Encyclopedia - Aishwarya Rai: Encyclopedia - Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai (Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, Hindi: ऐश्वर्या राय; born on November 1, 1973; Ash to fans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Women's Cinema: Encyclopedia - Women's Cinema
The term women's cinema usually refers to the work of women film directors. It can also designate the work of other women behind the came...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - César Award For Best Film: Encyclopedia - César Award For Best Film
The César Award for best picture winners: 1976: Le vieux fusil directed by Robert Enrico 1977: Mr. Klein (Monsieur Klein) directed by J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film: Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film - As an Honorary Award. 1950 The Walls of Malapaga (Au delà des grilles) (France/Italy) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aishwarya Rai: Encyclopedia Ii - Aishwarya Rai - Early Life
Rai was born in Mangalore to Krishnaraj and Vrinda Rai, in the South Indian state of Karnataka; her mother tongue is Tulu. In the 1994 Mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Women's Cinema: Encyclopedia Ii - Women's Cinema - Bibliography
Books Ally Acker, Reel Women. Pioneers of the Cinema. 1896 to the Present, London: B.T. Batsford 1991 Attwood, Lynne, Ed., Red Women on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film - As A Category In Its Own Right
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film - 1950s. 1956 La Strada (Italy) - Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica - Dino De Laurentii...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Women's Cinema: Encyclopedia Ii - Women's Cinema - European
Elvira Notari was a pioneer of Italian cinema. During the "golden age" of "Classical" French cinema Jacqueline Audry was the only woman t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Women's Cinema: Encyclopedia Ii - Women's Cinema - Re-entering The Mainstream?
Since the beginning of sound cinema, with very few exceptions, the films of women had been absent from mainstream cinema fore more then h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Women's Cinema: Encyclopedia Ii - Women's Cinema - Asian
Before 1980 it had been virtually impossible for a woman in India to become a film maker. Now Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Vijaya Metah, Sai Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Women's Cinema: Encyclopedia Ii - Women's Cinema - Experimental And Avant-garde Cinema
Germaine Dulac was a leading member of the French Avantgarde film movement after World war I Maya Deren's visionary films belong to the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aishwarya Rai: Encyclopedia Ii - Aishwarya Rai - Awards
Aishwarya Rai has won two Filmfare Awards to date: 2000, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 2003, Filmfare Best Actress...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aishwarya Rai: Encyclopedia Ii - Aishwarya Rai - International Stardom
Devdas, in which Aishwarya joined Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit, was a huge hit, lavishly produced as it was. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aishwarya Rai: Encyclopedia Ii - Aishwarya Rai - Bollywood Breakthrough
The first film she acted in was the popular Tamil movie Iruvar in (1997), directed by Mani Ratnam. Rai's earliest films made money, but R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aishwarya Rai: Encyclopedia Ii - Aishwarya Rai - Personal Life
Earlier in her career, Aishwarya was involved in a high profile, allegedly turbulent relationship with Bollywood star Salman Khan. It app...   » Read the article