Lalitha Gopalan

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Man with a Movie Camera

Please note that I have arranged my list in a chronological order, and not on a preferential hierarchy.

Reason to choose this film: For being the oldest film in my list that remains the youngest in spirit.

Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

For never disappointing me decade after decade, long take after long take.

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

For serving as a primer for where I live: Austin, Texas, United States.

Killer of Sheep

For surviving many a kill. For the LA Rebellion that guides us to live outside mainstream cinemas.

Born in Flames

For tearing through patriarchy, for not giving up.

Kaal Abhirati/Time Addiction

For staging the slow burn of duration.

JIAO ZI

For knowing that cinephilia is also necrophilia.

Between the Waves

For queering moving image practices through a five-channel video installation.

Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon

For dusting magic on digital cinema in our times of precarity

Diqiu zuihou de yewan

For distending the noir.

Further remarks

Vive Le Cinema!