A polished if sometimes overly-dramatised โRashomonโ-style account of the infamous and haunting 2008 Noida double murder case that till today no one knows the truth to.
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A polished if sometimes overly-dramatised โRashomonโ-style account of the infamous and haunting 2008 Noida double murder case that till today no one knows the truth to.
A young woman-turned-actress forced into the Bollywood entertainment industry tries to escape loneliness through a myriad of love affairs in this melancholic tale starring the great Smita Patil.
Shot in the Punjabi language, Gurvinder Singhโs Venice Orrizonti-selected first feature is both meandering and meditative at the same time, with fine attention to environmental detail.
A hard-hitting โsurvivalโ film of sorts in two movements, one set in a rural Indian village and the other in Calcutta city, that depicts an โUntouchableโ coupleโs severe hardship as they try to navigate poverty, helplessness, and even lawlessness, in a terribly unforgiving world.
Shyam Benegalโs highly influential first feature sees actress Shabana Azmi bursting into the limelight in this anguishing tale about the injustices of Indiaโs caste system and gender subjugation.
Rayโs third adaptation of Rabindranath Tagoreโs work late on in his career is a quietly-composed and deliberately-paced tale about the intertwining of domestic and national affairs.
Satyajit Rayโs only Hindi film is an engrossing treatment of how the pleasures of chess can take on political and symbolic significance.
Another extraordinary work by Ray, directed with a profound delicateness that translates into great performances and astonishing visual flourishes.
An extraordinary masterpiece by the great Satyajit Ray that captures the clash between tradition and modernity in a deeply poetic, melancholic (and musical) way.
Rayโs powerful follow-up to โPather Panchaliโ has moments of exquisite emotional beauty and a deep sense of coming-to-terms with an ever-changing, sobering reality.