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FILMS IN FEBRUARY, 2003
 
     
     
 

RETROSPECTIVE OF OM PURI FILMS

Described as "the finest actor of the post-independence generation" by one export on the Indian cinema, Om Puri is one of India's most respected and prolific screen personalities, having appeared in over 140 films over the course of his career. Thanks to starring work in such films as 'My Son the Fanatic' and 'East Is East', Puri has also earned increasing recognition among a Western audience.

 
     
         
  15th February
 
   
  7.00 pm
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DROHKAL  
     
Dir: Govind Nihalani; Cast: Om Puri
(35 mm, 1994)
 
         
  16th February      
  3:30 PM
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CHINA GATE  
     
Dir: Raj Kumar Santoshi; Cast: Om Puri, Naseerudin Shah
(35 mm, 1998)
 
   
 
   
  7:00 PM
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AASTHA  
     
Dir: Basu Bhattacharya; Cast: Om Puri, Rekha
(35 mm, 180 mins.)
 
         
  17th February
 
   
  7:00 PM - Interaction with Om Puri followed by screening of "Ardh Satya".  
   
 
Dir: Govind Nihalani; Cast: Om Puri, Smita Patil
(35 mm, 1983)
 
         
  OTHER FILMS  
         
  2nd February      
  7:00 PM - THE SON'S ROOM  
     
Director
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Nanni Moretti
Winner of the Golden Palm Award at Cannes, the film tells the story of a psychoanalyst and the tragedy that his family goes through.
Collab: Italian Cultural Centre. (2001, 90 mins.)
 
         
  4th February      
  7.00 PM - MY LITTLE BUSINESS  
     
Director
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Pierre Jolivet
The film revolves around the life of Ivan who has lost everything in a fire. The story takes a humorous look at his attempts to rebuild his life.
Collab: French Cultural Centre. (1999, 96 mins.)
 
         
  11th & 12th February      
  7.00 PM - TWO WEEKS NOTICE  
     
Cast
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Huge Grant & Sandra Bullock
Limited passes. Habitat Film Club Members are requested to pick them up from the Programme Desk. See panel for details.
 
         
  22nd February      
  6.30 PM - Film Discussion Group  
     
Rashmi Doraiswamy will present Nikita Mikhalkov's "Burnt by the Sun" (1994) (134 mins). The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and was also adjudged the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Annual Academy Awards.
 
         
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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