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Talking Hands of Travancore
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Talking Hands of Travancore

1981-08-03 · 9 min · ★ 9.0

Animation

Many centuries ago, on the southwest coast of India, in Travancore, the art of kathakali dance arose, the most important place in which gestures occupy.

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Directors
Vladimir Pekar
Production companies
Soyuzmultfilm
Countries
Soviet Union, Russia
Status
Released

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Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyInnokentiy SmoktunovskiyNarrator (voice)

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