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Nineteenth Century Archives

Life Back Then: 1899

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This is one of the earliest films to be shot in India\; it was filmed in 1899 in the holy city of Varanasi from the perspective of a boat travelling along Ganges River. This film is included on the BFI DVD of Jean Renoir's 'The River'.

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