I will never forget seeing them all in one day as a young student. They all stand on their own, but seen together they are life-altering. Accordingly, they cover the early childhood, the education and the marriage of a young Bengali – named Apu. I’d go as far as saying that a true cinephile needs to see the three films that comprise “The Apu Trilogy”: “Pather Panchali” (1955), “Aparajito” (1956) and “The World of Apu” (1959). Martin Scorsese mentioned that “his work is in the company of that of living contemporaries like Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa and Federico Fellini.” The Indian artist went on to create over thirty films. A flavorsome mood has been created.Īny serious film lover needs to become acquainted with Satyajit Ray – one of the giants of cinema. You may not fully be able to articulate it, but it is clear is that you’re having an emotional reaction to what you’re seeing. There’s so much information on the screen for you to take in and harmonize. It all looks transfixingly beautiful and exotic as if it’s something that you’ve kept as a souvenir, and now you’re admiring it again. And to the right of the screen, there’s a row of power lines. And there it is! Its darkness in striking contrast with how luminescent the whiteness of the landscape is below. We go to a field, and we see tall grass moving with the wind – and two silhouettes traversing through it to catch a glimpse of it. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.Apu: “You know where the tracks are? Where?”ĭurga: “Past the big meadow and beyond the rice fields.”Īnd we do go see the train. Molly Shannon's Memoir 'Hello Molly' Is Already an Instant Bestseller on AmazonĢ022 Primetime Emmys Awards Season Calendar: The Governors Balls are Back After Two Years
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In addition to an archive section, the short films categories include hit LGBTQIA+ program ‘Too Desi Too Queer,’ the films of Mumbai pioneer filmmaker Riyad Vinci Wadia, new British Asian emerging filmmakers, and shorts competing in the festival’s annual Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition. The festival’s ‘Save the Planet’ strand explores ecological and climate themes with titles including “The Road To Kuthriyar,” “No Ground Beneath My Feet” and “Hatibondhu.” Its ‘Extraordinary Lives’ strand includes “Dug Dug” and “Paka: The River of Blood.” The ‘Young Rebels’ strand includes “Girls for Future,” and “The Very Fishy Trip.”Ĭultures collide in selections from the diaspora including: British Indian comedy “Little English” the Pakistani-American film “Americanish.” The line-up includes “Once Upon A Time in Calcutta,” an intimate look at modern day Calcutta, directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta and “No Land’s Man,” directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and with music by AR Rahman. premiere of Pan Nalin’s homage to celluloid “Last Film Show” (aka “Chello Show”), and Anik Dutta’s “Aparajito,” a tribute to legendary director Satyajit Ray’s journey in making cult classic “Pather Panchali.” Rebana Liz John’s documentary “Ladies Only” explores feminist themes through observing the female only compartments of Mumbai’s hectic trains. It will host the European premiere of Aparna Sen’s “ The Rapist,” starring Konkana Sen Sharma and Arjun Rampal, which debuted at Busan last year. The festival is also a showcase for numerous female-led stories. I feel ecstatic for ‘Dobaaraa’ and its presence amidst various international celebrated films from around the globe and I can’t wait to showcase the film to Indian audiences on 1st July, 2022,” said Kapoor. “ ‘Dobaaraa is our first film under Cult Movies, our new film-division which is set to tell compelling, edgy & genre-bending stories. In between, selected films are arranged across multiple thematic strands: Great British Asians, Young Rebels, Save The Planet, Extra-Ordinary Lives and Too Desi Too Queer. BFI Player streaming platform will host a selection of short films.Ĭanadian Indian documentary “Superfan: The Nav Bhatia Story,” an uplifting tale on basketball team the Toronto Raptors greatest fan, closes the festival. The festival will run to July 3, with presentations in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds. The opening night screening and world premiere on June 23 will be held at the BFI Southbank and be followed by a Q&A by Kashyap. “Dobaaraa” was produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ektaa R Kapoor, through Cult Movies, a new unit under Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms, and Sunir Kheterpal and Gaurav Bose of Athena. Twenty-five years later the woman who moves into the same apartment is connected to the boy through a television set during a similar storm and has the opportunity to save his life. In “Mirage,” a 12-year-old boy witnesses a death during a thunderstorm and is killed himself.
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