Purna / Apurna
Finished / Unfinished, the Rock-cut Temples of Masrur
2015
India
240 minutes
Hindi
The 8th-century craftsmen left Shiva’s rock-cut temple in Masrur unfinished. An earthquake left it half destroyed. From the forest to the heart of the temple, the film follows the ancient plans, step by step. The rock breathes. What remains becomes a sign of the non-apparent.
Amit Dutta
Amit Dutta is a filmmaker based in India. He studied cinema at the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII). His films have won several awards including FIPRESCI at the Oberhausen Film Festival, Gold Mikaldi at Bilbao, Golden Conch at MIFF and four National Awards. Retrospectives of his work have taken place at Oberhausen, Germany; Cinéma du Réel, Centre Pompidou, Paris; and the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, California.
Editing :
Samarth Dixit
Samarth Dixit
Sound :
Gautam Nair
Gautam Nair
Photography :
Rangarajan Ramabadran
Rangarajan Ramabadran
Production / Print source :
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
