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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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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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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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Watch: Major pipeline ruptured in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, sending jets of water in the air
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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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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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal