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McConville's shroom Books, SOUTHAMPTON October Books, SUNDERLAND: The Ceolfrith Art ORK: Community Hooks, Walm STUDY conterence on the struggle against Hall, London SEI. Organised Brinaly by babesource the Resource Cen include ill. the High Commission TOr renada representanve Details Secretary, Liberation, Indira Ghandi certainly knew what she was dowhen she put her get a better how much it pays.
I hope review by an Indian Marxist. But it is obviously the western audience There is no doubt it does have a tremendous impact.
It's not hard to find Firstly it's undoubtedly the best made film technically I've ever seen. It isn't just a quesion of good camera work but of how every single detail is integrated into the wnole Secondly the distortion in the film is very rarely in what is actually shown. The wave of terrorism that preceded Ghandi's claim the wealthy character of Ghandi's backers; that the support for Indian inCame sections wake dess toesate me policy of the Labour Party).
All that is shown clearIv in the lim and indeed a lot can be learned from it. Just to take one important detail. I had never really absorbed before just how significant was the role played by the United States and its press in wanting to get the British out or mala to open up Its support into making mass advertisement no matter Socialist Challenge will have a at.
market for US goods. The host American reporters who surround Ghandi in the film brings the point out clearly.
Richard's message' isn't hidden either. Indeed the very openness of helps give power to the film and integrate its parts •Down violence'. Long live 'inner transforand pacifism.
That is hammered home from the verv first scenes of the film to the last.
Indian history incredibly - is in what it leaves out. Take for example the first scenes in the film. They are set in Africa WICE struggle against racist pass for Indians. The South Africans portrayed as brutal racist pigs. Excellent!
Except that not one single African appears in the whole thing except for railway compartment porter! The fact that campaign was carried out for the African majority is naturally not mentioned Ghandi's campaign aimed at getting a better position for Indians within the framework domination of the Violence The same happens when it comes to the big scenes in India. Here it is easy to work out what is really going on because the film is forced detail but the process is the into much more same.
The tactic of 'nonviolence' of Gandhi was in fact the Indian capitalist class s answer specific problem They wanted to get rid of the British and at the same time prevent POLY movement for dependence escaping from their control and threatening capitalism in India policy comes out in 1922 The logic of such strike lead le violent clashes with the police in Chauri Chaura Gandhi immediately callec position to the British. He WIVECLU Nehru, this is obviously not shown in the film, assure vou that if the civil resistance HOYCHICHE - had no been suspended we would have been leading violent struggle but essentially violent Gandhi later ensured that the Indian Congress condemned what was describ ed as 'mob violence' in the Punjab and Gujurat. But these political decisions are portrayed in the film as Gandhi wrestling with his conscience over "violence and morality.
The British of course replied to the calling off of the movement with little gratitude. Once they were sure they were over they promptly arrested Gandhi British rule was maintainuntil it finally broken by the colossal im pact of the second worl War and the worldwid weakening of the British Empire. Division A final consequence of Gandhi Indian Congress's policies is shown in the film although causes are exacted Gandhi and the Congress Constaney DrOKe tends movement to ensure that on their terms, and that the British should remain rather than risk any threat to Indian capitalism, localist and sectarian religious bourgeois politi cians had a field day.
The first result was the division of India into India and Pakistan independence and the terrible massacres -ed by the mass murdere Mountbatten.
Gandhi is shown op posing the massacres bu the film does not mention that the Indian Congress, which he headed, inevitably led to the events. It is rather as though naving anowea te Daten. to become infected small pox a doctor is ther praisec for heroism because he puts some ointment on one of the sores.
There are good parts in the film The regime and politicians are portrayed as brutal, frevariably and completely treacherous Who could not enjoy that! The justice of the Indian demand for independence IS openly supported evitable consequences of the British policy of opposing it which led to massacre and repression shown without compositive. Theel are e positive effect. photography is breathtaking But just don't imagine you're seeing anything to do with the real struggle of India for independence.
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