BioScope South Asian Screen Studies· 2026Q1
From the Street to Home: Mrinal Sen in the 1980s
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Mrinal Sen's films in the 1980s shifted thematically and stylistically from public street settings to private domestic spaces, reflecting a broader crisis in representation.
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Key points
- Mrinal Sen's cinema changed thematically and stylistically at the end of the 1970s.
- His films in the 1980s moved focus from public street settings to private homes.
- The essay examines the meanings and functions of the home in these films.
- This shift is viewed against the backdrop of a general crisis of representation in the 1980s.
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Abstract
Mrinal Sen’s cinema underwent thematic and stylistic changes as the radical 1970s came to a close. This essay tries to place the director’s work in the 1980s, keeping in view the general crisis of representation that beset the decade. Sen appeared to leave the streets for the home in these films. The essay explores the meanings and functions that the home took on.
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Field: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
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