New Delhi: Austrian filmmaker Julian Polslers new film The Wall (Die Wand) features a woman who one day finds her movements restricted due to some invisible walls. She is completely cut off from the real world now and is facing the challenge of surviving in an alien environment. Julians psychological drama has been praised at different film festivals including the 14th Mumbai film festival.
Julian Polsler speaks about his film, My film is called The Wall which is adapted from a very famous novel of the same name by Marlen Haushofer. Its about a woman who has to survive in the woods because she is trapped inside an invincible wall. The film deals with some important questions of life; its a story about transformation.
How much emphasis he has given to the written text while adapting it for the visual medium, For me the nuances of novel were very important. How can we survive if we have nothing but ourselves? We have shown our film at many places and I was amazed to see that everywhere people have questions about life and its relevancy.
What does the invisible wall signify in the film, There are many interpretations for it. For some, this signifies depression, for others its more like getting cut from the real world, its necessary to ask these questions before we wake up one morning and realise that we are surrounded by invisible walls. ...
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04:08 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Mumbai: An assortment of screenings, world premiers, tributes, discussions, celebrations, press conferences and interactions - the 14th Mumbai Film Festival offered something for everyone and celebrated the spirit of cinema in its true sense. The festival, which ended Thursday, saw the screening of 230 films from around the world with a mix of classic and contemporary cinema with special event segments dedicated to French, Italian, Afghan and Indian cinema. From...
03:40 PM, Oct 26, 2012
Mumbai: Director Ashim Ahluwalia's 'Miss Lovely' was named the best film in the 'India Gold' category of the 14th Mumbai Film Festival. It also won 'Reliance Media Works CreaTech (Creativity & Technology) Award' as the eight-day cine extragvanza concluded Thursday here. While Hansal Mehta's 'Shahid' was the runner-up in the same category, the special jury award was given to Manjeet Singh for 'Mumbai Cha Raja'. 'Here And There' was being...
11:37 AM, Oct 26, 2012
New Delhi: From award-winning film French drama 'Love' to Japanese film 'Like Someone in Love' to silent movies and much more - the 14th Mumbai Film Festival, starting Thursday, promises to entertain movie buffs with a mixed platter of some of the best films from across the world. The eight-day fest is being organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), and Bollywood diva Sridevi will light the lamp...
05:37 PM, Oct 17, 2012
Mumbai: A new section called 'India Gold 2012' has been introduced at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival to celebrate the 100 years of Indian cinema and aims at showcasing the best of Indian Cinema. Henceforth this section will become an annual part of the festival. This new competition section will carry total prize money of Rs 15 lakh in addition to the Golden and Silver Gateway trophies. Open to all...
01:24 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Mumbai: The anticipation for the citys most eagerly awaited cultural event, the 14th Mumbai Film Festival, presented by Reliance Entertainment and American Express and organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image, has become even more intense with the announcement of its opening film, critically acclaimed comedy-drama film 'Silver Linings Playbook'. Adapted from Matthew Quicks novel of the same name, this David O Russell film boasts of a multi-star cast...
12:15 PM, Oct 10, 2012
