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28 Jan – 7 Feb 2027

Overview of articles

  • The Warrior

    The Indian Brit Kapadia based this Cinemascope epic on the Japanese folk tale, but situated his début in Rajasthan and in the Himalayas. The hero…
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  • War and Peace

    Alarming, surprisingly made and multi-faceted about the social and cultural context of the underestimated threat of (nuclear) war between India and Pa
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  • Name of a River

    Essayist homage to the film language and themes of the unique Indian film-maker Ritwik Ghatak, with documentary and fictional elements, with two lover
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  • Maya

    Maya has a good life with her rich uncle and aunt in rural India. she plays with her nephew and nothing seems wrong, until one…
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  • Kali salwar

    Colourful film version of a forbidden story about the feelings of an Indian prostitute in the lively slums of Bombay. Filled with references to Indian
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  • Samsara

    Epic set in the stunning Ladakh region of the Himalayas. Tashi is a dedicated Buddhist monk, who has almost reached a state of enlightenment. Then…
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  • Perceptions

    Poetic, layered, prize-winning film about a famous Bengali poet whose lonely life is lightened by listening to music, reciting poems and making friend
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  • The Idiot

    The film is based no Dostoevsky’s The Idiot. The action has been moved to contemporary Bombay, but the names of the characters and the essence…
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  • Carnival

    This visually exciting film merges documentary and fiction, evoking notions of Eros and Thanatos, and of joy and sadness. Meandering with a very free
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  • Alms for the Blind Horse

    In the Punjab region during one turbulent night, a home is demolished at the orders of the landlord. In the morning, the whole village protests.…
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