The Films of Akira Kurosawa — Dersu Uzala
Why Dersu Uzala stands apart among Kurosawa’s films: simplicity, friendship, nature and the quiet dignity of a life lived close to the wilderness.
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Bari Theke Paliye The Runaway by Ritwik Ghatak.
Kanchan is the only child of a headmaster in a village school. He is young, playful and has big dreams of going into the world and exploring its wonders. His mother shields him as often as she can from his father’s strict eye. He is a disciplinarian and punishes Kanchan for his naughty quarrels and…
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DERSU OUZALA
Took time off to watch Dersu Ouzala again after nearly 16 years. There are some films which remain with you for a very long time. They become a part of you. They have touched a chord somewhere that defines your personality and existence. While a majority of films entertain you, these films have a meaning…
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Italian Neorealism and Vittorio De Sica
A reflection on Vittorio De Sica and Italian neorealism, where ordinary people, natural settings and unadorned truth become the substance of cinema.
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Cinema Paradise
I’m a movie fanatic. Having grown up in a town without the pastimes and hobbies of a village (the charms of the rural) like fishing, swimming, gaming or taming animals, my principal source of entertainment was going to the movies. The theatre behind our home was the center of gravitation. When ever I was early…
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John Ford’s My Darling Clementine.
John Ford’s My Darling Clementine. I couldn’t spot the connection between the title and the story. Wyatt Earp (Henry Fonda) becomes Marshall of Tomb Stone along with his brother Morgan as law enforcer after their brother James is murdered by the Clayton gang and their cattle is stolen. Although Wyatt assumes the charge of Marshall…
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Hang Men Also Die
Hang Men also Die is a 1943 war movie about the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Nazi Reich Protector of German-occupied Prague, number-two man in the SS. The film is a collaboration of two geniuses : Bertolt Brecht and Fritz Lang. Belonging to the genre of Film-noir, the movie captures the ruthless torture unleashed by the Nazi war machine and…
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Silas Marner starring Ben Kingsley
I watched the movie Silas Marner starring Ben Kingsley. It made me reflect about the novel by George Eliot that I had read long ago. George Eliot’s simple story of a lost and found treasure which had been robbed from Silas Marner is a profound and moving tale about the humanism and honesty of the…
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Z and Rome, Open City
Could watch two films only recently (thanks to Youtube) and felt I have to share with all film enthusiasts. Z by Costa Gavras is an edge of the seat political thriller. What matters is that it’s a Director’s Film. It is slick and stylish and conveys a stark mood of corruption, depravity, cold-blooded harshness and falsehood. Amidst…
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The Revenant
The Revenant is about one man’s (Glass) resolve to seek revenge.He is the Revenant,the man who has returned from the Dead. The Dead have no words to speak and the living speak falsehood.The Revenant are the bridge between these two worlds. They have to straddle both these worlds. They must ensure justice for the Dead…
