Danish Cinema :: 4 box sets of twenty Blu-Rays

For world-cinema enthusiasts, we are pleased to offer the complete, original collection of 20 Blu-Rays spread across 4 box sets of Danish Cinema that are not easily available. This collection encompasses the finest selection of award-winning cinema to come out of Denmark from various genres. This collection was originally issued on the occasion of the Danish EU Presidency in 2012.

All the films are fully subtitled in English. Each set also includes an accompanying booklet.

An image of the front & the back of each box set is attached herewith

I] DANISH CLASSICS

1. Babette's Feast (Gabriel Axel, 1987) 

2. Waltzing Regitze (Kaspar Rostrup, 1989) 

3. Europa (Lars von Trier, 1991)

4. Hunger (Henning Carlsen, 1966) 

5. A Sunday in Hell (Jørgen Leth, 1977) 

II] DANISH DOCUMENTARIES

1. Into Eternity (Michael Madsen, 2009) 

2. Out of Love (Birgitte Stærmose, 2009) 

3. Armadillo (Janus Metz, 2010) 

4. The Good Life (Eva Mulvad, 2010) 

5. The President (Christoffer Guldbrandsen, 2011) 

III] DANISH FEATURE FILMS

1. A Family (Pernille Fischer Christensen, 2010)

2. In a Better World (Susanne Bier, 2010)

3. Submarino (Thomas Vinterberg, 2010)

4. Valhalla Rising (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2010) 

5. Antichrist (Lars von Trier, 2009) 

IV] DANISH FILMS FOR CHILDREN

1. We Shall Overcome (Niels Arden Oplev, 2006)

2. The Substitute (Ole Bornedal, 2007)

3. Fighter (Natasha Arthy, 2007)

4. Karla and Jonas (Charlotte Sachs Bostrup, 2010)

5. The Great Bear (Esben Toft Jacobsen, 2011)

Format: High Definition Blu-Ray Discs (to be played in a Blu-Ray compatible player).

Condition: New — Original shrink-wrapped.

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The Wedding Songs & Folklore of Gujarat by Rambhaben Gandhi (1961) :: rare & out-of-print

Born in 1911, Rambha Gandhi was one of the most prolific playwrights of her time who also wrote short stories, essays and songs. She was also actively involved in several social organisations and was a Councillor of the Bombay Municipal School Committee in the early 1950s.

We are pleased to offer one of her most unique and precious contributions in the realm of Gujarati folklore in general and of traditional Gujarati wedding lore in particular. This book was first published in 1961 by the devoted freedom fighter Ishwarlal M. Dave who was actively involved in several satyagraha movements and who endured the violent oppression of the British prior to independence. This rare First Edition on the wedding songs and the folklore of Gujarat is one of the finest volumes on the subject featuring a large collection of traditional Gujarati wedding songs painstakingly collected by the author. The folkloric collection in this book is particularly enriched by the author's absorbing commentary and insightful perspective on each folksong. 

In an age when shrill electronic music and strident film songs have largely invaded the wedding festivities of the urban Indian milieu, this rare book offers an astounding outlook on the glorious exuberance of Gujarat's traditional heritage.

Several images of this precious rarity are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.

LAGNAGEETO ANEY LOKGEETO-NI GUNTHANI

Author: Rambhaben Gandhi

Language: Gujarati

Publisher: Ishwarlal M. Dave on behalf of Bharati Sahitya Sangh (Pvt.) Ltd.,  Ahmedabad, May 1961 — Highly Rare and Out-of-Print First Edition

Format: Hardcover

Size: 18.5 cm x 12.5 cm

Pages: xxiv + 164 pages + 6 glossy pages of vintage advertisements at the end of the book.

Condition: Pre-owned. Excellent — Near Pristine. Pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight and firm. Minor, natural yellowing/foxing of some of the pages owing to age. Slight shelf-wear on the corners/edges of the covers; the covers are neatly wrapped in an acetate film for future protection.

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Ramcharitmanas (1976) :: rare First Edition by Ramnarayan Nagardas Pathak

For bibliophiles and for those interested in Indian mythology, we are pleased to offer an extremely rare First Edition of the Ramcharitmanas translated into Gujarati by Ramnarayan Nagardas Pathak.

Born in 1905, Ramnarayan Nagardas Pathak was profoundly influenced by Gandhiji and was actively involved in the satyagraha movement. He nurtured a deep interest in folk literature and Sanskrit poetry. His novels were imbued with the nationalist ideology. In the 1940s, he was one of the first to translate the work of Premchand into Gujarati. In the 1970s, he undertook to translate a selection of around 2500 dohas of the Ramcharitmanas into Gujarati. First published in 1976, this book contains the original Awadhi dohas in Gujarati script followed by the Gujarati translation.

This rare First Edition features a portrait of Tulsidas by the great artist Ravishankar Raval. The cover art and the frontispiece were designed by Somalal Shah, a remarkable artist who was also a student of Kshitindranath Mazumdar.

Several images of this rare First Edition are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.

RAMCHARITMANAS

Author: Tulsidas

Translated from Awadhi into Gujarati by: Ramnarayan Nagardas Pathak

Commendations by: Vinoba Bhave, Ravishankar Vyas, Kaka Kalelkar

Frontispiece art by: Somalal Shah

Portrait of Tulsidas by: Ravishankar Raval

Publisher: Ramcharit Manas Prakashan, Bhavnagar, 1976 — Highly Rare First Edition

Language: Gujarati (with quotations in Awadhi)

Format: Hardcover

Size: 22 cm x 14.5 cm

Pages: xxiv + 428 pages + 1 frontispiece + 1 plate featuring a portrait of Tulsidas

Condition: Pre-owned. Very Good+. Pages clean & unmarked. Original tight binding. Natural yellowing/foxing of some pages owing to age. Slight shelf-wear to the corners/edges of the covers; the covers are neatly wrapped in an acetate film for future protection. Portions of the blue fabric on the spine are toned and faded; image attached.

Remarks: The value of this particular book that we are offering lies in its extreme rarity for being the very First Edition originally published in 1976 in Gujarat.

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