Singapore is a city of almost restless architectural change. Independent cinema trailblazer Rajendra Gour lyrically documents its sites and sights during the early 1970s – a world now partly lost, making this an important historical record.
– Olaf Möller
Also in this combined programme
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Eyes
A key early work in Singapore’s avant-garde cinema, and the oldest existing film by Rajendra Gour. -
Labour of Love – The Housewife
An exploration of a woman’s work around the home as something of economic worth instead of her duty. -
My Child My Child
This Labour of Love – The Housewife sequel considers motherhood as part, but not the essence, of womanhood. -
Sight and Desire (Eyes)
An exploration of sight – and its limits. A gorgeous mix of essay and delirium.
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Film details
- Country of production
- Singapore
- Year
- 1972
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2023
- Length
- 7'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
