Nainsukh of Guler is now considered one of the most important miniature painters of 18th century India working in the Pahari school of painting. Born to a painter father and younger sibling to a painter brother, Nainsukh would leave his family workshop to go work at the court of Raja Balwant Singh of Jasrota, where he would make some of his best and most well-known works for his royal patron. Most of his surviving works are from his time at Jasrota and more often than not, feature Balwant Singh himself. It is therefore no wonder than Amit Dutta’s experimental biographical film, produced by German art historian Eberhard Fischer and the Museum Rietberg Zurich, where a number of Nainsukh paintings are housed, focuses on those years of Nainsukh’s life that he spent at Jasrota under the tutelage of its ruler.
A biography, by its very nature, reenacts scenes from...
A biography, by its very nature, reenacts scenes from...
- 7/28/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Nainsukh of Guler is now considered one of the most important miniature painters of 18th century India working in the Pahari school of painting. Born to a painter father and younger sibling to a painter brother, Nainsukh would leave his family workshop to go work at the court of Raja Balwant Singh of Jasrota, where he would make some of his best and most well-known works for his royal patron. Most of his surviving works are from his time at Jasrota and more often than not, feature Balwant Singh himself. It is therefore no wonder than Amit Dutta’s experimental biographical film, produced by German art historian Eberhard Fischer and the Museum Rietberg Zurich, where a number of Nainsukh paintings are housed, focuses on those years of Nainsukh’s life that he spent at Jasrota under the tutelage of its ruler.
A biography, by its very nature, reenacts scenes from...
A biography, by its very nature, reenacts scenes from...
- 7/28/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
It’s a truism that satire is the sharpest way of critiquing society’s problems. Make an audience laugh as well as think, and you’ve hit your mark. The trick is knowing how deep to dig while finding that perfect balance of sly humor with unforced, sharp-eyed commentary.
Prateek Vats’ unpretentious debut “Eeb Allay Ooo!” largely gets the equation right, using the amusing antics of a guy hired to shoo away New Delhi’s pesky monkeys to address the capital’s toxic power dynamics. It could however have gone a bit further by using boisterous scenes showing National Day celebrations not just as a soft-pedaled push against the Modi government’s polarizing nationalist rhetoric but a more pointed jab at the ruling party’s poisonous propaganda. Instead, Shubham’s generally praiseworthy script errs on the side of caution, focusing on the protagonist’s personal exasperation and wrapping it up with an ambiguous final scene.
Prateek Vats’ unpretentious debut “Eeb Allay Ooo!” largely gets the equation right, using the amusing antics of a guy hired to shoo away New Delhi’s pesky monkeys to address the capital’s toxic power dynamics. It could however have gone a bit further by using boisterous scenes showing National Day celebrations not just as a soft-pedaled push against the Modi government’s polarizing nationalist rhetoric but a more pointed jab at the ruling party’s poisonous propaganda. Instead, Shubham’s generally praiseworthy script errs on the side of caution, focusing on the protagonist’s personal exasperation and wrapping it up with an ambiguous final scene.
- 5/30/2020
- by Jay Weissberg
- Variety Film + TV
Matteo Garrone’s “Pinocchio,” starring Roberto Benigni, will have its international premiere at the 70th Berlin Film Festival the event announced Tuesday as new artistic director Carlo Chatrian unveiled the first titles for his debut edition.
“Pinocchio” will play as part of the Berlinale Special Gala section, which replaces the Out of Competition category.
Chatrian, who co-heads the Berlinale with executive director Mariette Rissenbeek, said: “Garrone succeeds in re-telling the well-known story with his very own world of images. Although he is faithful to Carlo Collodi’s ideas, he has nevertheless created a very personal Pinocchio that is much more cheerful than we’ve experienced before.”
The first films selected for the Panorama, Perspektive Deutsches Kino, Generation and Forum Expanded sections were also announced (links attached).
Among other titles, Michael Stütz, the new head of the Panorama section, has picked films by Faraz Shariat (“No Hard Feelings”), Uisenma Borchu (“Black...
“Pinocchio” will play as part of the Berlinale Special Gala section, which replaces the Out of Competition category.
Chatrian, who co-heads the Berlinale with executive director Mariette Rissenbeek, said: “Garrone succeeds in re-telling the well-known story with his very own world of images. Although he is faithful to Carlo Collodi’s ideas, he has nevertheless created a very personal Pinocchio that is much more cheerful than we’ve experienced before.”
The first films selected for the Panorama, Perspektive Deutsches Kino, Generation and Forum Expanded sections were also announced (links attached).
Among other titles, Michael Stütz, the new head of the Panorama section, has picked films by Faraz Shariat (“No Hard Feelings”), Uisenma Borchu (“Black...
- 12/17/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The 68th Venice International Film Festival that kicks off on Wednesday will present the works of newcomer Gurvinder Singh as well as Amit Dutta whose films have been regular at Venice for the last two years. The festival will also pay tribute to Indian auteur Mani Kaul who passed away recently by screening the restored version of his national award-winning film Duvidha (1973).
Still from Anhey Ghore Da Daan
Gurvinder Singh’s Anhey ghorhey da daan and Amit Dutta’s Sonchidi will be presented in Orizzonti, a section dedicated to new currents in international cinema.
Filmmaker Gurvinder Singh describes Anhey ghorhey da daan as — a film about a day in the lives of a family who are witnesses to the play of power equation unfolding around them. It’s about silent witnesses devoid of power to change or influence the course of destiny. It’s about invisible violence and desires, simmering...
Still from Anhey Ghore Da Daan
Gurvinder Singh’s Anhey ghorhey da daan and Amit Dutta’s Sonchidi will be presented in Orizzonti, a section dedicated to new currents in international cinema.
Filmmaker Gurvinder Singh describes Anhey ghorhey da daan as — a film about a day in the lives of a family who are witnesses to the play of power equation unfolding around them. It’s about silent witnesses devoid of power to change or influence the course of destiny. It’s about invisible violence and desires, simmering...
- 8/30/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
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