India: Matri Bhumi

1959, 1h 30min -

Documentary and narrative merge in Roberto Rossellini’s miraculous, poetic portrait of India. Commissioned by India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, INDIA: MATRI BHUMI takes us beyond the bustling streets of the cities and into the country’s rural villages, where humans, nature, and animals coexist even as the forces of industrial modernization encroach. This unique blend of neorealist travelogue and scripted vignettes was cited by Rossellini as a personal favorite among his own works. Show more

"India: Matri Bhumi" — movie produced in Italy, France and India and released in 1959. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.2 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 30min. "India: Matri Bhumi" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!