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FILMS
IN DECEMBER, 2002
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INGMAR
BERGMAN FESTIVAL
COLLAB: National Film Archive of India, Pune
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Ernst
Ingmar Bergman is universally regarded as one of the great masters of modern
cinema. He has had a wide-ranging influence on a generation of filmmakers. |
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14th
December |
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7.00
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WILD
STRAWBERRIES (Sweden) |
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| One
of Bergman's most representative films of the fifties, Wild Strawberries
delves into the great metaphysical queries associated with his central
concerns --- Life, Death and God. |
| (1957
/ B & W / 95 mins.) |
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15th
December |
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7:00
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THE
DEVIL'S EYE (Sweden) |
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is Bergman at his bawdiest, matching an old fashioned Don Juan against
a resolutely chaste modern woman. The Devil's Eye is a witty theological
comedy of manners that holds only life sacred. |
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/ B & W / 90 mins.) |
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19th
December |
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9:00
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THE
VIRGIN SPRING (Sweden) |
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Virgin Spring creates medieval life with convicing reality. The universal
relevance of the films grows out of the permanent and fundamental
drives of human characters within a medieval framework. |
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/ B & W / 85 mins.) |
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21st
December |
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7.00
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THROUGH
A GLASS DARKLY (Sweden) |
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first film in Bergman's religious trilogy, Through a Glass Darkly
chronicles the pathetic plunge of a young woman into madness. The
film describes 24 hours in the life of a family on an isolated island. |
| (1961
/ B & W / 91 mins.) |
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22nd
December |
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7.00
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CRIES
AND WHISPERS (Sweden) |
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harrowing Bergman exercise in love, pain and spiritual anguish set
in turn-of-the century Sweden and marked by the uncompromising close-ups
of Oscar-wining cameraman, Sven Nykvist. |
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/ Colour / 91 mins.) |
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OTHER
FILMS |
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2nd
December |
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7:00
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Film
Club Screening - NO MAN'S LAND |
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| Director |
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Dani
Tanovic |
| Dani
Tanovic's debut film that won the Oscar (2002) and a Golden Globe
(2001) for Best Foreign Language film. Best Screenplay (2001) Cannes
Film Festival. The film about the futility of the Bosnian War, stars
Branko Duric. Collab: British Council. Limited passes. Habitat Film
Club Members are requeted to pick them up from the Programme Desk. |
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4th
December |
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7.00
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KARNAVAL
(French) |
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Thomas
Vincent |
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the Carnival Season in Dunkirk. Larbi, after an argument with his
father, decides to leave town. The film revolves around his last few
days in Dunkirk. Collab: French Cultural Centre (1999 / 1 hr. 28 mins.) |
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5th
December |
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To
Be Announced |
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7th
December |
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6.00
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Habitat
Film Club's Annual General Body Meeting followed by the screening of 'The
Bride's Son' (Auditorium) |
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7.00
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THE
BRIDE'S SON (Argentina) |
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Juan
Jose Campanella |
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film traces the complex path in the life of Rafael, a restaurateur,
his parents and how his childhood friend helps him rebuild his past
and revalue his future. Collab: Argentine Embassy. (2001 / 2hr. 03
mins.) |
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16th
December |
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6.30
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FILM
DISCUSSION AND SCREENING |
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| Film
Discussion Group meets for the screening and discussion of the much
acclaimed film "Orlando" (1993) (92 mins.) by Sally
Potter. The film will be introduced by film scholar Shohini Ghosh
who will also facilitate the discussion of the film after the screening. |
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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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