Film Archives - February 2010
FILMS FROM CHINA. IN CELEBRATION OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR
Courtesy: Chinese Embassy |
| Date |
Time |
Film |
| 1st Mon |
7:00pm |
Chandni Chowk To China (Hindi/2009/154mins) Dir.Nikhil Advani. An action-comedy about a simple cook from Chandni Chowk who is mistaken for the reincarnation of an ancient peasant warrior Liu Shengh, by residents of an oppressed Chinese village.
Collab: Warner Bros. |
| 14th Sun |
7:00pm |
Sigh (Chinese/2000/115mins) Dir.Xiaogang Feng. While away from his home and family for several months, Liang Yazhou has an affair with his young assistant. Confused and conflicted, he ends up playing the roles of husband, father and lover at the same time. |
| 15th Mon |
7:00pm |
Hutong Days (Chinese/2007/100mins) Dir.Zhanjun An. When his unhappy wife leaves for a month of corporate training, a struggling young father loses his job, learns to cope with their 7 year old son, and finds unlikely salvation in the form of a cake delivery job that allows him to find his real talent and reunite with his estranged wife. |
| 16th Tue |
7:00pm |
2 Become 1 (Chinese/2006/100mins) Dir.Yongchang Luo. Liang Bing’ao, a workaholic, meets Doctor Xiao Wei. During the courtship the dr. accidently discovers Liang to be suffering from cancer. A story about friendship and love in the face of human odds |
| 17th Wed |
7:00pm |
If You Are The One (Chinese/2008/95mins) Dir.Xiaogang Feng. Qin Fen, a funny, honest, single inventor, meets a girl called Smiley, who is in agony of her boyfriend's betrayal. They travel to Hokkaido, try to help Smiley cure her pain in heart, and both of them gradually find their true love and life’s redemption during the journey. |
| OTHER FILMS |
| Date |
Time |
Film |
| 9th Tue |
6:30pm |
DOC FILM | Public Service Broadcasting Trust continues with its series of monthly screenings. Apna Aloo Bazaar Becha
Dir. Pankaj H. Gupta |
| 10th Wed |
7:00pm |
FILM CLUB SCREENING | Valentine’s Day (English/2010) Dir. Garry Marshall. A comedy about 10 people in Los Angeles whose lives intersect on a romantic holiday. Collab: Warner Bros. |
| 21st Sun |
6:30pm |
DOC FILM | Enchanted Ajanta A film on the murals of the Ajanta caves by Benoy K. Behl. Prod. Doordarshan |
| 25th Thu |
6:30pm |
FILM CLUB DICUSSION Group meets to discuss I've Heard The Mermaids Singing (English/1987/ 81mins) Dir. Patricia Rozema.
An engaging temporary secretary confronts the superficiality of the art world. Winner of the Prix de la Jeunesse, Cannes Film Festival, the film depicts a young artist's infatuation and later disenchantment with a pretentious art dealer, an affair of the mind that causes her to come of age. Research scholar Swati Chawla will introduce the film and facilitate the discussion. |
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