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Films of Ritwik Ghatak by Erin O'Donnell 1

Films of Ritwik Ghatak by Erin O'Donnell 1 JUMP CUT A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY MEDIA Riwik Ghatak constructs detailed visual and aural commentaries of Bengal in the socially and politically tumultuous period from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. Here seen in his last, semi-autobiographical film,...

In short: Explore Ritwik Ghatak's films as Erin O'Donnell uncovers the socio-political impact on Bengal from late 1940s to early 1970s. Learn about the 1947 Partition,... (AI summary)

Ways of seeing wild in the cinema of Wong Kar-Wai

Ways of seeing wild in the cinema of Wong Kar-Wai JUMP CUT A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY MEDIA Chungking Express develops Wong Kar-Wai’s central theme—unrequited love. Fallen Angels shows a “ hedonistic absorption in architectural surfaces, in light sources, in decor of every possible fabric and...