Babu Subramanian

Jun 19

History in Multiple Perspectives: Satyajit Ray’s ‘The Chess Players’ (1977)

Facebook link for the abridged version of this essay in 10 slides Instagram link for the abridged version of this essay in 10 slides When the film producer Suresh Jindal approached Satyajit Ray in the mid 70s with a request to make a film in Hindi, or in English, or…

Satyajit Ray

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May 29

Football, Fellini & Filmmaking: Paolo Sorrentino’s Italian Film ‘The Hand of God’ (2021)

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Football, Fellini & Filmmaking: Paolo Sorrentino’s Italian Film ‘The Hand of God’ (2021)

Apr 30

Fathoming Life Through Art: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Drive My Car’ (2021)

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Film

6 min read

Fathoming Life Through Art: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Drive My Car’ (2021)

Mar 14

Musing on Mortality: Abbas Kiarostami’s ‘Taste of Cherry’ (1997) — On MUBI India, HBO Max & Criterion

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Film

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Musing on Mortality: Abbas Kiarostami’s ‘Taste of Cherry’ (1997) — On MUBI India, HBO Max &…

Feb 25

A Subversive Take on Motherhood: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ (2021) — on Netflix

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Movies

5 min read

A Subversive Take on Motherhood: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ (2021) — on Netflix

Feb 18

Through a Filter Softly: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ (2020) — On Disney+ Hotstar

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Hotstar

5 min read

Feb 11

The Illusory Object of Desire: Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’ (1958)

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Movies

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The Illusory Object of Desire: Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’ (1958)

Jan 30

Inside the Masculine World of the Ranch: Jane Campion’s ‘The Power of the Dog’ (2021)

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Netflix

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Inside the Masculine World of the Ranch: Jane Campion’s ‘The Power of the Dog’ (2021)

Sep 12, 2021

A Passage to his Pinnacle: Satyajit Ray Centenary Year Relook at the Master’s ‘Ghare Baire’ (1984)

Facebook link for the abridged version of this essay in 10 slides Instagram link for the abridged version of this essay in 10 slides Even before Satyajit Ray made history with his first film ‘Pather Panchali’ in 1955, he had written a script based on Rabindranath Tagore’s novel published in…

Movies

28 min read

A Passage to his Pinnacle: Satyajit Ray Centenary Year Relook at the Master’s ‘Ghare Baire’ (1984)

Jun 5, 2021

A Seeker at the Edge of the Well: Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘The Disciple’ (2020)

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Movies

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A Seeker at the Edge of the Well: Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘The Disciple’ (2020)