Jugu Abraham

LATEST ARTICLES ( 168 )

• 231. Indian Director Praveen Morchhale’s Third Feature Film “Widow of Silence”...

  

  There is always an unusual distinct flavour when a director makes a film on a tale that he or she has written from scratch. Praveen Morchhale’s three films are... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 230. Vietnamese Director Ash Mayfair’s Debut Feature Film “The Third Wife” (2018...

  

  Debut films of several directors worldwide have often been unforgettable, even when compared to their later works: Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane, Satyajit Ray’s... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 229. The Late Chinese Director Bo Hu’s Debut and Final Film “Da Xiang Xi Die Er...

  

  It is not easy to sit through any feature film that is nearly 4 hours long; more so if the characters in the film are dour, unexceptional, and behave like the... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 228. Turkish Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Film “Ahlat Agaci” (The Wild Pear Tree...

  

  Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan is one of the most distinguished filmmakers alive and The Wild Pear Tree is arguably one of his best works to date, currently on... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 227. Italian Director Valerio Zurlini’s Last Film “Il Deserto Dei Tartari” (The...

  

  “In life, everyone has to accept the role that was destined for him” –words spoken in the film The Desert of the Tartars, words that best describe the essence o... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 226. Italian/US Director Andrea Pallaoro’s Film “Hannah” (2017)...

  

  Hannah is the second film of Italian director Andrea Pallaoro—and, according to him, it is the second film of a trilogy of films he is making which appear to... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 225. British Director Peter Brook’s Film “Meetings with Remarkable Men” (1979)...

  

  “When I realized that (ancient wisdom)... had been handed down...from generation to generation for thousands of years, and yet had reached our day almost... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 224. Indian Director Rahul Jain’s Debut, Long-documentary Film “Machines” (2016)...

  

  India produces some of the world’s most attractive textiles that contribute to making lives in India and elsewhere colourful and comfortable-- whether it be... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 223. Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s 12th Feature Film “Sandome No...

  

  More than half a century ago the Japanese maestro Akira Kurosawa made a classic film Rashomon (1950) about a samurai’s death and the rape of the samurai’s wife. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 222. Russian Director Andrei Konchalovsky’s US Film “Shy People” (1987): An...

  

  To appreciate the nuanced merits of Shy People, the viewer would be better advised to know a bit about its Russian director and story-writer Andrei Konchalovsky. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 221. Bulgarian Director Stephan Komandarev’s Film “Posoki” (Directions) (2017):...

  

  Directions could be described as Central Europe’s companion piece to the celebrated Argentine 2014 black comedy and film anthology Wild Tales. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• Russian Maestro Aleksandr Sokurov Speaks to Jugu Abraham on Grigori Kozintsev an...

  

  Background note on Russian filmmakers Sokurov and Kozintsev Russian film director Aleksandr Sokurov (66) is famous for diverse reasons. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 220. Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof’s “Lerd” (A Man of Integrity) (2017),...

  

  "Early on, this film introduces us to many different facets of its main character's life that barely seem to relate. Gradually and powerfully, the script... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 219. Swedish Director Ruben Östlund’s “The Square” (2017), Based on His...

  

  “The square is a sanctuary of trust and caring. Within it we all share equal rights and obligations” ---Explanation written for an abstract art installation, a... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 218. Russian Director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Film “Nelyubov” (Loveless) (2017)...

  

  On the very obvious level, Loveless is a modern tale of a middle-class family living in Moscow. Boris and Zhenya, the parents of a 12 year old schoolboy Aloysha... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2018 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 217. Turkish Director Semih Kaplanoglu’s Film “Grain” (Bugday) (2017) (Turkey),...

  

  Grain is a very important film of 2017. It is an important for several reasons. Globally, very few feature films have dealt with agriculture as the focal point. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2017 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 216. Hungarian Director Ildikó Enyedi’s Film “Teströl És Lélekröl” (On Body and...

  

  “Teströl és lélekröl (On Body and Soul) is an idiosyncratic love story full of lyricism and humour, free of all social conventions. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2017 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 215. Belgian Directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardennes’ Francophone Film...

  

  “Your name is Rosetta. My name is Rosetta. You found a job. I found a job. You've got a friend. I've got a friend. You have a normal life. I have a normal... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2017 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 214. Indian Director Praveen Morchhales’s Film “Walking with the Wind” (2017)...

  

  Director Praveen Morchhale is an emerging noteworthy filmmaker from India making films based on his own original scripts that use children in pivotal,... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2017 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 213. US Director Michael Almereyda’s Film “Marjorie Prime” (2017) (USA):...

  

  “Nobody is who he was. Nobody will be who he is now” --lines spoken in the film, adapted from Jordan Harrison’s play Marjorie Prime, a finalist for the 2015... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2017 CULTURE, MOVIES