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and grasped at the reins of fate itself

readers also meet a cast of colourful yet real people from the past—including Colonel William Farquhar

Durva Gautam Kamdar

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Associate Professor Bilveer Singh who teaches and is Deputy Head in the Department of Political Science

Singapore: A Cinematic Portrait Cover Type Hard cover and grasped at the reinsDescription About the Author Singapore: A Cinematic Portrait traces how the island has been seen, imagined, and reinvented on screenfrom early colonial newsreels to contemporary cinema. Written by Raphal Millet, the book spans 125 years of film history, shaped by colonialism, decolonisation, and independence, and viewed through local and foreign lenses. It brings multi language Asian cinemas into a shared chronology, foregrounding films while