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- 2014
- 1 h
- 2014
- 1 h
Summary This documentary chronicles the lasting impact of Rabindranath Tagore, the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature, and his contributions to the arts, music, philosophy and education.
Directed By: Partha Bhattacharya
Written By: Partha Bhattacharya
- 2014
- 1 h
- 2014
- 1 h
Rabindranath Tagore: The Poet of Eternity
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Generally Unfavorable
32
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Summary This documentary chronicles the lasting impact of Rabindranath Tagore, the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature, and his contributions to the arts, music, philosophy and education.
Directed By: Partha Bhattacharya
Written By: Partha Bhattacharya
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
32
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75% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
32
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
75% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The movie is so eager to convince us of Tagore’s greatness as a universal soul (it was Tagore, by the way, who gave Gandhi the name “mahatma,” or great soul) that it fails to give us the man or a clear sense of context.
Rabindranath Tagore: The Poet of Eternity, although clearly lovingly intended, is too haphazard and unenlightening to fulfill its mission of educating Western audiences about the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
This film struggles to do justice to his many accomplishments, shortchanging his artistry.
It's essentially a glorified PowerPoint presentation that juxtaposes archival footage — an echo chamber of interviews, readings and performances taken entirely out of context — with amateurish stock footage and a short running time.
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