Kaustav Chakraborty

Kaustav Chakraborty

Favorite films

  • City of God
  • How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
  • Last Life in the Universe
  • 12 Angry Men

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  • When Harry Met Sally...

    ★★★½

  • Synecdoche, New York

    ★★★★½

  • Love Exposure

    ★★★½

  • Le Samouraï

    ★★★★½

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  • When Harry Met Sally...

    When Harry Met Sally...

    ★★★½

    Yk it's a good film when it begins & ends with Frank Sinatra


    {Classic rom-com...very dialogue-driven...but good dialogues...truly engaging} ...

  • Synecdoche, New York

    Synecdoche, New York

    ★★★★½

    Complex. Absurd. Tragic.


    Charlie Kaufman is a fckn genius! Great screenplay + directing. He always manages to make us laugh through the saddest plots of all time.
    Plus the acting is exceptional....Philip Seymour Hoffman at his career best!

    Although, you may find the story hard-to-follow at times (I paused atleast 20 times) because of the lack of proper narration...but never felt disconnected.
    Imdb & Rotten Tomatoes doesn't do justice to this film

    Directing: 9.7
    Editing: 8.1
    Sound: 8.4
    Acting: 9.1
    Screenplay: 9.8
    Composition/framing: 6.8
    Cinematography: 7.2
    Lighting: 7.6
    Makeup: 8.3
    Mise en scene + cast: 7.4

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  • Le Samouraï

    Le Samouraï

    ★★★★½

    Elegant. Intense. Sophisticated.



    Great screenplay with minimal dialogues...Great sound mix...you can hear small details like footsteps for example throughout the runtime.
    Jean-Pierre Melville was a true master.... Flawless directing. Henri's cinematography stands out as well.

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

    ★★★★★

    Wow





    "Bible is just a book. Its a good book. But its not the only book."

    Spencer Tracey is one of my fav actors ever...but in this one Fredric March was better. Exceptional acting & dialogue delivery!