Shatranj Ke Khilari
A reflection on Satyajit Ray’s Shatranj Ke Khilari and the meeting of history, culture, character and political change in a richly observed film.
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Citizen Kane
The American movie goers have voted it to be the greatest movie ever made. It has been called a masterpiece, an example of exquisite movie craftsman ship and the greatest triumph of Orson Welles. I’m talking about Citizen Kane. Charles Foster Kane is a newspaper baron, a publishing tycoon who wins and loses friends as…
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A review of the Film Harakiri
In my effort to watch old Japanese films, today I discovered a masterpiece by Masaki Kobayashi , Harakiri. The Japanese way of making films is an example in restraint and harmony. The representation of the emotions is intense and there is undeniably a remarkable classicism at work. Unity of action and unity of thought reign…
