Meenakshi Shedde
India and South Asia Delegate, Berlin International Film Festival
India
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Charulata | 1964 | Satyajit Ray |
| Stalker | 1979 | Andrei Tarkovsky |
| La strada | 1954 | Federico Fellini |
| SUBARNAREKHA | 1965 | Ritwik Ghatak |
| Tokyo Story | 1953 | Yasujirō Ozu |
| Der TIGER VON ESCHNAPUR | 1958 | Fritz Lang |
| Close-up | 1989 | Abbas Kiarostami |
| 36 Chowringhee Lane | 1981 | Aparna Sen |
| MATIR MOINA | 2002 | Tareque Masud |
| Die ABENTEUER DES PRINZEN ACHMED | 1926 | Lotte Reiniger |
Comments
Charulata
Exquisite, feminist film about a married woman's artistic and romantic desires.
Stalker
Philosophical film with big ideas, delicately handled.
La strada
Poignant tribute to "useless" people and how much they can mean to us.
SUBARNAREKHA
Magnificent and tragic film on refugees of Partition (and worldwide).
Tokyo Story
Poignant tribute to how an older generation is edged out of our lives.
Der TIGER VON ESCHNAPUR
Brazen chutzpah and superb craftsmanship, despite the fantasies and cliches on India: it was Lang's "comeback" film, kick-ass antidote to Hollywood, post his Hollywood phase!
Close-up
Generous and heartfelt tribute to an artistic competition/rival and to cinema itself.
36 Chowringhee Lane
Poignant observation on ageing and loneliness and the selfishness of youth.
MATIR MOINA
Haunting elegy for a humanist way of life.
Die ABENTEUER DES PRINZEN ACHMED
Extraordinary art with paper, scissors and film.