Interview
D: Mrinal Sen, 1971, India, 101‘, Bengali with English subtitles and live translation into German
Film
With an introduction by Manishita Dass
Sa., 30.11.2024
13:00
Safi Faye Hall
€7/5 (Tickets from 21.11.)
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A friend has promised Ranjit a lucrative job in a British company. As a formality, he is asked to attend the interview in a European suit. The master of Indian parallel cinema, Mrinal Sen tells Ranjit's search for a suit that always eludes him as an allegory of post-colonial India with its internalized devaluation of its own way of life, the fetishisation of British culture, and the precarious circumstances of the majority of the population. A precise and moving portrait of Kolkata's middle class in the 1970s, which testifies to the director's deep attachment to his home. Interview is also a virtuoso, visually and intellectually stimulating move against conventional film language, with a breaking of the fourth wall.