Of course every one loves the Oscars. And would love an Oscar too. So would I. It celebrates film as no other event does. It gives you international exposure as the whole world tunes into what is becoming a huge TV event. It increases both the profile and box office potential of the film, and of course your personal profile too.<\/p>\n
But is it a true representation of the best in Cinema in the world ? I would argue that they are becoming less and less as the world markets look more towards their own home grown Cinema, and as International film makers explode into a new creativity that largely goes unnoticed . 85% of the world cinema in any case gets clubbed into one category. Best Foreign Language Film. Unless the film has got huge box office attention in the US market.<\/p>\n
I have been on the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival and also the London Film festival last year and have just come back from Berlin. Some of the films that I saw were absolutely explosive. Not just in the stories they tell, the use of cinema in telling these stories, but also in the performances that left you gasping. They represent a state of being that is so real that it gets into your skin without you realizing it. You do not get up applauding a performance. You just walk away with a complete understanding of the emotional psyche of the person and environment. As if it was yourself there in the film. Not through very snazzy editing techniques or the se of technology. But through the sheer simplicity of the performance, the story telling and the use of Cinema.<\/p>\n
There are three films I would like to mention here that you absolutely should not miss if you get a chance to see them just for the sheer power of the performances :<\/p>\n
‘Nadir and Simin, a Separation’ from Iran. which just won the Golden Bear at Berlin. Directed by Asghar Farhadi. <\/p>\n
‘Poetry’ from Korea, directed by Lee Chang-Dong. Was in competition at Cannes<\/p>\n
‘Screaming Man’ a film based in Chad, directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun. Who is from Chad but lives in France. Was also in Competition at Cannes. <\/p>\n
‘How I spent my Summer’ from Russia by Alexei Popogrebsky, which got the top prize at the London Film Festival.<\/p>\n
Will write about the films in time,<\/p>\n
Shekhar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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