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Devdutt Trivedi
Devdutt Trivedi is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Return to the epics: How Kumar Shahani infuses ancient themes with new meaning in his films
On his birthday, a look back at the veteran filmmaker’s legacy.
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Two or three things to know about Jean-Luc Godard
The French New Wave giant influenced cinema in ways that are still being understood.
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Martin Scorsese gives a Japanese tale the Hollywood treatment in ‘Silence’
To better understand the filmmaker’s adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s novel of the persecution of Christians in 17th-century Japan, read Roland Barthes.
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Trending
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Watch: How a San Francisco traffic barricade became a place of worship for Hindus in the 1990s
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Four strange symptoms of Covid-19 you might not have heard about
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Photos of Taj Mahal underground cells released by Archaeological Survey amid row about ‘Hindu idols’
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‘Your statement has been written in haste’: Letters between Mahatma Gandhi and his son Devadas
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Process all green card applications within six months, US presidential advisory panel recommends
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In Japanese movie ‘Silence’, Christianity in 17th century Japan gets the Buddhist treatment
The 1971 version by Masahiro Shinoda successfully integrates the visions of the novelist and film director.
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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.
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The man without the movie camera: Stan Brakhage’s daring experiments with cinema
The avant-garde filmmaker, whose birth anniversary is on January 14, questioned the act of creation throughout his career.
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Video
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‘If you don’t want to follow rules, get out’: Actor Patti LuPone calls out maskless audience members
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Watch: Karine Jean-Pierre makes history as the first Black, openly gay, White House press secretary
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Watch: How the music video of Ukraine’s Eurovision winning entry ‘Stefania’ was filmed
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Watch: Children come together to teach friend how to ride a bicycle
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Caught on camera: People flee for cover during landslide near Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
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Get ready for a reverie: it’s Sergei Parajanov time
The visual poet of cinema produced such haunting masterpieces as ‘The Colour of Pomegranates’ and ‘Ashik Kerib’.
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The films of Mani Kaul continue to enchant and educate us
His films are seen as the benchmark for formalist cinema in India.
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Tribute: The hidden wonders and parallel dimensions of Chilean filmmaker Raoul Ruiz
His cinema attempted to create an actively imaginary world that challenges realism.
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The Reel
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‘Spiderhead’ trailer: Chris Hemsworth watches over prisoners controlled by mind-altering drugs
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Watch: ‘Nikamma’ stars Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia and Shilpa Shetty
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How Ashok Kumar learned to ‘open his heart through his eyes’
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Watch: In ‘777 Charlie’, meet Rakshit Shetty’s Dharma and his four-legged saviour
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Why Geetanjali Kulkarni’s no-fuss approach is proving to be a winner
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In ‘Chauthi Koot’, Gurvinder Singh is attempting to create a cinema closest to music
The microtone, scale and ornamentation are all there in the carefully constructed cinematic universe.
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It’s film, theatre, music, visual art and poetry – it’s Alejandro Jodorowsky
His new film ‘Endless Poetry’ will be screened at the Locarno Film Festival, where he will also receive a lifetime achievement award.
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Japanese filmmaker Masaki Kobayashi was a studio rebel with a cause
His cinema underlines the contradictions and hypocrisies of post-war Japan.
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The Field
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IPL 2022: Tripathi’s 76, Umran’s three-for ensure SRH stay alive in playoff race with win against MI
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Wrestling: Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya, Deepak Punia qualify for Birmingham Commonwealth Games
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Watch: Andrew Symonds, 1975-2002 – Cricket Australia's tribute to all-rounder’s life and career
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ISSF Junior World Cup: Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rhythm Sangwan help India win 25m Pistol Team gold
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Asian Para Games in Hangzhou postponed due to Covid-19 concerns in China