Stories written by
Devdutt Trivedi
Devdutt Trivedi is a regular Scroll.in contributor
-
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.
Devdutt Trivedi
-
Two or three things to know about Jean-Luc Godard
The French New Wave giant influenced cinema in ways that are still being understood.
Devdutt Trivedi
-
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.
Devdutt Trivedi
Trending
-
These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
-
In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
-
Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
-
Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
-
The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
-
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.
Devdutt Trivedi
-
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
-
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.
Devdutt Trivedi
Video
-
Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
-
‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
-
Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
-
Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
-
Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
-
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’.
Devdutt Trivedi
-
The films of Mani Kaul continue to enchant and educate us
His films are seen as the benchmark for formalist cinema in India.
Devdutt Trivedi
-
Tribute: The hidden wonders and parallel dimensions of Chilean filmmaker Raoul Ruiz
His cinema attempted to create an actively imaginary world that challenges realism.
Devdutt Trivedi
The Reel
-
‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
-
‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
-
‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
-
Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
-
How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
-
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.
Devdutt Trivedi
-
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.
Devdutt Trivedi
-
Japanese filmmaker Masaki Kobayashi was a studio rebel with a cause
His cinema underlines the contradictions and hypocrisies of post-war Japan.
Devdutt Trivedi
The Field
-
Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra’s dream run ends in quarter-finals
-
Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena open season – All you need to know
-
IPL 2024: Virat Kohli stars as Bengaluru beat Punjab to stay in hunt for playoff spot
-
India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav stars in fifth T20I as visitors sweep series
-
Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: In Olympic year, Neeraj Chopra keen to lay down the marker