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Copyright©
India Habitat Centre |
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FILMS
IN APRIL, 2003
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Salaam
Balak Trust presents THE INDIA PREMIERE OF MIRA NAIR'S GOLDEN GLOBE
AWARD WINNING FILM "Hysterical Blindness" followed by "9/11"
a 11 min. docu-drama on the trust story of the Hamdani family in Queens,
New York. |
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3rd
April |
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7.00
pm & 9.00 PM |
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Hysterical
Blindness 35mm/Color/97 mins./2002 |
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| Dir:
Mira Nair, Cast: Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands |
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Synopsis: A pair of Jersey girls wander through the singles
bar scene of the New York City suburb of Bayonne. As they seek lasting
relationship amidst the smoky dive bars and Springsteen songs, Debby
(Uma Thurman) and Beth (Juliette Lewis) begin to understand that love
isn't like the pop songs that are played on the jukeboxes. |
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9/11
35mm/Color/11 mins./2002 |
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| Dir:
Mira Nair, Cast: Tanvi Azmi as Talat Hamdani |
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Synopsis: A 11 min. docudrama on the true story of the Hamdani
family in Queens, New York. Limited seats, Film Club members only.
Reservations slips at Prog. Desk Mar 30 onwards. |
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2nd
April |
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7:00
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French
film "PAS DE SCANDALE" (Keep it Quiet) 100 mins. |
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| Dir:
Benoit Jacquot |
| Synopsis:
Gregoire Jeancour is released from jail. He meets his family but
finds that he has changed. The films consists of echoes and rhymes
between the characters, situations that run the gamut from Freudian
slips to little gags. |
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8th
April |
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7:00
PM |
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Doghi
(Sisters) 1995/ 140 mins / Colour / Marathi / Collab: NFDC |
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| Dir:
Sumitra Bhave, Sunil Sukhtankar, Cast: Renuka Daftardar,
Amrita Subhash, Nilu Phule. Grand Jury Prize at Cinema Delle / Donne
Italy. National award (1996) for best film on Social Issue. |
| Synopsis:
The story of Gauri and Krishna - two ordinary middle-class girls
who, as their fate would have it, fall into different circumstances
in life. After her husband's fatal accident, Gauri comes to her poor
brother in Bombay only to become a sex worer. |
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9th
April |
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7:00
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Jhal Misti (Life is Sour, Life is Sweet) 2002, 150 mins, Colour,
Bengali, Comedy / Collab: NFDC |
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| Dir:
Basu Chatterji Cast: Priyanka Trivedi, Arjun Chakraborty,
Romaprasad Banik |
| Synopsis:
Dilip and Mukund, are tenants in the same building. They have
a common problem-their suspicious wives. The story weaves around the
rigmarole that is created. |
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17th
April |
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7:00
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Mangamma
(102 mins/ Col / Malayalam) |
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| Dir:
T.V. Chandran / Collab: NFDC |
| Synopsis:
The film tells story of Mangamma, an enterprising woman who works
in a teashop. Despite all the troubles that befall her, she is undeterred
and carries on with her life. |
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23rd
& 24th April |
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7:00
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Harry
Potter & The Chamber of Secrets |
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mins/Colour/English, Dir: Chris Columbus |
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29th
April |
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7:00
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Bub
(Father) 2001/114 mins/Colour/Kashmir/Social / Collab: NFDC |
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| Dir:
Jyoti Swarup. Cast: K.K. Raina, Master Kuber, Virednra
Razdan, Raju Kher. |
| Synopsis:
Vinod, thirteen-year-old Kashmiri Pandit, is the sole survivor
of a terrorist attack. The film unfolds the torment the boy goes through
- at the end he has to lie to defend himself. |
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30th
April |
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6:30
PM |
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| Film
Club Discussion Group meets for the screening and discussion of
Lars Von Trier's much acclaimed "Dancer in the Dark"
(2000) (140 mins.). Filmmaker and Film Scholar Ranjani Mazumdar
will introduce the film and facilitate the discussion. "Dancer
in the Dark" won the Palme D'Or at Cannes in 2000 as well
as the Best Actress award for a heart-rending performance by Bjork. |
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ARE
YOU A HABITAT FILM CLUB MEMBER YET ? |
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Film
schedules are subject to last minute changes. For further details check
the Habitat Film Club page on www.habitatworld.com or call the Programme
Desk at 2468 2222 extn. 3093, 3094 |
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