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A Throw of Dice
Date: 24 October 2006
Location: Watershed
Time: 20:30
A Throw of Dice U
Tue 24 Oct 2030hrs
Dir: Franz Osten India/Germany 1929
1hr 17mins
This spectacular silent epic is described by composer Nitin Sawhney as 'a cross between Chaplin, Cecil B de Mille and an early Bollywood movie'. It tells the tale of two neighbouring kings, both addicted to gambling and in love with the same woman, Sunita. The evil king Sohan wins the woman and the servitude of the good king Ranjit in a crooked game of dice, but, through a twist of fate, Sohan is overthrown and Sunita and Ranjit are reunited. A rare screening of the bfi's new restoration featuring Sawhney's ravishing score, recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Location: Watershed
Time: 20:30
A Throw of Dice U
Tue 24 Oct 2030hrs
Dir: Franz Osten India/Germany 1929
1hr 17mins
This spectacular silent epic is described by composer Nitin Sawhney as 'a cross between Chaplin, Cecil B de Mille and an early Bollywood movie'. It tells the tale of two neighbouring kings, both addicted to gambling and in love with the same woman, Sunita. The evil king Sohan wins the woman and the servitude of the good king Ranjit in a crooked game of dice, but, through a twist of fate, Sohan is overthrown and Sunita and Ranjit are reunited. A rare screening of the bfi's new restoration featuring Sawhney's ravishing score, recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra.
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