This is by no means a graphic film, and indeed it shies away from being graphic or brutal in anything but implication. I would say it is a movie if you are an elderly teen and up you should watch, but because of the bleakness of the subject matter of human trafficking and other tragedies … Continue reading Lilya 4-ever (2002) – The Abandoned Are Their Own Guardian Angels
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Devdas (2002) – Excess in Art, Love and Performance
This is a film I have watched so many times I've lost count. It is one of my favourites! It is always hard to wrap one's head around a film one love's so much, and to write about it is even more hard. There seems to be so much to say, yet it feels like … Continue reading Devdas (2002) – Excess in Art, Love and Performance
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002) – Tolerance in the Midst of a Cycle of Revenge
I had heard about this classic, but never got around to watching it. Happy to say it is as much of a classic as described! Summary: Meenakshi S. Iyer, a Tamil Brahmin, is travelling on a bus to Kolkata with her baby, and where she meets Jehangir "Raja" Chowdhury, a Bengali photographer. When on their … Continue reading Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002) – Tolerance in the Midst of a Cycle of Revenge
The Little Corner 