Once upon a time there was a girl in Iran and Persepolis is her story. Based on the autobiography of Marjane Satrapi, this quirky animated movie is about the coming of age of young Iranian girl amidst the volatile political climate of the country in 70s and 80s. Plot Summary In 1979, at the start of the Iranian revolution, Marjane was living with her parents in in Tehran. Her grandfather was in prison for being a communist and unsupportive…
World Cinema
Sidewalls (Medianaras) is a quirky indie Argentinian movie that explores the explosive and divisive nature of today’s metropolises on our lifestyles. Directed by Gustavo Toretto, the film uses Buenos Aires, as the setting of the general delineation of the human culture. At the center of the movie are two millennials, Marian, an architect and Martin, a web designer, leading lonely lives in the megapolis. It is through their eyes we see the beauty of the architecture…
Let’s stand and applaud. Quentin Tarantino of Indian Cinema has arrived. And how! With Kaminey, Vishal Bharadwaj weaves the familiar Tarantino-ish magic of black humour and gorgeous violence. Yes, I used the word gorgeous as an adjective to violence–because in filmmaking, that is possible and yet very difficult to achieve. Kaminey is a milestone in the way movies are made in Bollywood. For starters, it doesn’t dumb down the story for the audience. Second, the…
Three Colors White was more of an accidental discovery for me as I was browsing through some of our movies to watch something. I decided to watch this and must say that found it thoroughly worth the watch. It’s the second movie in a trilogy and has similar movies with the names red and blue. Three Colors White is on the theme of Equality. In brief, the story is about a man (Karol) and how…
Jab We Met is a movie that surprises you at every step. Excellent performances by Kareena and Shahid Kapoor, delightful music and a clichéd story told very well. It is a surprise because in past these two actors have not delivered any performance worth talking about. Jab We Met changes that. The story is nothing unique. It’s about a rich guy who has forgotten how to live and enjoy life meets a cheerful, bubbly full…
We get so busy attempting to live a life that we often end up ignoring the simple moments that make our lives interesting. Majid Majidi’s Children of Heaven is about those simple moments. It is a story that revolves around a ‘pair of shoes’ and takes the viewer on a trip to life in Iran. It’s a story about a brother and sister and starts when the brother (Ali) loses the shoes of his…
