BioScope South Asian Screen Studies· 2026Q1
‘When I Smelt Much Less Madness in the Air’: Mrinal Sen and Marginal Political Cinema in the Global South
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This article reveals a communication gap in Mrinal Sen's writings regarding radical Latin American filmmakers, despite his interest in South-South solidarity and introducing their work to Indian audiences.
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Key points
- Mrinal Sen sought to build South-South solidarity with radical Latin American filmmakers.
- Limited translation and source text availability created a communication gap in Sen's writings.
- The article investigates these discrepancies and their transnational aesthetic associations.
- Archives in India, the US, and Argentina were explored.
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Abstract
In his autobiographical writings and memoirs, Mrinal Sen recounts his encounters with several radical filmmakers from Latin America, including relatively lesser-known ones such as Carlos Álvarez (Colombia) and Raymundo Gleyzer (Argentina). Despite Sen’s conscious ideological investment in the possible formation of a South–South solidarity network and his interest in making his Indian readership aware of such non-canonical political cinema, his writings reveal a visible gap in communication, often because of the limited translation and non-availability of source texts from Latin America. Exploring a number of archives in India, the United States and Argentina, this article traces such discrepancies and ambiguities, along with their transnational aesthetic associations.
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