Sikkim

Sikkim (1971)

Banni durant 30 ans, ce documentaire décrit la culture de l'ancien royaume de Sikkim, situé entre le Tibet et le Népal, et rattaché à l'Inde en 1975.

Date de sortie
1971-04-01
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (3)
Durée
55 min
Genres
Documentaire
Réalisateur
Satyajit Ray

Distribution

Anecdotes

Sikkim is a 1971 Indian documentary about the nation of Sikkim, directed by Satyajit Ray. The documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of Sikkim was under threat from both China and India. Ray's documentary is about the sovereignty of Sikkim. The film was banned by the government of India, when Sikkim merged with India in 1975. The ban was finally lifted in September 2010. In November 2010 the director of the Kolkata film festival stated that upon screening the documentary for the first time, he received an injunction from the court of Sikkim again banning the film.

Production

Satyajit had planned several documentaries about with people in their setting in focus, like musicians of Rajasthan, dancers in Ellora, but eventually ended up making only one. Ray's cousin who lived in Darjeeling, had appeared in film, Kanchenjungha (1962) also shot in Darjeeling, was acquainted with Chogyal of Sikkim Palden Thondup Namgyal and his American wife Hope Cooke, the couple commissioned the film and his cousin convinced Ray to take on…

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