Cannes Classics: Inside the Challenging Restoration of Sri Lankan Masterpiece ‘Gehenu Lamai’

Cannes Classics: Inside the Challenging Restoration of Sri Lankan Masterpiece ‘Gehenu Lamai’

As Sumitra Peries’ landmark 1978 debut “Gehenu Lamai” (The Girls) prepares for its restored world premiere at Cannes Classics, India’s Film Heritage Foundation has revealed the extraordinary technical challenges overcome during the film’s painstaking restoration process. The black and white classic returns to screens 47 years after its original release, following a complex reconstruction effort. […]

Culturist Sundeep Bhutoria to attend historic Cannes screening of restored Satyajit Ray classic

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 17:  Prominent Kolkata-based culturist, social activist, and trustee of the Prabha Khaitan Foundation, Mr. Sundeep Bhutoria, will attend the highly anticipated screening of Satyajit Ray’s restored masterpiece Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest) at the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 19th May 2025. This marks the first-ever Cannes screening of the 1970 classic, which will […] The post Culturist Sundee…