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Babu Subramanian
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Mar 18

Memory Recollected With Empathy: Charlotte Wells’s AFTERSUN (2022)

On MUBI in March 2023 — Instagram link for this Film Analysis in 10 Slides Facebook link for this Film Analysis in 10 Slides Synopsis

Charlotte Wells

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Memory Recollected With Empathy: Charlotte Wells’s AFTERSUN (2022)
Memory Recollected With Empathy: Charlotte Wells’s AFTERSUN (2022)
Charlotte Wells

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Jan 22

The Leader in his Labyrinth: Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s MUKHAMUKHAM (1984)

Narrative Ambiguity Giving Rise to Multiple Interpretations — Instagram link for the abridged version of this essay in 10 slides Facebook link for the abridged version of this essay in 10 slides Background

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

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The Leader in his Labyrinth: Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s MUKHAMUKHAM (1984)
The Leader in his Labyrinth: Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s MUKHAMUKHAM (1984)
Adoor Gopalakrishnan

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Jan 6

A Heady Mix of Cultural context, Polemics and Polyphony: Review of the Book “Locating World Cinema” by M.K. Raghavendra

“Interpretations of Film as Culture” — Film/literary scholar, theorist, critic and writer, M. K. Raghavendra has written “Thinking Cinema: A Handbook for Cinephiles” (2022) published by FIPRESCI India. His books “The Writing of the Nation by its Elite” (2022) and “Philosophical Issues in Indian Cinema” (2021) were published by Routledge. These are just a few of…

World Cinema

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A Heady Mix of Cultural context, Polemics and Polyphony: Review of the Book “Locating World Cinema”…
A Heady Mix of Cultural context, Polemics and Polyphony: Review of the Book “Locating World Cinema”…
World Cinema

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Dec 29, 2022

60th Anniversary Tribute To “A Perfect Film”: Jean-Luc Godard’s VIVRE SA VIE (1962)

Homage to Godard — Instagram link for this Film Analysis in 10 Slides Facebook link for this Film Analysis in 10 Slides NANA

Jean Luc Godard

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60th Anniversary Tribute To “A Perfect Film”: Jean-Luc Godard’s VIVRE SA VIE (1962)
60th Anniversary Tribute To “A Perfect Film”: Jean-Luc Godard’s VIVRE SA VIE (1962)
Jean Luc Godard

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Dec 18, 2022

In the Forests of the Plight: Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s First Film SWAYAMVARAM (1972)

A 50th Anniversary Tribute — Instagram link for the abridged version of this essay in 10 slides Facebook link for the abridged version of this essay in 10 slides When Adoor Gopalakrishnan, one of the internationally acclaimed Indian filmmakers, launched his first feature film Swayamvaram five decades ago, it was after many years of sustained…

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

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In the Forests of the Plight: Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s First Film SWAYAMVARAM (1972)
In the Forests of the Plight: Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s First Film SWAYAMVARAM (1972)
Adoor Gopalakrishnan

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Dec 7, 2022

Awakened in the Dark: The 7 Best Films of IFFI 2022

World Cinema Section — Instagram link for this Festival picks in 10 Slides Facebook link for this Festival Picks in 10 Slides IFFI 2022

Iffi Goa

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Awakened in the Dark: The 7 Best Films of IFFI 2022
Awakened in the Dark: The 7 Best Films of IFFI 2022
Iffi Goa

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Nov 11, 2022

America as Subtext: Jean-Luc Godard’s BREATHLESS (1960)

Homage to Godard — Instagram link for this Film Analysis in 10 Slides Facebook link for this Film Analysis in 10 Slides Background

Godard

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America as Subtext: Jean-Luc Godard’s BREATHLESS (1960)
America as Subtext: Jean-Luc Godard’s BREATHLESS (1960)
Godard

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Oct 2, 2022

Migrating From Happiness: Pawo Choyning Dorji’s LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM (2019)

On Amazon Prime Video — Instagram link for this Film Analysis in 10 Slides Facebook link for this Film Analysis in 10 Slides Synopsis

Oscar Nominees

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Migrating From Happiness: Pawo Choyning Dorji’s LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM (2019)
Migrating From Happiness: Pawo Choyning Dorji’s LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM (2019)
Oscar Nominees

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Sep 24, 2022

Rat Trap as Mise en Abyme: The Levels of meaning in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s ELIPPATHAYAM (1982)

Instagram link for the abridged version of this essay in 10 slides Facebook link for the abridged version of this essay in 10 slides This year (2022) marks the fiftieth anniversary of Swayamvaram the first film made by Adoor Gopalakrishnan who is among the internationally acclaimed Indian filmmakers. Swayamvaram revolved…

Malayalam Movie

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Rat Trap as Mise en Abyme: The Levels of meaning in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s ELIPPATHAYAM (1982)
Rat Trap as Mise en Abyme: The Levels of meaning in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s ELIPPATHAYAM (1982)
Malayalam Movie

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Sep 18, 2022

Homage to the French New Wave Titan: Jean-Luc Godard’s MASCULIN FÉMININ (1966)

ON MUBI — Instagram link for the abridged version of this Film Analysis in 10 Slides Facebook link for the abridged version of this Film Analysis in 10 Slides Masculin Féminin

Jean Luc Godard

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Homage to the French New Wave Titan: Jean-Luc Godard’s MASCULIN FÉMININ (1966)
Homage to the French New Wave Titan: Jean-Luc Godard’s MASCULIN FÉMININ (1966)
Jean Luc Godard

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Babu Subramanian

Babu Subramanian

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Film Critic — Co-founded ‘Deep Focus’ a Cinema Quarterly https://medium.com/@400films https://medium.com/@thirainaanooru

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