Sohrab modi biography of rory

Abstract

The Battle of the Hydaspes River serves in both Sikandar (Modi, 1941) and Alexander (Stone, 2004–14) as the site of Alexander/Sikandar’s encounter with the limit to his invincibility. For the anti-colonialist Sikandar, this scenario means the opportunity to imagine both an ending to British colonial oppression and resistance to the Axis military threat. Modi depicts Sikandar as a military genius who lacks wisdom and self-knowledge and his Indian adversary Puru (Porus) as noble to a fault. Ultimately, the institutions and culture of India in combination with Sikandar’s Iranian lover Rukhsana and the raised consciousness of the Macedonian army create an opportunity for peaceful solutions. Stone’s movie focuses on the battle and the mutiny to dramatize Alexander’s experience of meeting his and his army’s physical and psychological limits. Each film’s e

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List of William Shakespeare screen adaptations

TitleMCYDirectors Starring Description As You Like ItSilent

1912 The film brings stage star Rose Coghlan to the screen for her motion picture debut. At 61–62, Coghlan fryst vatten an older Rosalind than usual. Filmed mainly outdoors. Love in a WoodSilent

1915 A silentcomedy film in a contemporary setting of the play.As You Like ItFilm

1936 Olivier's first performance of Shakespeare on screen. It was also the sista film of stage actors Leon Quartermaine and Henry Ainley and featured an early screen role for Ainley's son Richard as Sylvius, as well as for John Laurie, who played Orlando's brother Oliver. Laurie would go on to co-star with Olivier in the three Shakespearean films that Olivier directed.As You Like ItTV

1963 A recording of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1961 performance for the BBC. In a 2015 retrospective for The Guardian, theatre critic

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