Surviving Sabu - ACE366.2

Extract from The Jungle Book (1942). A commentary gives biographical information on actor Sabu. Extracts from Jungle Book, The Thief of Bagdad (1940) and Black Narcissus (1947). Sadru, the man speaking the commentary is criticised by his son, Amin, a film-director, for his accent. Amin chases Sadru down the road but is ignored. Photographs of Sabu during his time as an actor. Extracts from The Thief of Bagdad. Commentary continues with information on Sabu. Father and son talking. Sadru cooking; talking to Anim about the latter’s psychotherapy sessions, and criticising his diet. Extract from The Drum (1938). Amin talking about having applications to be a policeman being rejected; Sadru agrees to say this. Sadru cooking. He says Amin "is not worthy" to make a film about Sabu, "a Hollywood star"; Amin rejects this stardom as "a colonial fantasy". Sadru asks why he is making a film about someone he despises. Extract from The Thief of Bagdad; Sadru’s commentary talking about Sabu’s physique. Father and son argue about Sabu’s homoerotic appeal, which Sadru seems to recognise