Cinema & TV
Entries about AV art.
How men are made – An analysis of a Death In The Gunj
Earlier today, I watched A Death in the Gunj for the second time in my life. I can safely say it’s among my favourite movies ever. A lot can be said about Konkona Sen Sharma’s direction and Vikrant Massey’s turn as the reticent, soft-spoken Shutu. But here's what made my viewings powerful experiences: the characters, their growth, and the movie's themes. Akhil Srivatsan writes.
Appreciation for Ekwa Msangi’s Farewell Amor
Due to a bloody civil war in their native Angola, a young couple, Walter and Esther, is separated. Walter emigrates to the US, working as a New York taxi driver, and Esther and their daughter Sylvia live as refugees in Tanzania. After Walter spends seventeen years petitioning the Immigration Office to allow Esther and Sylvia into the country, the family is finally reunited.
His House
His House is ostensibly a horror movie about a refugee couple, Bol and Rial, that escapes South Sudan’s civil war to find themselves confined in a haunted house in the back alleys of a UK suburb. Almost right from night one, things start to go bump, and the differing reactions of Bol and Rial (played expertly by Sope Dirisu and Wunmi Mosaku) form the backbone of the movie.