awards. Only three Dutch films have been awarded an Academy Award. I am of course talking about the prestigious Oscar for best foreign language film. The three films that have had the honour to receive the prize are 'The Assault (1986), Character (1997) and Antonia (1995). I feel that there are more movies that should have received international recognition.
 
Internationally there are some actresses, actors and filmmakers that have gathered a significant amount of fame. Perhaps most famous is the Dutch movie director Paul Verhoeven. We have seen his filmmaking talent in Hollywood blockbusters like 'Starship Troopers' and the cult classic 'Basic Instinct'. The most famous actors have got to be Jeroen Krabbe and Rutger Hauer who have both often played in big American production. A Dutch Actress to look out for is the young and talent Carice van Houten. On Dutch soil she play in pretty much every big film that is released, but also internationally she had some success. Most notably in the American film 'Valkyrie' with Tom Cruise about a failed assassination of Hitler. She can now also be admired in the immensely popular HBO TV series 'Game of Thrones'. Next month the first episodes of the second season will be broadcasted. Her character plays a pretty significant role in the books on which the series is based, so we can probably expect to see a lot of her!