The Cinema Travellers film review: A stunning portrayal of a beautiful journey
TECHNOLOGY has revolutionised the way we watch films and that makes The Cinema Travellers all the more nostalgic.
The Cinema Travellers tells the story of bringing film to Indian villages
Shirley Abraham’s loving, lyrical documentary celebrates the last days of the men who travel to the remote villages of western India, erect a tent, fire up a projector and show films to an audience hungry for an evening’s entertainment.
It is pitched between the Peter Sellers classic The Smallest Show On Earth and Cinema Paradiso.
The hardships of bringing film to remote villages is shown perfectly
It tells of rusty equipment, bad weather, decaying film reels and the sense that, no matter what, the show must go on.
A charming celebration of a disappearing profession.