24/06/09

namesake & monsoon wedding.

Two of my favorite films. calcutta & delhi. it’s how the director chose to visualize the whole idea/story. she was able to produce delhi/calcutta exactly as i imagine to be. its not a "lost in translation” yet it gives you enough time to settle, and then takes off to a different world, which is not alien. the whole setting is so contemporary, so suave..people are actually nice, educated…music is peppy, smart and yet familiar enough to tune you to the culture being introduced. people are actually shown sitting down having some sort of conversation. for me..there is no central character, the theme, the culture, the environment is the appeal, i somehow did not notice any protagonist. in the both the films things are introduced at a comfortable pace, there is absolutely no hurry and yet pace doesn’t bore you. 

all in all beautiful, unagitated times.

~ by Alok on June 24, 2009.