Kathakali (1950)

Director	Modhu Bose
Producer	Information Films of India, Dept. of Information and Broadcasting ; issued by the Government of India Information Services, Washington, D.C.
Contributors	Produced by Ezra Mir ; Photography, K. Prabhakar ; editing, Pratap Parmar
Length	10 min
B&W/Color	b&w
UO Library Catalog description:	Documentary on the Kathakali dance of Malabar, India. Young boys are seen learning characteristic dance movements; an adult dancer in light makeup demonstrates different emotions, expressed through movements of the eyes, eyebrows, and hands. After a brief discussion of typical characters in Kathakali, portrayed by puppets, scenes from the Mahabharata are seen in performance.
Call #	FILM Ma62
Genre	documentary
Rare	yes
Online	no
Copyright status	Unknown, though as an Indian-American import I suspect it’s a pretty unusual case. Never registered in the U.S.
Physical condition	fair
Oregon-related	no

Notes:

Wiki on Kathakali.