Alibaba

Based on the 'Arabian Nights', this film tells of the Baghdadi woodcutter Alibaba (M. Bose) and his magic 'Open Sesame' formula; of the hero's jealous brother Kasim and the slave girl Marjina (S. Bose). The film adapts the 1897 play, giving it a Hollywood-derived exotic flavour. An improvised 'modern' dance is inserted. The slow, mannered acting with the frontally framed tableau shots are enlivened by the dance scenes, especially the Marjina-Abdallah sequence.

Genre:

Duration:

115 min

Cast:

Modhu Bose, Sadhona Bose, Indira Roy

Quality:

HD

Director:

Modhu Bose

Release:

1937

Country:

India

Rating:

10.0