[lbo-talk] A fairy tale of Mumbai

Wendy Lyon wendy.lyon at gmail.com
Tue Feb 24 09:12:53 PST 2009


On 24/02/2009, James Heartfield <Heartfield at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> The newspapers here in the UK are basking in the patriotic glow of the success of the film Slumdog Millionaire at the Oscars, which, considering how much the film owes to India, seems weirdly parasitical.

Hell, the British media are notorious for that sort of thing - at least on this side of the Irish Sea. You're guaranteed to find at least one Paddy on any list of "British" success stories.

If Slumdog Millionaire had tanked at the box office and won absolutely nothing, it would be an "Indian film" all the way ...



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