Visual images consist entirely of Indian miniature paintings, while an off-screen narrator traces the rise of this art form within the courts of Akbar (1542-1605), who united what is now India and Pakistan, and his son Jahangir (1569-1627). Two schools of the miniature paintings, done by anonymous artists, flourished after Akbar established unity and peace across what had been many smaller states: the Moghul (Islamic) school and the Rajput (Hindu) school. The Moghul paintings record the events of the court, while the Rajput school connects physical beauty and, in particular, the longing of women to the transcendent values of the spirit.
Credits
The Sword and the Flute Cast
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Character |
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Saeed Jaffrey
He was 29, 86 years old when he died
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as Narrator |
The Sword and the Flute Crew
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Department |
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James Ivory as Director. He was 30 (now 96) years old
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Directing |
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James Ivory as Editor. He was 30 (now 96) years old
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Editing |
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James Ivory as Producer. He was 30 (now 96) years old
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Production |
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James Ivory as Writer. He was 30 (now 96) years old
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Writing |
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Ravi Shankar as Music. He was 38 (92) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Chatur Lal as Music. He was 33 (39) years old when He died
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Sound |
