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Producer: The Chogyal of Sikkim |
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Script, Music, Narration and Direction: Satyajit Ray |
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Photography: Soumendu Roy |
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Duration: 52 mins. Colour |
| Sikkim is a small principality in the Himalayas and this documentary, officially commissioned by the ruler (The Chogyal), intends to show what life in this country was like. The film has suffered a double censorship: that of the film's commissioners, who cut out some images that they found disagreeable; and that of the Indian government, which looked askance at these images dedicated to a monarchy, when Sikkim was reconnected to India in 1975. Notably suppressed is the moment when we see the crowd prostrating itself in front of the ruler. |
