Top 27 Actors In World Cinema

Glenn Close She hasn’t been attached to any major titles of late, but she’s still one of the most talented actors on the planet. It seems like the 6-time Oscar nominee will be in the conversation at next year’s Oscars when Sony Picture Classics releases “The Wife,” which wowed audiences at last year’s Toronto InternationalContinue reading “Top 27 Actors In World Cinema”

All Great German Cinemas Can’t Miss

Toni Erdmann (2016) Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann has been a favourite of audiences and critics alike since it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016, subsequently being shown as the Laugh Gala at the BFI London Film Festival. Sight & Sound critics voted it the best film of 2016, it swept the German and European film awards and wasContinue reading “All Great German Cinemas Can’t Miss”

Cinema in Germany

World Cinema – and American Cinema, in particular – as we know it has received substantial influence from the cinematic works made in Germany over the years. Films such as M, Nosferatu, Metropolis, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Fitzcarraldo and others are not strange titles to spectators’ ears, even for the general public. The heavyContinue reading “Cinema in Germany”

History Of German Cinema

Brief history of German Cinema The history of German cinema is full of twists and turns, mirroring the history of the country itself in many ways. The years following the end of World War II were full of uncertainty, something that was reflected in the cinemas. Huge blank spaces appear in the years leading upContinue reading “History Of German Cinema”

Satyajit Ray And Indian Cinema

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray, an Indian filmmaker and among the dozen or so great masters of world cinema, is known for his humanistic approach to cinema. He made his films in Bengali, a language spoken in the eastern state of India – West Bengal. And yet, his films are of universal interest. They are aboutContinue reading “Satyajit Ray And Indian Cinema”

Only Oscar Winner For India

Satyajit Ray An inspiration to filmmakers across the world, Satyajit Ray, in 1992, was bestowed with an Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy “in recognition of his rare mastery of the art of motion pictures and for his profound humanitarian outlook, which has had an indelible influence on filmmakers and audiences throughout the world.”Continue reading “Only Oscar Winner For India”

Indians Won Oscar For American Movies

Here are some Indians who have won Oscars: Bhanu Athaiya In 1983, at the 55th Academy Awards, Indian costume designer Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to take home an Oscar trophy. She shared the award for the Best Costume Design with John Mollo for their work in Richard Attenborough’s “Gandhi”. AR Rahman In 2009, atContinue reading “Indians Won Oscar For American Movies”

List of Indian Oscar Nominated Movies Ever

61 Years, 50 Submissions, 3 Nominees, No Winners: A Brief History Of India At The Oscars 61 years of Oscar nominations. 50 submissions. 3 nominees. No winner. The quest of the Indian cinema fraternity to lay their hands on the golden man has been rather woeful over the years. India started submitting films to theContinue reading “List of Indian Oscar Nominated Movies Ever”

About French Cinema

 The History of French Cinema So, raise your hand if you’re obsessed with the French New Wave? Not just me, eh? Great! For the uninitiated, the French New Wave, or Nouvelle Vague, was a French film movement that lasted from the late 50s to the late 60s, which produced such iconic filmmakers such as François Truffaut,Continue reading “About French Cinema”

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