FILMOTECA DE CATALUNYA (Barcelona)
Pza Salvador Seguí 1. Barcelona
I. D (Kamal K. M) India. 2012. 90'
14 June. Friday. 21.30 h
I.D. tells the story of a girl in the urban jungle of Mumbai. Charu and her friends share a rented apartment in a skyscraper. All come from different places and working to make the city their web host. A series of trouble will seek to track an unknown. "It's a film made with almost no money with friends who work in independent cinema, a film that anyone could do because it is full of good intentions and precise opinions about the system we live in a system that ... is collapsing "(Kamal KM).
B. A. PASS (Ajay Bahl) India. 2012. 95'
19 June. Wednesday. 17.00 h
After losing his parents in an accident, a boy from a small town moves to her aunt's house in New Delhi to complete his studies. There he meets Sarika, a married woman with whom he maintained a relationship that will make him lose control. The film, which delves into the realm of eroticism as any other Indian commercial film to date, it’s the adaptation of the story The Railway Auntie, from Mohan Sikka’s book Delhi Noir.
CELLULOID MAN (Shivendra Singh) India. 2012. 162'
20 June. Thursday. 18.30 h
A tribute to an extraordinary man, P.K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India, and guardian of Indian cinema. Nair built archive can by can in a country where film preservation was not considered important. The film relives the history of cinema in India tracing their words. An ode to a life dedicated to the movies.
ANHE GHORE DA DAAN (Gurvinder Singh) India. 2011. 112'
21 June. Friday. 19.00 h
A foggy winter morning, a family from a small village in Punjab stands with the news of the demolition of a house in the suburbs. The father, a silent activist, joins the community to seek justice for the affected family. The same day, his son Melu wounded during a demonstration, while his mother feels humiliated by the treatment he dispensed the owners of the land where she works. A film about social repression and labor exploitation to which the marginal layers of Indian society are subjected.
AKASATHINTE NIRAM (Dr Biju) India. 2012. 117'
22 June. Saturday. 16.30 h
A 60 year old man living on a tropical island far from everything. Once a month he visits a neighboring port to sell crafts. A young crook who assails the watches his boat to ask for quick money. The man remains calm and drive the boat to the island where he lives. Once there the thief is caught, a fact that will change his concept about life.
THE TORTOISE, AN INCARNATION (Girish Kasaravalli) India. 2012. 125'
23 June. Sunday. 17.00 h
In the Hindu sacred texts on the history of the universe, Vishnu reincarnated as Krum, turtles, save the Mandara mountains sinking into the ocean. 'The Tortoise, an Incarnation' takes this metaphor to explore the historical legacy of another savior: Mahatma Gandhi. The film carries on an ordinary man, about to retire, which, because of its resemblance to the famous Indian leader, accepts interpret it in a popular television series. When more deeply into the character deviates from the script, and realize their own life failures. A film that works both retail and minimalist as political allegory, exploring social and personal note.
Pza Salvador Seguí 1. Barcelona
I. D (Kamal K. M) India. 2012. 90'
14 June. Friday. 21.30 h
I.D. tells the story of a girl in the urban jungle of Mumbai. Charu and her friends share a rented apartment in a skyscraper. All come from different places and working to make the city their web host. A series of trouble will seek to track an unknown. "It's a film made with almost no money with friends who work in independent cinema, a film that anyone could do because it is full of good intentions and precise opinions about the system we live in a system that ... is collapsing "(Kamal KM).
B. A. PASS (Ajay Bahl) India. 2012. 95'
19 June. Wednesday. 17.00 h
After losing his parents in an accident, a boy from a small town moves to her aunt's house in New Delhi to complete his studies. There he meets Sarika, a married woman with whom he maintained a relationship that will make him lose control. The film, which delves into the realm of eroticism as any other Indian commercial film to date, it’s the adaptation of the story The Railway Auntie, from Mohan Sikka’s book Delhi Noir.
CELLULOID MAN (Shivendra Singh) India. 2012. 162'
20 June. Thursday. 18.30 h
A tribute to an extraordinary man, P.K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India, and guardian of Indian cinema. Nair built archive can by can in a country where film preservation was not considered important. The film relives the history of cinema in India tracing their words. An ode to a life dedicated to the movies.
ANHE GHORE DA DAAN (Gurvinder Singh) India. 2011. 112'
21 June. Friday. 19.00 h
A foggy winter morning, a family from a small village in Punjab stands with the news of the demolition of a house in the suburbs. The father, a silent activist, joins the community to seek justice for the affected family. The same day, his son Melu wounded during a demonstration, while his mother feels humiliated by the treatment he dispensed the owners of the land where she works. A film about social repression and labor exploitation to which the marginal layers of Indian society are subjected.
AKASATHINTE NIRAM (Dr Biju) India. 2012. 117'
22 June. Saturday. 16.30 h
A 60 year old man living on a tropical island far from everything. Once a month he visits a neighboring port to sell crafts. A young crook who assails the watches his boat to ask for quick money. The man remains calm and drive the boat to the island where he lives. Once there the thief is caught, a fact that will change his concept about life.
THE TORTOISE, AN INCARNATION (Girish Kasaravalli) India. 2012. 125'
23 June. Sunday. 17.00 h
In the Hindu sacred texts on the history of the universe, Vishnu reincarnated as Krum, turtles, save the Mandara mountains sinking into the ocean. 'The Tortoise, an Incarnation' takes this metaphor to explore the historical legacy of another savior: Mahatma Gandhi. The film carries on an ordinary man, about to retire, which, because of its resemblance to the famous Indian leader, accepts interpret it in a popular television series. When more deeply into the character deviates from the script, and realize their own life failures. A film that works both retail and minimalist as political allegory, exploring social and personal note.
