Victor Banerjee

  • Satyajit Ray – Pikoor Diary (1980)

    1971-1980IndiaSatyajit RayShort Film

    Quote:
    “Pikoo is a very complex film by Satyajit Ray. It is a poetic statement which cannot be reduced to concrete terms. One statement the film tries to make is that, if a woman is to be unfaithful, if she is to have an extramarital affair, she can’t afford to have soft emotions towards her children, or, in this case, her son. The two just don’t go together. You have to be ruthless. Maybe she’s not ruthless to that extent. She’s being very Bengali. A European in the same circumstances would not behave in the same way.”Read More »

  • Raj Amit Kumar – Unfreedom (2014)

    2011-2020DramaExperimentalQueer Cinema(s)Raj Amit KumarUSA

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    The movie that is BANNED in India.
    Quote:
    When a film is “banned” by the Censor Board of Film Certification, you know you are onto something. Well, that is exactly the case with Raj Amit Kumar’s film Unfreedom.

    Homosexuality.

    Islam.

    Thinking outside of convention.

    Unfreedom breaks all the “rules”.

    The film follows two different lives, the storyline pivoting on a female same-sex relationship and the dangers of religious extremism.Read More »

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