mami 2009
amit dutta's new film 'The Man's Woman and Other Stories. was, like 'gandha', structured around three short stories. the stories though were much better than the ones in 'gandha' and the film making also way more ambitious. self consciously formal and carefully constructed, the highly stylised film made profundity of every single moment with super wide angle shots, slow pans and tracking shots and sudden cuts, until everything was weighed down by a gravitas that made you feel like there was more that was beyond your own meager understanding. 'eccentricities of a blonde girl' by manoel de olivera made nothing out of another short story about a love affair between a girl in a balcony and the accountant who stares at her from across the street. tedious. i am a little tired of these low budget love stories that are steeped in the everyday lives of marginal characters. in 'gigante' the love affair is between a shy, huge security guard and a clean woman in a mall. he falls in love with her over a surveillance camera and stalks her until they finally meet at the end on a beach.
amit dutta's new film 'The Man's Woman and Other Stories. was, like 'gandha', structured around three short stories. the stories though were much better than the ones in 'gandha' and the film making also way more ambitious. self consciously formal and carefully constructed, the highly stylised film made profundity of every single moment with super wide angle shots, slow pans and tracking shots and sudden cuts, until everything was weighed down by a gravitas that made you feel like there was more that was beyond your own meager understanding. 'eccentricities of a blonde girl' by manoel de olivera made nothing out of another short story about a love affair between a girl in a balcony and the accountant who stares at her from across the street. tedious. i am a little tired of these low budget love stories that are steeped in the everyday lives of marginal characters. in 'gigante' the love affair is between a shy, huge security guard and a clean woman in a mall. he falls in love with her over a surveillance camera and stalks her until they finally meet at the end on a beach.
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