Jugu Abraham
Former film critic at the Hindustan Times Group, New Delhi (1978-85).
Subsequently a Resource Mobilizer for UN- sponsored not-for-profit international agricultural research institutes.
Studied physics, literature, aesthetics, mass communication, and management.
MY BLOGS
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Movies that make you think
http://moviessansfrontiers.blogspot.com/
A selection of intelligent cinema from around the world that entertains and provokes a mature viewer to reflect on what the viewer saw, long after the film ends--extending the entertainment value
LATEST ARTICLES ( 162 )
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166. Indian Filmmaker Sudevan's Debut Film "CR No.89" (India) (2013): A...
Malayalam language movies have won prestigious Indian national film awards in recent years but they are rarely ones that stand out as some did, three or four... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES -
165. Self-exiled US Director Joseph Losey’s British Masterpiece “Accident”...
Although he was an American filmmaker from Wisconsin state hounded by the infamous “McCarthy” Committee (House Un-American Activities Committee) set up to weed... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES -
164. Portmanteau Film “Tickets” (2005) (Italy/UK) in Italian and English,...
Tickets is a film rarely discussed by cineastes. If it is discussed, it is often to compare and contrast its three celebrated directors. Read more
Posted on 19 June 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES -
163. Russian Maestro Andrei Tarkovsky’s Russian Movie “Solyaris” (Solaris)...
Many have seen this cinematic masterpiece. Many have considered it as a major achievement in science fiction cinema. The director himself did not consider this... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES -
162. Romanian Director Călin Peter Netzer Film “Pozitia Copilului” (Child’s Pose...
Romanian cinema is on the march. In 2005, Romania gave the world the lovely, realistic film The Death of Mr Lazarescu. In 2012, that country followed up with th... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES -
161. Danish Director Thomas Vinterberg’s Danish Film “Jagten” (The Hunt)...
Denmark has two interesting filmmakers alive and actively making films: Thomas Vinterberg and Lars von Trier. They co-founded the Dogme 95 movement in... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES -
160. Italian Director Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grande Bellezza” (The Great...
Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty has two small yet important facets in common with Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life. Both films begin with a profound... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES -
159. Georgian Film Director Zaza Urushadze’s “Mandariinid” (Tangerines) (2013): ...
The year 2013 has introduced new talents to the forefront in cinema. The Georgian film director Zaza Urushadze can hardly be considered to be a known entity in... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES -
158. Iranian Film Director Asghar Farhadi’s French Language Film “Le Passé”...
The title of a movie often provides a vital clue for a viewer to approach and analyze a film. In Asghar Farhadi’s latest work The Past, there are several pasts... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES -
157. Chilean Director Sebastián Sepúlveda’s Debut Film “Las Niñas Quispe” (The...
Debut films very often offer interesting cinema as every new director distills his/her individual vision of cinema to a global audience. Read more
Posted on 05 January 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES -
156. Italian Filmmaker Uberto Pasolini’s English Film “Still Life” (2013)...
It is not often that you come across a film that looks innocuous at its beginning and develops gradually into a truly uplifting and amazing work of cinema. Read more
Posted on 19 December 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES -
155. Danish Film Director Lars Von Trier’s Film in English “Breaking the Waves”...
Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves is just amazing cinema.It is essentially a film about the relationship of a newly married couple Bess (Emily Watson) and... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES -
154. US Director Bob Rafelson’s “Five Easy Pieces” (1970): One of the Finest...
A lot of thought goes into writing a good screenplay. Unfortunately movie directors often walk away with the credit that ought to be shared with the screenplay... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES -
153. British Filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott’s Unsung Debut Feature Film “The...
Ask any film-goer familiar with Ridley Scott’s work and the movies he will be associated with are likely to be one of his blockbusters such as Gladiator,... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES -
152. Indian Film Director Praveen Morchhale’s Film “Barefoot to Goa” (2013) in...
Young Praveen Morchhale evidently wrote an original screenplay for his debut film that was pegged on the tenuous relationships of the typical family as larger... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES -
151. Italian Maestro Federico Fellini’s “La Strada” (The Road) (1954):...
A half century after La Strada was made and widely accepted as a world classic, the film needs to be evaluated by its content as much as by its often touted... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES -
150. Italian Filmmaker Ermanno Olmi’s Masterpiece “L'Albero Degli Zoccoli” (The...
Ermanno Olmi’s The Tree of Wooden Clogs, a 3-hour long feature film, won the prestigious Golden Palm and the prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Cannes Film... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES -
149. Polish Director Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Dekalog, Dwa” (Dekalog 2) (1988):...
There are very few examples of movies that make you scurry to the libraries to figure out the full implications of the source material after a screening, with... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES -
148. Argentine Director Juan José Campanella’s “El Secreto De Sus Ojos” (The...
Viewers of this Oscar-winning Argentinean film are likely to enjoy the experience for varied reasons. It is definitely an engaging thriller with loads of... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES -
147. US Maestro Orson Welles’ Last Film ”F for Fake” (1973): The Most...
“Art is a lie that enables us to realize the truth”—Pablo Picasso“I must believe that art itself is real” Orson Welles in F for FakeWhat is cinema? How real is... Read more
Posted on 20 July 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES