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Film Reviews

A critical reading of Komal Gandhar

Komal Gandhar, Ritwik Ghatak’s sublime cinematic attempt is also considered to be one of his “most intellectual” films. This is probably because, Komal Gandhar emanates a different tune, for it is the only film in the trilogy that opens up a utopian avenue of union, while the other two exude the bleakness of separation. Soumalya Chatterjee offers a critical reading of the film and observes how Ghatak searches for his own self in the characters of Bhrigu and Anasuya.

Million Dollar Arm Review: Emotions Win In Deja Vu Sports Drama
Million Dollar Arm Review: Emotions Win In Deja Vu Sports Drama
Million Dollar Arm does not fall in the...
Hawaa Hawaai Review: Ek-Lava And His Wings
Hawaa Hawaai Review: Ek-Lava And His Wings
Amole Gupte's Hawaa Hawaai is one of the...
Pyaasa: Pristine Poetry On Celluloid
Pyaasa: Pristine Poetry On Celluloid
On Feb 19, 1957, Guru Dutt's classic Pyaasa...
Guide - A Mortal Man Became An Immortal Institution
Guide – A Mortal Man Became An Immortal Institution
Guide starts with a dashing Dev Anand (Raju)...
Sadanander Mela: A Story Of Humanity
Sadanander Mela: A Story Of Humanity
The hero of Sadanander Mela is undoubtedly...
Swet Patharer Thala explores the prejudices society holds on to for the Hindu widow even in circumstances that appear modern and contemporary.
Revisiting Swet Patharer Thala: Woman, Widowhood And Work
Swet Patharer Thala presents a different...
3 Idiots – All Izz Well
3 Idiots – All Izz Well
3 Idiots is not just a story of 3 engineering...
Amar Prem - an unusual love story
Amar Prem: True Love Blossoms Without Barriers
Amar Prem portrays a pure and selfless form of love...
Garam Hawa represents the predicament of one such family of Agra.
Garam Hawa: India’s Living Dead
The title “Garam Hawa” is...
The Seventh Seal (The Criterion Collection) (1957)
Ingmar Bergman – The Seventh Seal
This is what is most fascinating...
In late 60's when feminism was taking shape in Bengal, with this contextually primed, well-built story the director was already one step ahead.
On Streer Patra
Standing on a lonesome, vast seashore...
The Virgin Spring (1960)
Cast: Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Absurdist Themes In The Virgin Spring
The theme of Ingmar Bergman's...
Bollywood And The Diaspora: Namastey London
Bollywood And The Diaspora: Namastey London
Namastey London offers intriguing...
In an understanding of female voice in a capitalistic society
Framing Cleo In Paris
Cleo is not an outsider but recognized as...
Seppuku
Choosing Between Death and Death: Suicide in Kobayashi’s Seppuku
Masaki Kobayashi devises in Seppuku (1962)...
Chunhyang: An Artistic Splendor
Chunhyang: An Artistic Splendor
Chunhyang (2000) is a pre-modern...
Taking Over: Notes on the Host
Taking Over: Notes on the Host
In a just world, The Host would...
The Story of a Tykwer
The Story of a Tykwer
This essay is only an attempt to look...