Past Film/Video | Classics

Thamp

(Govindan Aravindan, 1978)

New Restoration

Black-and-white still of a group of Indian people on the beach, including five standing children and an older man who sits in front of them with his arms crossed on his knees.
Feb 26, 2023 11:30 AM
Film/Video Theater

$7 members and seniors
$9 general public
$5 students

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This award-winning film from pioneering director Govindan Aravindan is a lyrical and mesmerizing black-and-white classic of Indian cinema.

From the director of last year’s Cinema Revival favorite Kumatty, Thamp is a loosely structured, observational film about a traveling circus troupe that spends three days near a small riverside village in southwest India. Forgoing a conventional narrative, Aravindan instead dwells on the day-to-day lives of the circus members and villagers, the landscapes and buildings, and the performances of the troupe. Near the end of the film, a young man frustrated by the pace of village life must decide if he will join the soon-to-depart troupe or embrace the familiar. (129 mins., 4K DCP)

See this year’s complete Cinema Revival lineup.

IMAGE CAPTION
Thamp, courtesy of the Film Heritage Foundation.

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Restored in 2022 by the Film Heritage Foundation, The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, and Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna at Prasad Corporation Pvt. Ltd.’s Post Studios, Chennai; and L’Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna; in association with producer K. Ravindranathan Nair of General Pictures and the family of Govindan Aravindan. Restoration funding provided by Prasad Corporation Pvt. Ltd. and the Film Heritage Foundation.

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Cardinal Health

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation 

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
L Brands Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease

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Past Film/Video

Thamp

Feb 26, 2023 11:30 AM EST
Film/Video Theater

$7 members and seniors
$9 general public
$5 students

View our current COVID-19 protocols.

ACCESSIBILITY
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Become a Member