REELING THE REAL: A look at the technique of Realism in Indian Cinema.
While the orthodoxies of Neo-Realistic elements have died out in recent years in Indian cinema, it has given rise to…
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FILM REVIEW: Breathless (French: A Bout de Souffle) –1960 by Jean Luc Godard.
Breathless (French: A Bout de Souffle), directed by Jean Luc Godard in 1960 is one of the most important films…
FILM REVIEW: Onibaba [Demon Woman] 1964 directed by Kaneto Shindo.
Onibaba (meaning Demon Woman) is a Japanese horror film set in a war-torn 14th century Japan. The story of the…
Film Review: THE RULES OF THE GAME (La Règle du jeu -1939) by Jean Renoir
“Love as it exists in society is merely the mingling of two whims and the contact of two skins.” This…
The proclamation of sexual sovereignty of the ‘ideal’ woman in Hindi Cinema, seen through specific song and dance sequences.
This essay explores and reflects on the change in the viewing and depiction of the ‘ideal’ woman in Hindi cinema…