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The History of Burmese Cinema from1920 to the Present Day |
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| 1920 | ||||
| – The country’s first film, The Funeral of U Tun Shein, is released. It is directed by U Ohn Maung. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1932 | ||||
| – Ngway Pay Lo Ma Ya, Burma’s first sound picture is released. It is directed by Toke Kyi in Bombay, India. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1936 | ||||
| – Parot U Sunny’s Dou Daung Lan (Our Peacock Flag) is released. It is banned by the British authorities. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1937 | ||||
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– Student leader (and future Prime Minister) U Nu directs the political drama Boycott, which stars other student leaders such as Aung San and Htun Ohn. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| – Tin Maung directs Aung Thapyay (The Triumph of Thapyay) about the final days of King Thibaw, Burma’s last monarch. The colonial governemt does not permit it to be screened in cinemas. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1947 | ||||
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– At a celebration of the silver anniversary of Burmese cinema (held two years late because of the war), Gen Aung San urges Burmese actors and directors to ‘serve the country with their talents.’ [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1949 | ||||
| – Filmmakers capture scenes from the battle for Insein, when Rangoon is under siege from Karen rebels. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1952 | ||||
| – Burma holds its first Academy Awards ceremony, modelled on the Hollywood version. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1954 | ||||
| – Aw Meinma! (Oh! What a Woman), the directorial debut from writer U Thu Kha, is released. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
| 1956 | ||||
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Films of Note |
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| 1962 | ||||
| – The rise to power of a socialist government heralds an age of strict censorship and control of film scripts. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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| 5/2 - | Bootleg copies of Sylvester Stallone’s latest Rambo film flood the market in Myanmar (Burma), the location for the film’s story. [MORE] |