tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post6167640524501628957..comments2024-03-29T15:45:04.867+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Propaganda with a touch of art: 49th ParallelJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-68034441914750664162011-10-25T08:55:21.090+05:302011-10-25T08:55:21.090+05:30What kind of crossroads? You are a source of inspi...What kind of crossroads? You are a source of inspiration. Why on earth should you be embarrassed? you put a lot of effort and thought into what you do, obviously. <br /><br />Hope you meet the devil there, if that's what you want. <br /><br />(Your review of my book told me I didn't entirely suck at what I was trying to do. It helped me at my own crossroads. You have no idea.)urmilla deshpandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005938938734547839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-30934172276451730862011-10-24T10:14:21.728+05:302011-10-24T10:14:21.728+05:30Urmilla: deeply embarrassed, but thanks. Am at som...Urmilla: deeply embarrassed, but thanks. Am at something of a crossroads in my writing life just now, so it's enouraging to get such nice comments!Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-74193496753443105832011-10-23T20:11:32.124+05:302011-10-23T20:11:32.124+05:30And I must add, I recognize in you the same suspic...And I must add, I recognize in you the same suspicion I feel when anyone gushes. Which is why your review of my book was very special to me. There was no gushing, one way or the other. I'm your fan because I trust you. Yea, I'm gushing :)urmilla deshpandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005938938734547839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-25216937176975566202011-10-23T20:02:28.911+05:302011-10-23T20:02:28.911+05:30Sarcasm??? no! I'm not being sarcastic at all....Sarcasm??? no! I'm not being sarcastic at all.(I'm REALLY not polymathic - had to look that up, for which thanks!) I am usually full of sarcasm, but not this time, not at all. It's not just knowing stuff, you seem to be able to access it when it's needed, and write about it interestingly and readably - and that's why I love reading your blog. Even if I have never heard of the things and people you write about. If you ever need an injection of fan love, you know where to find it!urmilla deshpandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005938938734547839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-3500084335958547622011-10-23T16:23:47.039+05:302011-10-23T16:23:47.039+05:30shrikanth: I saw Blimp nearly 20 years ago, liked ...shrikanth: I saw Blimp nearly 20 years ago, liked it very much then (probably helped that I had a small crush on Deborah Kerr), but remember very little of it now. Time for a rewatch. Ditto <i>One of our Aircraft is Missing</i>.<br /><br /><i>Apart from that,its technically dazzling.</i><br /><br />Rahul: oh yes - I love the film's use of light (obviously in shots like the one of the "halo" around Dennis Price's head but also in the more naturalistic and unobtrusive scenes). I also love the way light (or its absence thereof) is used as a running motif in the story.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-26565790404174519172011-10-23T16:07:10.031+05:302011-10-23T16:07:10.031+05:30Sadly, the only two P & P movies I have seen a...Sadly, the only two P & P movies I have seen are The Red Shoes and A Canterbury Tale<br />ACT is thematically a very rich movie and subtexts abound. Apart from that,its technically dazzling.I have a lot to say about that film, will wait for your post.Rahulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600228969911790479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-85922476005523184062011-10-23T16:04:32.946+05:302011-10-23T16:04:32.946+05:30Jai: Same here. Guess I need to rewatch it to unde...Jai: Same here. Guess I need to rewatch it to understand for myself why I liked it so much.<br /><br />The other great film in their ouevre is ofcourse <i>The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp</i>. Another unique cinema experience. A film that touches on subjects as diverse and disconnected as Nazism, women's emancipation, codes of honour, love and friendship among other things. Not once does it seem turgid and heavy despite being such a thematically rich film.<br /><br />Their most popular film, <i>A Matter of Life and Death</i>, is ofcourse out-of-this-world in every sense of the word. A cute romance that transcends its material to become a cogitation on Anglo-American relationsshrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898755392584822638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-47984373814442961692011-10-22T21:42:53.115+05:302011-10-22T21:42:53.115+05:30shrikanth: I saw A Canterbury Tale for the first t...shrikanth: I saw <i>A Canterbury Tale</i> for the first time just a few weeks ago, and was absolutely blown away. Still trying to process my responses to it. I've started writing a long piece about it, but no idea when I'll finish it or when I'll be okay with putting it up on the blog. As of now, I think it's among my top 20 films (even though I don't usually like making such lists, at least not those that try to place films in order of preference!).<br /><br />As you know, I don't think defending tradition and custom is an unequivocally good thing - and this is also, on the surface at least, a film that believes in miracles in a way that I personally don't. But I was still very affected by it. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on it sometime.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-79662341257742517052011-10-22T21:17:46.872+05:302011-10-22T21:17:46.872+05:30It's great that you wrote about a Powell-Press...It's great that you wrote about a Powell-Pressburger film. Guess it is a first for you! (Though you did once write on <i>Peeping Tom</i>, which is a Michael Powell film, with no Emeric involved)<br /><br />The reason is these guys are almost unheard of among Indian movie lovers. Atleast nowhere near as popular as say David Lean. So anything which increases their popularity is welcome.<br /><br />My favourite Archers film is <i>The Canterbury Tale</i>. Don't know if you've seen it. I don't think I've ever seen or will ever see its like again! A remarkable and novel defence of tradition and custom at a time of War when it was most unfashionable to do so.shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898755392584822638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1936377627966921272011-10-21T18:39:46.614+05:302011-10-21T18:39:46.614+05:30Urmilla: is this sarcasm?! If you're being sem...Urmilla: is this sarcasm?! If you're being semi-serious, let me assure you that most of the people I know in my professional sphere are much more polymathic(?) than I can ever hope to be. It's most demoralising.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-5651614649930435992011-10-21T16:40:47.742+05:302011-10-21T16:40:47.742+05:30I am definitely a fangirl of Jabberwock. I am alwa...I am definitely a fangirl of Jabberwock. I am always awed by how much you know about how many things!urmilla deshpandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005938938734547839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-87292513541291775552011-10-21T06:17:00.892+05:302011-10-21T06:17:00.892+05:30Yeah you have point in making movies made to be a ...Yeah you have point in making movies made to be a "propaganda movie." This is always a challenge to directors who are used in mainstream media or production. But when the director just dare to go out of his comfort zones, I believe they can make a good film even if it is very directAmarhttp://www.all-bollywood-dance.com/noreply@blogger.com