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FOUR WOMEN (Naalu Pennungal)
Adoor Gopalakrishnan, India, 200; 105 min. NY Premiere
In Malayalam with English subtitles. |
Synopsis:
The deeply rooted humanism and empathy in the stories by the eminent writer Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai comes to the screen in Gopalakrishnan’s gentle yet wrenching adaptation. In each of the four tales of village women in south India, with the elemental titles of “The Prostitute,” “The Virgin,” “The Housewife” and “The Spinster”, a woman submits to a role society has determined for her. Yet the beauty of the film lies in a profound insight: that each social deference and bondage to the laws of men paradoxically offers a measure of freedom in nearly equal measure. With Nandita Das, Geetu Mohandas, Padmapriya, Manju Pillai, Kavya Madhavan |
Director: Adoor Goplakrishnan pioneered the film society movement in Kerala and took the initiative to form India's first film co-operative for production, distribution and exhibition of quality films. He has scripted and directed ten feature films and about thirty shorts and documentaries. Among his well known works are Elippathayam (1981); Mukhakuklham (1984); and Nizhalkkuthu (2002) His films have been showcased at most of the important international film festivals and have won national and international awards. He has served on several international film juries and also authored essays and articles on cinema and a book.
Mr. Gopalakrishnan's outstanding contribution to Cinema was recognized by the Government of India which honoured him with the title of Padmashri in 1984, and more recently, India's top civilian award, Padma Vibhushan. He is also the recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, India's highest national honour for Life- Time Achievement in Cinema; and the French Government's The Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, a top French honour for culture. The Smithsonian Institution in Washington paid tribute to him by holding a retrospective of his works.
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Screening Venue:
Museum of Arts and Design. Friday, November 7 at 6 PM.
Tickets for Musuem of Arts and Design
Tribeca Cinemas 1. Saturday, November 8 at 6 PM.
Tickets for Tribeca Cinemas |
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