Is last nights Oscar hero, the surely amazing, stylish and well-intended Slumdog Millionaire, just an/other example of modern Orientalism? A representation of India through a Westerner's gaze, even the "real" people turning (themselves) into representations that fit the 'feel-good' framework?
Or is it another sign of Hollywood (and the Western cinema field) actually opening up to a new form of internationalism, aknowledging e.g. Bollywood?
Or is it another sign of Hollywood (and the Western cinema field) actually opening up to a new form of internationalism, aknowledging e.g. Bollywood?
