Cycle
From 09.10. To 14.10.2006.
Program of Indian films
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Films in cycle
The Visitor
(Agantuk, 1991)
Directed by: Satyajit Ray
PHOTOGRAPHY: Barun Raha
Synopsis:
A married couple, Anila and Sudhindra, receive an unexpected visitor - Anila’s uncle, Manmohan. Their eleven-year-old son Satyaji is enchanted with Manmohan’s stories about countries that he had visited during his thirty-year-long absence. However, Satyaji’s parents are skeptical of their unknown relative. After one dinner Manmohan gets offended because of his family’s many questions and he disappears. Anila and Sudhindra set out to look for him…
color, 120 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 12.10.2006 AT 21:00
Monday 09.10.2006 AT 20:00
Let us forget it, friends
(Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, 1983)
Directed by: Kundan Shah
PHOTOGRAPHY: Binod Pradhan
Synopsis:
This is a comedy about Vinod and Sudhir, professional photographers who by coincidence find themselves in the corrupt world of Bombay real estate market. It all begins when they are hired by the yellow tabloid Khabardar. During their assignment they realize that Tarneja, the leading developer in Bombay, wants to build a bridge by bribing state officials. Soon, everything gets complicated…
color, 143 min
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 11.10.2006 AT 21:00
Tuesday 10.10.2006 AT 18:30
Chilly Powder
(1986)
Directed by: Ketan Mehta
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jahangir Chowdhury
Synopsis:
The story takes place in a small poor village in the time of the British reign in India. Subedar, a government tax collector, comes to the village accompanied by soldiers. When he sees the beautiful Sonbai, he forgets taxes and openly yearns for her. Furthermore, he asks for her as a gift from the village. The villagers decide to give her away while her husband is away. However, proud Sonbai refuses to subjugate herself to Subedar’s tyranny and runs away to a spice factory.
color, 128 min
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 11.10.2006 AT 18:30
Tuesday 10.10.2006 AT 21:00
Mr. Massey
(1986)
Directed by: Pradip Krishen
PHOTOGRAPHY: R. K. Bose
Synopsis:
Even though his ancestors are originally from India, Francis Massey thinks that he is closer to the British colonialists with whom he works every day as a government clerk. When his boss fails to provide the necessary funds for building a road through a forest, Massey skillfully combines his persuasion and threatening skills to secure the realization of the project. Nevertheless, his boss admonishes him for his corrupt methods and the humiliated Massey finds himself in an unfortunate situation.
color, 118 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 14.10.2006 AT 19:00
Thursday 12.10.2006 AT 19:00
Mammo
(1994)
Directed by: Shyam Benegal
PHOTOGRAPHY: Prasan Jain
Synopsis:
Mammo is the nickname given to Mehmooda Begum by her by her sisters. Because she married a man from Lahore, after the division of Indian territory, she automatically becomes Pakistani. After her husband’s death his family throws Mammo out of their house and she has to return to her sister in India. But the British division of the former Indian colony did not divide just the territory but also many families. Now, Mammo has problems with extension of her visa…
color, 130 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 14.10.2006 AT 21:00
Friday 13.10.2006 AT 18:30
The Making of the Mahatma
(1996)
Directed by: Shyam Benegal
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ashok Mehta
Synopsis:
This is a story about Mahatma Gandhi’s early days. Gandhi is a young lawyer educated in England. He is currently working in Rajkot in Kathiawad. Suddenly he gets invited to South Africa by an Indian company to lead one of their lawsuits. Soon, Gandhi starts his long-lasting fight for justice and equality which eventually turned the original Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi into the widely famous and respected Mahatma Gandhi.