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Before Midnight - A Portrait of India on Film 1899-1947 no cert, treat as PG
SCREENING Before Midnight offers access to an unparalleled collection of films from the BFI National Archive exploring life in India during the early 20th century. Some of the most potent records are to be found in the home movies - many of which are being made publicly available for the first time. The Maharajah of Jodhpur's home movies provide an epic portrait of princely power in the 1940s, whilst those of the Craster family offer an intimate picture of British family life. The programme of films and extracts takes us on a journey from the Northwest Frontier to Lahore, Rajasthan to Darjeeling and beyond. Before Midnight offers an unrivalled portrait of how lives - both Indian and British - were led across the Subcontinent before India gained its independence.
The subject matter includes sword dances, a school visit by a Salvation Army commissioner, kerosene-tin recycling, a fishing trip and an elephant procession - plus a chronicle of Gandhi's visit to Noakhali after the 1946 riots, shot by his great-nephew Kanu. There is also a glorious technicolour film about Delhi shot by the late Jack Cardiff, Oscar-winning cinematographer and former resident of Saffron Walden.
For further information about the films please click here
UK RELEASE 1906-1946
RUNNING TIME 86 minutes
COUNTRY India / UK
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