Cinema

The Politics of Costa-Gavras

Lhendup G Bhutia

An encounter with the director who made Z, a political thriller set in a mystery country that inspired a guessing game on its release in 1969 and has become a classic since

The Fifth Estate

Ajit Duara

Though not perfect, this film gives you a measure of the man who opened a Pandora’s box

A Fire Rekindled

Nikhil Taneja

After a promising start and a quick burn-out, Hansal Mehta returns to cinema with fresh fervour

Kamath’s Eleven

Deepa Venkatraman

A forthcoming film brings together 11 filmmakers of a variety of genres to collaborate on a single narrative. The result could be a panorama of Indian cinema

Shahid

Ajit Duara

This is a well made film, but why make a martyr of the man whose life it’s about?

Woody Allen’s refusal to screen Blue Jasmine in India citing the country’s intrusive anti-smoking health advisory revives an old debate over whether art must lead society by example or be left alone by it

Fire in the Blood

Ajit Duara

A documentary on the fight over pharmaceutical patents lands firmly on India’s side

Besharam

Ajit Duara

By making poor use of three big stars, Besharam ends up a genre-confused home movie

On Top of the World

Madhavankutty Pillai

The unusual filmmakers of Ladakh

Paved with Good Intentions

Samina Motlekar

The films that India considered for its entry to the Oscars this year may not merit the mania around them, but are part of an emerging cinematic sensibility that is worth our time if not the Academy’s