The Fate of French Cinema
The French New Vague
Coming off of a recent viewing of Olivier Assayas' Irma Vep, I have been thinking about the relation between cinema and nation as well as the relationship between cinema and thought. Has the average cinéaste become less demanding? How far does the cinema of a country go in shaping a national identity? The article by Jon Frosch looks at the state of French cinema and the shape that the New Wave - popular with more than just theoreticians - seems to have taken.
Similarly much could be said about the state of Indian cinema but without much elaboration I will simply say that I long for films like those by Guru Dutt. Recall the final scene of Pyaasa with Vijay and Gulabo walking away into the mist: a journey that might have led them to the silent character in the movie, a new India. Where has that aspiration gone?
posted by GSat @ 8:25 AM
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For those who have seen Irma Vep or any other movie with Maggie Cheung: Why isn't Maggie Cheung a Hollywood star? by Susan Dominus of the New York Times.
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Just posted this on the MVP page.
You mean google keeps track of these loop scams ?
Anyway, I just posted my reaction to your and Sathish's post on vainpress.
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