Posts Tagged ‘Sweden’

  • Best Foreign Films of 2008
    I am listing out the best Foreign Films of 2008 which I could lay my hand on.The term “Foreign Films” means Non-English films,they might be even Indian films. I’ve Loved You So Long Original Title: Il y a longtemps que je t’aime “I’ve Loved You So Long ” is a very rare film which we find these days,it reminded me of Ingmar Bergman...
    by Krishna at January 20th, 2009 at 12:01 am
  • World Cinema coming home to us
    Seems times are changing at last – for the better, and fast. After all these years of scouring the film festivals and pirated DVD shops (unless we have deep pockets to splurge on the highly-priced original DVDs of foreign films), it seems 2008 is bringing some happy tidings for us, the lovers of world cinema (that is, anything that comes from outside the country...
    by Runumi G at January 25th, 2008 at 01:01 am
  • Rome 2007 Line-Up Announced
    The second Rome Film Fest, which runs Oct 18-27, has announced its full programme. World premieres in the Cinema 2007 programme include: * La Recta Provincia (Raul Ruiz) * Youth Without Youth (Francis Ford Coppola) * August Rush (Kirsten Sheridan) * Hafez (Abolfazl Jalili) * L’Abbuffata (Mimmo Calopresti) * And The Spring Comes (Chang Wei...
    by Vijay at September 27th, 2007 at 09:09 am
  • Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2008 Call for Entries
    IFFLA 2008 Announces Call for Entries The Sixth Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) seeks narrative, documentary, music videos, experimental, children’s and animated films of any length and format. IFFLA will run April 22-27, 2008 at ArcLight Hollywood, a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of Los Angeles. Jury and Audience Choice Prizes...
    by Vijay at September 17th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
  • For cinephiles in Mumbai: National Film Circle
    Received from Worldwide Film Distribution yahoogroup… Please spread the word! Let me take this opportunity to introduce you about me and social activities of our organization. … I am working with a government organization, one of the most important & entertainment department called “NATIONAL FILM CIRCLE” is given to me and I am looking for...
    by striker at April 26th, 2007 at 04:04 pm
  • 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
  • Persona: Surreal..yet super- real
    The Film: Persona The Director: Ingmar Bergman The Cast: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann 1966, Sweden Shakespeare took six words to ask the quintessential human question: “To be or not to be”. Liv Ullman ( as Elizabeth) takes two to answer it “No, don’t!!!” So began, the now famous review of the film called “Persona”. At the outset, the story is simple enough. A...
    by chandnimalik. at October 9th, 2006 at 12:10 am