Comments on: Films & Feni: India Unplugged

By: Anirudh

Anirudh — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:44:41 +0000

I wish Om Dar Badar is screened in more festivals like this. At least we will be able to get an insight into what actually the movie is signifying [too complex and cryptic for most average people to decipher]

By: brangan

brangan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:44:20 +0000

Arijit: I didn’t mean to suggest there wasn’t anything worthwhile here. Just that, in this age of the DVD, there wasn’t enough “eye-dazzling cinema” to trudge all the way to Goa for someone who, unlike me, actually has a job. I’m not complaining at all

By: Arijit

Arijit — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:07:51 +0000

sad…at least will get to know your take on “broken embraces”…i read the plot summary…it sounds quite yummy…:)

By: brangan

brangan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:35:44 +0000

Just Another Film Buff: Despite a lot of really good stuff, there wasn’t any absolute must-see here, in these sense of eye-opening cinema. But then, there’s still Broken Embraces, which closes the festival.

Shalini: Yup. See next post. I’d say temper your expectations a bit. It’s a very sweet, little film, extremely enjoyable. Just don’t go in expecting the world. As far as Oscar goes, even among Marathi movies, I’d have plumped for Gabhricha Paus over this one.

Arijit: No Antichrist.

By: Arijit

Arijit — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:19:04 +0000

did “antichrist” play at IFFI? wanted to know your take on it given the amount of discussion it is generating everywhere…given the volatile content i wonder whether it will ever get a theatrical release in india…even if it does the indian censor boards will kill whatever the director wanted us to see…:D

By: Shalini

Shalini — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:45:52 +0000

Is “Harischandra’s Factory” playing at the festival? Seen it? Everyone seems to be raving about it…

By: Just Another Film Buff

Just Another Film Buff — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:44:51 +0000

Thanks for the whole series Mr. Rangan. This is top stuff. At last an Indian writer who “covers” the festival instead of who-wore-what…

Wish I catch up with some of these films. Any must-see movies that I should gear up for in the BIFFES?

By: brangan

brangan — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:31:27 +0000

varun: Sorry. The caption and the picture were for “The Firm Land.”

By: a

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:15:10 +0000

Please watch this wonderful new venture by kerala filmakers called kerala cafe…might be good to view once back and you haveto face the inane onslaught of films!!-ten directors and the narrative connects in an interesting way.

good actors and goes back to the fundamental of films…that of telling a story.

watch over some kaapi !
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By: varun

varun — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:13:26 +0000

Did I miss something or is this article called ‘India Unplugged’ only because these films played at an Indian Festival. And from which film is the still given at the top? That looks very Indian but doesn’t fit in with any of the films mentioned.