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Pakeezah (Kamal Amrohi)

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Kamran Ahmed

Pakeezah is a beautiful, heart rending film. Passionately developed and performed, its beatific sequences are saturated with love and beauty as is the painterly mise-en-scene which adorns the set. Highlighting the film’s merits is a wonderful soundtrack which provides entertainment … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews (capsule) | Tagged ashok kumar, bollywood, brothel, caste, family, film, honour, humility, india, indian, indian film, kamal amrohi, meena kumari, Mise-en-scene, Pakeezah, prostitute, raaj kumar, review, sanctity, shame, society | 2 Comments

Poison (Haynes, 1991)

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Kamran Ahmed

A triptych of abstract queer cinema with narratives connected through themes of alienation, disgrace, and shame. Each allegory calls towards the experience of being queer; Haynes likens the alienation of a young boy, the restraint of a victimized male, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews (capsule) | Tagged 3part, abuse, Alienation, angels, disgrace, gay, haynes, hero, homo, homosexual, homosexuality, horror, judgement, lgbtq, Life, monster, poison, queer, queer cinema, Religion, sex, shame, social malaise, todd haynes, triptych | Leave a comment

The Immigrant (Gray, 2014)

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Kamran Ahmed

James Gray’s The Immigrant (2014) is a landmark in American Cinema that will one day be credited as a modern masterpiece. It is a tour de force in all respects, taking the most appealing qualities of European art cinema and … Continue reading →