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After World War II, Burmese cinema continued to address political themes.Many of the films produced in the early Cold War era had a strong propaganda element to them. The film Palè Myetyay (Tear of Pearl), produced in the wake of the Kuomintang invasion of Burma in the 1950s, highlighted the importance of the armed forces or Tatmadaw to the country.
A list of films produced in Myanmar (Burma). Film production began in Burma in the 1910s and has produced many motion pictures, although many films have been lost or concealed for political reasons. Film production began in Burma in the 1910s and has produced many motion pictures, although many films have been lost or concealed for political ...
Escape to Burma (1955) [1] The Burmese Harp, a.k.a. Harp of Burma (1956) - Japanese movie directed by Kon Ichikawa, nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category; The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - British-American epic war film based on the building of the Burma Railway
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Films set in the Burma campaign (1941-1945), a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma.It was part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II and primarily involved forces of the Allies; the British Empire and the Republic of China, with support from the United States.
The most common mythological being is the Belu, an ogre. The popularity of the Belu is due to the Yama Zatdaw, the Burmese version of the Ramayana, a very popular play in Myanmar, and also their roles in the Jatakas. A Thaman Chah or were-tiger, from a 19th-century Burmese watercolour
Myanmar is known by a name deriving from Burma in Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and Greek. [53] French-language media consistently use Birmanie. [54] [55] There are at least nine different pronunciations of the English name Myanmar, and no single one is standard. Pronunciations with two syllables are found most often in major British and American ...
Shwebo (Burmese: ရွှေဘိုမြို့ [ʃwèbò mjo̰]) is a city in Sagaing Region, Burma, 110 km north-west of Mandalay between the Irrawaddy and the Mu rivers. The city was the origin of the Konbaung Dynasty, established by King Alaungpaya in 1752, that was the dominant political force in Burma after the mid-18th century. It ...