Indian Film Series
All films are free and open to the public.
A discussion of the film will follow each screening, led by Mark Hasskarl, Danbury Library Director
Wednesday, Oct. 1
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: WestConn Student Center Theater, Midtown campus (directions)
The World of Apu (1959/Bengali with English subtitles/103 min.) (more information)
With realism and lyricism, the final movie in Satyajit Ray’s internationally acclaimed “Apu Trilogy” concludes the story of Apu. Forced to abandon his education, Apu’s prospects look bleak until fate intervenes in the form of an insane bridegroom. To save the abandoned bride from disgrace, Apu marries her, beginning a new life as a husband and father.
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: WestConn Student Center Theater, Midtown campus (directions)
Chak De! India (2007/Hindi with English subtitles/152 min.) (more information)
This rousing, award-winning Bollywood sports film follows a fictional Indian women’s field hockey team from its beginnings as a rag-tag group of 16 young women to a cohesive team that makes it to the Hockey World Cup in Australia. The team’s coach, a former hockey superstar, is also looking for personal redemption, having been accused seven years earlier of throwing the final World Cup match.
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Ives Concert Hall, WestConn Midtown campus (directions)
The Namesake (2006/English, French, Hindi/114 min.) (more information)
Director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding, Vanity Fair) brings Jhumpa Lahiri’s bestselling novel beautifully to the screen. The movie spans four decades and two continents as it tells the story of a young Indian couple, the result of an arranged marriage, who immigrate to New York and how they and their American-born children deal with the different cultures, traditions and life styles of the two countries and generations.
An Evening with Mira Nair
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Ives Concert Hall, WestConn Midtown campus (directions)
A skilled director, Mira Nair is equally adept talking to an audience; she began her career in front of the camera, not behind it. With sophistication, she will discuss the craft of filmmaking as well as the issues she so passionately explores in her films: the tug of competing worlds felt by millions of immigrants, and ways to bridge the gap between cultures. She will show clips from her films and share anecdotes about them.