Classic Cinema
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Film flashback: The ghost in the tree, from 1973
Before ‘Phillauri’, Mani Kaul’s ‘Duvidha’ explored the dilemma of a human trapped in a relationship with an unwanted ghost.
Devdutt Trivedi
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A kiss on Earth causes turmoil on Mars in the Russian silent classic ‘Aelita’
In one of the earliest films to be set on the Red Planet, a queen falls in love with an Earthling.
Scroll Staff
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In photos: The enduring magic of G Aravindan’s cinema
A retrospective in London – the first in Europe of the Malayali master – includes restored versions of ‘Esthappan’, ‘Kummatty’ and ‘Chidambaram’.
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