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
Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman was honored with the Lifetime Achievement award at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival. Manisha Mahaldar spoke to the legendary actress talking about her latest award. Speaking about Yash Chopra, Waheeda said that he was very true to his subjects and sincere and he believed in love than you know violence when the trend changed you know he never changed his style of making movies. ...
04:17 PM, Oct 26, 2012
Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman was honored with the Lifetime Achievement award at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival. Manisha Mahaldar spoke to the legendary actress talking about her latest award. Speaking about Yash Chopra, Waheeda said that he was very true to his subjects and sincere and he believed in love than you know violence when the trend changed you know he never changed his style of making movies. ...
04:17 PM, Oct 26, 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
Mumbai: Filipino director Brillante Mendoza, whose 'Captive' was screened at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival (MFF), is amazed to see the love of Indian audience for cinema. "I have been to India several times. First time I was in India I was in New Delhi when I was presented an award then I was in Mumbai three years back and now again I am here. Then next month I will...
03:13 PM, Oct 24, 2012
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor feels Anupam Kher-starrer Silver Linings Playbook is the front-runner for an Oscar nomination. "He (Anupam Kher) has been a kind of an actor who has been an integral part of so many films, like 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun', 'Ram Lakhan', 'Beta', 'Saaransh', and 'Daddy'. Then 'Bend It Like Beckham' and now 'Silver Linings Playbook', which I am confidently saying is the frontrunner for nomination for...
05:05 PM, Oct 19, 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: Sridevi, who has made an impressive comeback with 'English Vinglish', will light the lamp at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival, starting Oct 18. Critically acclaimed Hollywood comedy-drama 'Silver Linings Playbook', starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and Anupam Kher, will open the festival. The eight-day fest, presented by Reliance Entertainment and American Express and organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image, will showcase over 200 movies, including nine...
11:16 AM, Oct 17, 2012
Mumbai: Bond documentary 'Everything Or Nothing', made to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of 007 films, will be premiered at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival. The new feature film 'Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007' is produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Passion Pictures and Red Box Films. It will be shown on October 19. The limited-release critically-acclaimed documentary has only been released in the UK so far. Directed...
03:53 PM, Oct 16, 2012
New Delhi: Here is the list of the films that are going to be screened at Mumbai Film Festival. Anupam Kher starrer 'Silver Linings Playbook' is going to be the opening film of the 14th Mumbai Film Festival. Opening Film Silver Linings Playbook Dir.: David O. Russell International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors 1. From Tuesday To Tuesday (De Martes A Martes) Dir.: Gustavo Fernandez Trivino (Argentina)...
12:27 PM, Oct 14, 2012
Mumbai: French, Italian, British and Indian - expect a heady mix of cinema from across the world at the forthcoming 14th Mumbai Film Festival, to be held here Oct 18-25. International award-winning films like 'Love' and 'On The Road' will be screened during the gala. Movie buffs will be in for a treat during the festival, presented by Reliance Entertainment and American Express and organized by the Mumbai Academy of...
12:42 PM, Oct 11, 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 14th edition of the premier event of Mumbais culture calendar, the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image, will be held from the 18th " 25th October, 2012 at National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and Inox, Nariman Point, Liberty Cinemas, Marine Lines as the main festival venues and Cinemax, Andheri and Cinemax Sion as the satellite venues. This year the festival...
01:02 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
Mumbai: The past few years have seen a lull in crossover films but the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) has screened six such movies, including 'Lucky' and 'Delhi In A Day' and each of them had a fresh perspective and engaging stories with an India connect. The six films were screened in the India Worldwide section at the MFF on its concluding day Thursday, and they covered an interesting range of...
01:42 PM, Oct 21, 2011
Mumbai: On the eve of the Mumbai Film Festival, filmmaker Shyam Benegal had confidently said this is the best festival India has seen so far. As the festival came to a close amid the hits and the misses, the crowds cheering and hooting, his hyperbole became a fact. Benegal, chairman of MAMI that organises the event, had reasoned that a festival is as big as its films. Showcasing the winners...
01:28 PM, Oct 21, 2011
Mumbai: French film 'My Little Princess', directed by Eva Ionesco and produced by Rancois Marquis, swept the awards at the international competition at the 13th Mumbai Film Festival, winning the Best Film, Best Director and the Best Actress award that went to Isabelle Huppert and Anamaria Vartolomei. This year, six of the 14 films in competition were by first time woman directors in the festival, organised by the Mumbai Academy...
12:35 PM, Oct 21, 2011
Mumbai: Screenwriting is considered to be the backbone of a film. It is also believed that it is an art form that is in decline in India. Or is it? An open forum held at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival to discuss the same saw some interesting fireworks. "Sorry, but I am not optimistic at all. I think we are f*****. There's no dearth of writers in India, but there's...
06:04 PM, Oct 19, 2011
