Right before the New Year, I happened to watch, And Life Goes On (1992), directed by Abbas Kiarostami, which undoubtedly made me contemplate life even more. This semi-fictional film explores the aftermath of the 1990 earthquake in Iran that affected many innocent lives.
The story revolves around a director, driving in and around the shatters, with his eleven-year-old son. As you begin to get invested in the film, it slowly wraps you up in a shell of discomfort. Through the…
"An exchange of words." What is it that usually comes to your mind? Perhaps a story, an instance, a conversation, or a simple narration of an experience, right? But how often do we find ourselves engulfed in such an interaction? Especially with a stranger, that makes us wonder about life?
Night on Earth (1991) directed by Jim Jarmusch is a soulful representation of such brief yet enriching encounters between taxi drivers and their customers. An anthology of five different cab…
Licorice Pizza (2021) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson is a relaxing representation of life in California- snarky yet groovy. It is without a doubt a take on unconventional love, set in the 70s. What really happens when "age" comes in between?
No matter how much you try to rationalise and make the socially acceptable notion your truth, it is hard to sustain. Thus, the central theme being reason vs emotion; verbal boundaries against curious actions.
The cinematography has truly done…
