tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post6530241236216196858..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: On Habib Tanvir, Shyam Benegal, and a truthful thiefJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-18793983868287234662014-10-17T12:48:40.310+05:302014-10-17T12:48:40.310+05:30Thanks, Preyas!Thanks, Preyas!Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-90268056389894601792013-08-25T14:06:17.241+05:302013-08-25T14:06:17.241+05:30Very good to hear from you, Anna, and glad you lik...Very good to hear from you, Anna, and glad you liked the film. All the best, <br />JaiJabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-58595812276617606872013-08-25T13:17:52.250+05:302013-08-25T13:17:52.250+05:30I loved the film ! The comedy brought out by the ...I loved the film ! The comedy brought out by the brilliant acting and the use of film such as speeding it up at times, and the austerity of black and white which keeps it all simple make it a classic in my opinion. Anna Tanvirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907097715130599852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-43151330616438287922013-06-15T10:51:54.684+05:302013-06-15T10:51:54.684+05:30oops!! I mentioned Chandrahas while it is Charanda...oops!! I mentioned Chandrahas while it is Charandas. Jesus. For last so many years, I thought it is actually Chandrahas. ApologiesPessimist Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057153008708242962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-17041539571916181812013-06-14T12:56:54.948+05:302013-06-14T12:56:54.948+05:30Great post. We used to do a chilren's film fes...Great post. We used to do a chilren's film festival once a month in suburban North Mumbai, where I first saw this in a movie hall. I, too, remember feeling that it had been unfairly "classified". It is quite an adult film. And yes it does count among Benegal's best. Loved the piece. Especially the info on the film used. I'd always wondered if it was deliberate given the folk setting.Preyas Hathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680109457042414613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-69781797281800538922013-06-13T19:20:33.982+05:302013-06-13T19:20:33.982+05:30This work is masterpiece...and so are manthan, ka...This work is masterpiece...and so are manthan, kalyug, trikaal, mammo, ankur and welcome to sajjanpurRam Badrinathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139389892169920162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-83555983377874264802013-06-13T19:07:06.752+05:302013-06-13T19:07:06.752+05:30Jai - Nice post! I have always wondered why people...Jai - Nice post! I have always wondered why people do not talk about Chandrahas Chor. I have not seen this film. But, 2 years ago, I was caught by Benegal mania and wanted to watch any and every movie he made. No one knew about it aside from wikipedia :) I will get its DvD. <br /><br />On Dibakar - He mentioned in a TV interview that Benegal made his name in 80s. I was quite appalled. We all knew he made his name in 70s and not only that he got a Padma Vibhushan in 70s.<br /><br />And, yeah I am reminded to read Tanvir...Pessimist Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057153008708242962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-52190442776408675462013-06-13T17:01:01.249+05:302013-06-13T17:01:01.249+05:30I remember watching the play, years ago in Calcutt...I remember watching the play, years ago in Calcutta. And had no clue that Benegal had made the film. Here's hoping there's a DVD version out soon.Monjimanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-41509219235620994432013-06-13T12:59:08.507+05:302013-06-13T12:59:08.507+05:30'Charandas Chor' used to play quiet often ...'Charandas Chor' used to play quiet often on DD when I was a child. And I found it boring, mainly because it was too theatrical. But then, even now, except for Mammo and to some extent Making of Mahatma, I hardly 'love' any of his other work. For me, he was a extremely competent director but rarely brilliant. <br />Of course, his later movies are a blot on his filmography. Pawannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-3833785163259732252013-06-13T12:58:33.838+05:302013-06-13T12:58:33.838+05:30PR: yes, the size of the screen mainly - it makes ...PR: yes, the size of the screen mainly - it makes a huge difference in terms of appreciating the visual qualities of a film (as opposed to just watching something at the plot-oriented level of "what happens next"). When movies that were made to be seen on a large screen in a darkened hall are watched instead on a computer screen (or even a TV screen), one is in an important sense watching a completely different film. Not that it's possible to do much about it now, unless one has the luxury of a home theatre.<br /><br />Have written about this before, by the way - most recently <a href="http://jaiarjun.blogspot.in/2013/02/on-ways-of-watching-films-and.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://jaiarjun.blogspot.in/2013/05/a-cinematic-time-machine-notes-from.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-75751532367848846382013-06-13T12:13:19.748+05:302013-06-13T12:13:19.748+05:30I'm curious - what is your reservation against...I'm curious - what is your reservation against watching movies on computer screens? Especially because more and more screens these days are basically computer screens (led/lcd tvs, digital projection etc).<br /><br />Is it the size that bothers you? I watch almost all of my movies on my computer so I'm wondering if there's something I'm missing :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com