Habitat Film Club - India Habitat Centre

Films in July, 2006

8th - 10th July

7:00 PM

Master Strokes (DVD)

A rare collection of the best first films of established masters and rising stars of Indian Cinema, all of whom share a common legacy... The Film & Television Institute, Pune. Watch Jaya Bhaduri in Madan Bavaria's 'Suman', Smita Patil in Arun Khopkar's 'Teevra Madhyam', Girish Kasaravalli's 'Awashesh, 'Kundan Shah's 'Bonga', Vidu Vinod Chopra's Murder at Monkey HIll', Rajat Kapoor's 'Hypnothesis, 'Ruchika Oberoi's 'Let's Talk a While' and others curated by Shri Tripurari Sharan, Director FTII. Collab: Rudraa Entertainment. Limited passes available at the Programme Desk.

25th July

7:00 PM

Hyenes (Senegal/1992/110mins)

Dir. Djibril Diop Mambety

A dazzling film, retelling Friedrich Durrenmatt's play "The Visit", about a rich woman who return to a village with old scores to settle.

26th July

7:00 PM

Les Silences Du Palais (Tunisia/1994/127 mins)

Dir. Moufida Tlatli

A sensitive and lush drama about the subjugated existence of women in Islamic Tunisia. Narrated largely in flashback as Alia, a disillusioned singer, recalls her adolescence as an illegitimate child in the royal palace. Courtesy: French Cultural Centre.

27th July

7:00 PM

West Beyrouth (Lebanon/1998/105 mins)

Dir. Ziad Doueiri

A semi - autobiographical tale endearing adolescent performances reminiscent of Truffaut's 'Four Thundered Blows'.

30th July

7:00 PM

Platform (China/2001/193mins)

Dir. Jia Zhangke

Following the for tunes of a collective of young performers in provincial China after the Cultural Revolution, the film observes relationship within the group, its members' differing expectations and, the gradual widening of their and their country's horizons.

21st July

6:30 PM

Film Club Discussion Group meets to discuss THE RUSSIAN ARK (2002/96mins).

Dir. Aleksandr Sokurov

A single-short film that takes us on a journey through the Hermitage Museum housed in St Petersburg's Winter Palace. The journey through it's sumptuous rooms recreates Russia's history over the past three countries. The film will be introduced by Film Scholar, Rashmi Doraiswamy.

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