Krsn Kavita Kasturi

 

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    DEATH – before and after.
    Inspired by FRIGID – dabba’s surreal science fiction,whose imagination I cannot match. Encouraged by CURED – Subrat’s style of 80s locally flavoured memoir, my literary Guru! Written for Arun Prakash who specifically demanded this, Thank You.One reader like you is enough. Dedicated to VOLGA, a Telugu writer who also runs the NGO Asmita in Sec’bad,...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at January 12th, 2008 at 04:01 pm
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    TZP: Curious incident of a Lecture on Dyslexia during Movietime!
    Author’s note:This is the original version of the precis-ed Ronin submission. If it does get selected you will see how one ‘edits’ and if it does not then, well, you know why!! And since I will be traveling in a few days time and won’t be back till Feb I want to avoid the ‘deadline danda’ of one-post-per-month by posting now. Happy New...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at January 6th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
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    WHAT IS CINEMA?
    A story, some questions and a lot of Home Work for 2008! Once upon a time in the Washington DC Area… I was in Thai Corner Bethesda having a quick lunch, before catching a film at the Landmark Theatre and in my hand was “The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide”. I was yet to make a foray into films, even my shorts or documentaries were a long ways off but that did...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at December 30th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
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    MY BATTLE FOR ALGIERS
    Reading in the musty cold college library in Jodhpur, at the beck and call of the Attendant, who took his job very seriously, not allowing us to shift our chairs towards the sun, I dreamt of Algeria. “The rebel undoubtedly demands a certain degree of freedom for himself; but in no case, if he is consistent, does he demand the right to destroy the existence and the freedom...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at December 19th, 2007 at 12:12 am
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    KHOYA KHOYA PRINT
    Methinks I have to start a coconut breaking session each time I venture out into the snow/rain/sleet and thus dangerous roads for a hat-kay movie. It happened with No Smoking and it has happened yet again. Rahu Kalam emo? ‘Iron Leg’ anukunta. The Gults will get that but you get the gist right? So I finish a rushed edit with Amina and offer her Pakistan-say-visiting ...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at December 9th, 2007 at 01:12 pm
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    WHAT WOMEN WANT [ or why women should make movies ]
    Part Deux. …Apart from a little respect, here goes. The first time I was ever slapped was for singing “ Aaraysu ko boi paaraysu kunnanu……kOkaythukeLindi konDagaali… ” This song is basically a very clothes weary heroine’s ostensible lament ruing her blouse flying away leaving her bereft of raiment with a very eager hero. Despite the breezy tune, All that...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at November 30th, 2007 at 03:11 pm
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    Kukunoor Ki Kahaniyaan……….
    “Am I speaking to Kavita? This is Nagesh Kukunoor. I am making a documentary on Arranged Marriages. Would you be interested in a screen test?” 1997. Hyderabad, India. If I had known anything about film making 10 years ago I would have wondered why Nagesh needed to ‘screen test’ for a documentary!! Being naïve has its benefits; one has a truckload of stories...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at November 19th, 2007 at 05:11 pm
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    HAPPY DAY JAB I FINALLY MET NO SMOKING
    OPINION NOT REVIEW. The past fortnight has been extremely trying on the personal front. A much advertised dance performance was cancelled at the nth hour after three months of practice. To get me out of my funk Amina and Kulsoom decided to lend me some comedies straight from the pirated pavements of Pakistan. Having given ‘Hulchul’ and ‘Bhagam Bhag’ a very conscious...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at October 30th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
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    EID MUBARAK ! ONE NATION MANY VOICES
    After a swinging international Id party at Amina’s I am rested and ready for some Garba and Dandiya. Starting with Varalakshmi Vratam in Shravan, followed by Krishna Janmashthami, Rakshabandhan, Ganapati Pooja, Ramzaan, Dusshera, Durga Pooja, Navratri, Diwali, the Indian Almanac accords such importance to Gods and Goddesses, Prophets and Messengers, that I pity anyone...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at October 15th, 2007 at 01:10 pm
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    COLUMBUS! COLUMBUS!!
    The United States celebrates October 8th, as Columbus Day with a holiday, few of us are aware however that it is also the Indigenous People’s Day. While we Indians continue to populate the land that is not ours for financial benefits, we could assuage our guilt a little if we made ourselves aware of the stories that are being silenced. In the name of English , in...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at October 10th, 2007 at 09:10 pm
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    OUT OF AFRICA – TRIBUTE TO OUSMANE SEMBENE
    In the ensuing cacophony of losing two great giants of world cinema [ Antonioni and Bergman ] and deservedly so, we seem to have forgotten that another one passed away very quietly just a few moons ago. On June 9th 2007 the first ever African Director to have made a feature film left us bereft of an authentic African voice. Sembene had been on the jury of various prestigious...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at September 2nd, 2007 at 11:09 am
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    ‘ts time for another film:GENOCIDE:
    Right after I read “THE LAND OF A THOUSAND HILLS by Rosamond Carr”, about Rwanda and her life there since the early 30’s to the present,I felt some sort of kinship with that country.It also took me to “SUNDAY BY THE POOL IN KIGALI by Gil Courtmanche and “LEFT TO TELL by Immaculee Ilibagiza”. These are real life accounts of lives lived under conflict. FIRST...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at June 6th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
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    INTO GREAT SILENCE : Philip Groning
    With this film,Philip Groning has been compared to Vermeer. To Bresson,Trakovsky,Dreyer,Mallik and to the Dardenne bros.Doing away with cinematic trappings to such an extent that the bare soul shines through,he has been able to present the film as the subject itself instead of a ‘representation’.Watching INTO GREAT SILENCE is as good as being physically in...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at May 7th, 2007 at 10:05 am
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    INTERVIEW WITH BAHMAN GHOBADI. Exclusive for PFC.
    [oz note: bumped to Exclusive] Fascinating FARSI films! How I love them. Be it Iron Island [ Mohammad Rasoulof ] or The Day I Became A Woman [ Marziyeh Meshkini ], Secret Ballot [ Babak Payami ] or Offside [ Jafar Panahi ], Father[ Majid Majidi ] or Beneath the Skin of the City[ Rakshan Bani Etemad ] they have all succeeded in enthralling us with their tales, the way they...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at April 15th, 2007 at 05:04 pm
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    BEYOND BERGMAN : IN THE MOOD FOR MOODYSSON
    An Indian Film is like a bejeweled Indian Bride, there can never be enough ornamentation and accessories, the more the better. The colours of Haldi, Henna and Sindoor vie for special attention while the heady scents of Mogra and Gulab distract the groom into trusting that his bride is definitely beautiful. There can be no doubt about the spectacle she offers, not after...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at March 19th, 2007 at 03:03 pm
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    Q n A with Rajnesh Domalpalli:Exclusive for PFC
    First of all Rajnesh, Congratulations! From all of us here at PFC.This is a wonderful win especially since Berlin is one of the older and most respected film festivals along with Venice and Cannes,basically one of the top three right now. I am given to understand that the press coverage for such a feat was abysmal,while you continue to win more such awards,eg in Cairo...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at March 12th, 2007 at 08:03 am
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    CASA DE AREIA
    Latin America is riding a cinematic high, what with the Mexican triumvirate, Del Toro, Innarittu, Cuaron capturing the imagination of the world, helping each other, working on one another’s films , producing for the other etc while Argentina continues its saga of dancing the pictoral Tango but what is really worth looking into is the Brazilian resurgence. We have...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at March 7th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
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    GrahaNam [Telugu] in context.
    A wonderful celestial positioning since 2005 has helped the Telugu Film Industry to wake up from its slumber and look at itself with renewed interest. From ChandraShekhar Yeleti’s Anukokunda Oka Roju to this year’s Berlin win Rajnesh’s Vanaja we have within reach a horizon that beckons towards serious,thought provoking and finally world class cinema. One saw A Film...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at March 7th, 2007 at 12:03 am
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    In defense of criticism. Reviewing a film etc
    “Film is more than the twentieth-century art. It’s another part of the twentieth-century mind. It’s the world seen from inside. We’ve come to a certain point in the history of film. If a thing can be filmed, the film is implied in the thing itself. This is where we are. The twentieth century is on film….You have to ask yourself if there’s...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at March 5th, 2007 at 08:03 pm
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    Women and Films. The tragedy.
    Some wonderful films have come out in recent years by women. Their perspectives, their natural flair for storytelling and receptivity to emotions have all added an extra dimension . Since Otar Left [ Julie Bertucelli ] , Look at Me [ Agnes Jaoui ], Rachida [ Yasmina Bachir ], Whale Rider [ Niki Caro ] , Red Road [ Andrea Arnold ], Away from her [ Sarah Polly ] , Grabavica...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at March 4th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
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    RUSSIAN CINEMA AFTER THE GREATS
    The moment one talks of Russian cinema one thinks of Eisenstein or Tarkovsky. These stalwarts, no doubt, did wonders not just for Russian Cinema but also for cinema as an Art. They contributed to and evolved a language of film that was both path breaking and unique. Editing as it were owes its existence to Eisenstein and Mood/Atmosphere to Tarkovsky. A few adjectives...
    by Krsn Kavita Kasturi at March 4th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
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