Caleidoscope Film Festival

C A L E I D O S C O P E
a themed, multilingual Indian Cine Fest with 5 Landmark Movies

Oct 31, 2015, 10 AM - 11 PM, Apple Cinemas, Cambridge MA
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FILM (LANG)

YEAR

CAST

TYPE

SHOWTIME

89
(BENGALI)

 2015

DIR: MANOJ MICHIGAN

ACTORS: SASWATA CHATTERJEE, RAIMA SEN, SHATAF FIGAR

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Gripping suspense thriller about a psychiatrist who discovers her dark secrets from a forgotten past and comes face to face with a cold blooded serial killer.

10:00 AM

ARO EKBAR

ONCE AGAIN


(BENGALI)

2015

DIR: ARIZIET HALDER

ACTORS: RITUPARNA SENGUPTA, INDRANI HALDAR, RUPA GANGULY, FERDOUS RAHMAN

A contemporary empowerment story of 3 women, once friends in their youth, who reunite in later life and weather unforeseen challenges to their faith in each other. Rituparna, Rupa and Indrani first time together in a film.

Movie will be preceeded by a brief talk by the film producer over video conference

12:00 PM

CHITTAGONG
(HINDI)

2012

DIR: BEDOBRATA PAIN

ACTORS: MANOJ BAJPAI, NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUI, RAJ KUMAR

A story of an incredible victory - a journey of an unlikely hero. an uplifting action-drama rendered more compelling because it is true. Set in the background of the Indian independence turmoil of the 1930s.


NATIONAL FILM AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR IN 2012 PLUS 3 OTHER NATIONAL AWARDS. WINNER IN FLORENCE AND SEDONA FILM FESTIVAL

Movie will be followed by Q&A session with the director Bedabrata Pain attending Caleidoscope

3:30 PM

ABHIJAAN

EXPEDITION


(BENGALI/HINDI)

 1962

 DIR: SATYAJIT RAY

ACTORS: SOUMITRA CHATTERJEE, WAHEEDA REHMAN, RUMA GUHA THAKURTA, RABI GHOSH

A restored version of a lesser know Ray masterpiece with a different kind of story and an uncommon protagonist duo.

FILMFARE AWARD WINNER, 1962

6:30 PM

DEVADASU
(TELEGU)

1953

DIR: VEDANTAM RAGHAVIAH

ACTORS: A N RAO, SAVITRI

MUSIC: C R SUBBURAMAN

The original B&W classic superhit of the famed romantic novel Devdas by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.

LISTED AMONG CNN-IBN'S HUNDRED GREATEST INDIAN FILMS OF ALL TIMES

9:15 PM

 

* ALL MOVIES EXCEPT DEVADASU SUBTITLED IN ENGLISH
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From the pre-dawn of the Indian celluloid industry where a certain Professor Stevenson’s film in 1897 included scenes from a stage show in Calcutta’s Star Theatre to the founding of the first chain of Indian cinema theatres by the Elphinstone Bioscope Company in early twentieth century, Bengal had played a pivotal role in shaping the thinking of major filmmakers across the sub-continent. The rich literature, creative culture and renegade spirit of the land allowed expression of uniquely bold cinematic stances not easily accepted elsewhere. While national  storyboards were created around popular Bengali novels, many directors chose Calcutta as the locale. The supreme charm of the early capital city as depicted in the movies of the maestros had drawn the hearts of millions of cinemagoers over the past 100 years.

Caleidoscope 2015 takes us on a novel historic journey of Cinematic Celebration showcasing multilingual, landmark films linked to the city of Calcutta and undivided Bengal of the yester years. This unprecedented project is based on significant research by the members of Calcutta Club USA, the same team that organized the first Calcutta Book Fair to Boston earlier this year.

To participate in Caleidoscope, filmmakers and interested sponsors are requested to send an email with information on their entry to calcuttacluboffice [at] calcuttaclubusa (dot) com.