SEQUENCES

November 10, 2013

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14 November 2013, 6 pm

Could This Be Love? (Je crois que je l'aime)

2007/90 minutes/

Directed By: Pierre Jolivet

Written By: Pierre Jolivet, Simon Michaël

Cast : Vincent Lindon / Sandrine Bonnaire/ François Berléand/ Kad Merad / Liane Foly / Helene De Saint Pere / Guilaine Londe

In "Could This Be Love?", on his return from a business trip to England, Lucas(Vincent Lindon), a busy chief executive, becomes smitten with Elsa(Sandrine Bonnaire), an artist who is employed to create a fresco for his lobby. Since Lucas has trust issues due to a calamitous affair some years before which led to depression which led to a precipitous drop in the price of his company's stock, he puts his security chief, Roland(Francois Berleand), on the case to find out if she is sincere...

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15 November 2013, 10.30 am & 1.30 pm

( special screening for school students )

"Le tableau" The Painting

2011 / 76 min - Animation .

Director:Jean-François Laguionie

Writers:Jean-François Laguionie, Anik Leray

Cast:· Jessica Monceau as Lola · Adrien Larmande as Ramo · Thierry Jahn as Plume

· Julien Bouanich as Gom · Céline Ronte as Garance · Thomas Sagols as Magenta

· Magali Rosenzweig as Orange de Mars · Chloé Berthier as Claire

A château, flowering gardens, a threatening forest, here is what, for mysterious reasons, a Painter has left incomplete. Three kinds of characters live in this painting: the Toupins, who are entirely painted, the Pafinis, who lack a few colors, and the Reufs, who are only sketches. Considering themselves superior, the Toupins take over power, chase the Pafinis from the château, and enslave the Reufs. Convinced that only the Painter can restore harmony by finishing the painting, Ramo, Lola, and Plume decided to go looking for him. Throughout the adventure, questions will follow one after the other: What has become of the Painter? Why did he abandon them? Why did he begin destroying some of his paintings? Will they one day know the Painter's secret?

The film was co-produced by France's Blue Spirit and Belgium's Be-Films. It took two years to finance and had a budget of four million euro. Jean-François Laguionie designed every character himself. The designs include homages to painters such as Marc Chagall, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Pre-production took 15 months and production one year.

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15 November 2013, 6 pm

"Le refuge" /Hideaway

2009/88 min

Director:François Ozon

Writers:Mathieu Hippeau (screenplay), François Ozon (screenplay)

Stars:Isabelle Carré, Louis-Ronan Choisy, Pierre Louis-Calixte

Mousse (Isabelle Carre) and Louis (Melvil Poupaud) are young, beautiful, rich and in love, but drugs have invaded their lives. After Louis fatal overdose, Mousse soon learns she is pregnant (actress Isabelle Carr was pregnant while shooting.) Feeling lost, Mousse escapes to a beautiful beach house far from Paris and is soon joined in her refuge by Louis gay brother, Paul (French singer Louis-Ronan Choisy in his first screen appearance). The two strangers gradually develop an unusual and deeply moving relationship as Ozon continues his unique exploration of the nature of family and blood ties. Ozon's innate narration sense keeps the film simple and direct.

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16 November 2013, 6 pm

Tous au Larzac

Director:Christian Rouaud

Documentary/ 2011/ 120 minutes

Seated in his office in Paris, one day of October 1971, Michel Debré, minister of the Defence declares: We choose the Larzac as it is a deprived land. With no prior dialogue, his decision to extend the military camp of the Larzac is made. The first reaction of the peasants is radical: "If they want our farms and lands, we'll leave them dead and we won't be the only dead around" He sets an unanimous wave of protestations and resistances; the beginning of an amazing struggle, that will last for ten years until the elections for Presidency of May 1981

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17 November 2013, 6 pm

Welcome

2009 / French, Kurdish and English, with English subtitles./ Running time: 1 hour 50 minutes.

Directed by Philippe Lioret

Written by Philippe Lioret/Emmanuel Courcol/Olivier Adam

Starring :Vincent Lindon/Firat Ayverdi/Audrey Dana/Olivier Rabourdin/Derya Ayverdi/

Music by Nicola Piovani/Wojciech Kilar/Armand Amar

Cinematography :Laurent Dailland

Editing by Andréa Sedlackova

The film tells the story of Simon Calmat (Vincent Lindon), a French swimming coach who is divorcing his wife Marion (Audrey Dana). Simon tries to help a young Iraqi-Kurdish illegal Immigrant, Bilal Kayani (Firat Ayverdi), whose dream is to cross the English Channel from Calais in France to the United Kingdom by any means possible to be reunited with his girlfriend Mina (Derya Ayverdi). Meanwhile, Mina's father strongly opposes Bilal's plans as he wants to marry his daughter to her cousin who owns a restaurant. After being caught with other illegal Immigrants and returned to France, Simon gives him temporary refuge at his home after the young Bilal, nicknamed "Bazda" (runner, for his athletic abilities and love of football and Manchester United in particular) registers for swimming lessons, intending to train to be able to swim across the Channel. After police search Simon's apartment, Bilal goes on a final attempt and drowns 800 meters from the English coast while hiding from the coastguard. Simon then travels to inform Mina.

The film became hugely popular with audiences in France alone reaching 780,000 in just 3 weeks on screen.

October 31, 2013

SCREENING ON 7TH NOVEMBER 2013, 6 PM

AT CHILDREN'S PARK THEATER, ERNAKULAM

FOLLOWED BY 'MEET THE DIRECTORS'.

(BRAZIL, A VIEW FROM INSIDE)

Original Title : Brasil Visto Por Dentro
English Title : Brazil, A view from inside
Category : Feature Length Documentary
Running Time : 62 MINUTES
Date Completed : March 2013
Country of Origin : Brazil
Language : Portuguese & English

Synopsis: Brazil, A View from Inside offers insightful observations of the country with powerful messages conveyed through stunning imagery and well chosen interviews. This work have succeeded in doing a quick-paced film with the book, 'From Inside Brazil' by Indian economist Vinod Thomas. By looking at everyday life in India and Brazil, it presents a unique view about the need for economic, social and environmental values to co-exist in the changing world we live in, the filmmakers unravel the country's promising prospects for global take-off. Whether you're a specialist on Brazil or simply a fan of anything Brazilian, this gem of a film by an Indian-Brazilian couple is an ideal warm-up before the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, going beyond the usual cliches.

Filmed in the Amazon, Rio De Janeiro, Brasilia, Paraná and India, this documentary provides the most timely and insightful guide to current Brazil. The film extensively covers scenes of Brazil’s communities and lifestyle with in-depth interviews that give viewers a refreshingly personal take on development issues. The account vividly captures images of rich cultural contexts and natural resources, with messages that are of great relevance to the world. The documentary also highlights the relevance of unfolding stories about Brazil and India, with key parallels between these countries that represent global and developing economies headed toward critical crossroads, effects of climate change, and growth that calls for more inclusion. In the global scenario, revelations on the role of diversity, education and environment in the emerging country!

DIRECTORS :

Ananda Jyothi: Ananda Jyothi is director and musician, born in Kerala, South India, lived in Brazil for 14 years. Directed several documentaries throughout his career, among them: Planet India (2011), India Devi Divine (2007), Mudra: Magic of Music and Dance of India (2012), Mantra Tropical (2010), and the latest Brazil a View from Inside (2013). He is the founder of Tantri Art and Culture, the production company that promotes cultural cooperation between India and Brazil. In 2012 he was the curator of the largest exhibition of Indian cinema in Brazil, Bhava: Universe of Indian Cinema, in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

Carina Bini: Director, Writer :A Brazilian Carina Bini has a background in Communications - Journalism, is a writer, director, and executive producer. She is the Founder of Tantri Art and Culture, a producer company who works with cultural exchange. Author of fiction script La Mamma, awarded by Ancine (National Cinema Agency - Brazil) and Direzione Generale Per Il Cinema (DGC) and the Foundation for Experimental Cinematography Centre (CSC), Italy. Wrote and directed more than a dozen documentaries throughout her career. The movie "Brazil, a View from Inside" is her latest work.

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KARMA CARTEL

India/2013/Fiction, Thriller/110 mins/ Malayalam/English

Synopsis:

Set in modern India, three life-changing days in the lives of an

actor and his friend, affected by the needs and greed of the urban

city they live in.

In a southern city of India, a reporters search for a missing actor,

leads to revelation of multiple lives connected to it through

greed and bad choices. The three last days before the incident

follows the struggling actor, an ambitious filmmaker, a

wannabe hustler, an opportunist, a lover and two cinephile

thugs, through an inter-twining vignette of their lives.

3 life-changing days of a couple of young

people in a fastmoving urban city of India

CAST:

• VINAY FORRT as Sidth

• Dr. RONE DAVID as Dr. Roy

• TONY LUKE as Tony

• JINU JOSEPH as Q the filmmaker

• ARJUN CHEMPARATHY as Arjun

• SHANI SHAKI as “Plan B”

• ROHINI MIRIAM IDICULA as the reporter

• BECKY THOMAS as Tina Roy

• ABHILASH P.G. as A.C. of Police

• AHAMED SHAHEEN as Richie

• TROJU JACOB as head surgeon

• MADAN BABU as the Producer

• SABUMON ABDUSAMAD as “Luttu”

• FRANKO DAVIS as Franko

• LUKMANCE as the Casting agent

• SURAJ RAMAKRISHNAN as Deejay

• VARNA VELLOTH

• RISHI KARTHIK as book salesman

• AVINASH as Home Stay owner

• SHAJI T.U. as Shaji

• ROOPESH K.V. as Dr. Rupesh

CREW:

SARATH BALAN :

Assistant Director / Boom operator

VINOD BHARATHAN :

Story / Screenplay / Production / Direction /

Cinematography / Editing

The Director

Vinod Bharathan was born in India, but

shifted base to Copenhagen in 2000. He

took up filmmaking career in 2008. He studied

film-making at prep-schools (Copenhagen

Media School, Rampen) to make his

way into the National Film School of Denmark.

Since the National film school of Denmark

denies stipend for non-European citizens,

he then formed an independent production

company by the name Fookdat

Productions. He made over 8 short films

which were screened at various film festivals

around the world.

Awards and Nominations

Best film : Limbo (Indiefone film festival

U.S.A. 2012 / Sony Mobile - Circuito Off,

Venice 2012)

Official selections: The Punishment

(Film Noir Foundation, U.S.A

2013 / Scandina- vian Film festival L.A. 2013)

Moose and sunset (Denver Film Society 2012)

Karma Code (International film

festival Ahmedabad, INDIA, Show Me Justice,

Texas, U.S.A. 2011)

Go figure (CPHPIX 2011)

Production Notes

The idea for KARMA CARTEL was formed

was as the director Vinod Bharathan was

getting offers from the film industry. He

learnt that the industry would strip him of

his artistic vision, and he decided that his

first film must not be financed by the industry.

He had been closely observing the lives of

his friends back in India every time he was

there for a short visit. He then formed a

plot based on these observation to create

the idea for KARMA CARTEL.

He armed himself with a professional HDVCAM

(A tool he loved using while at film

school) and an excel-chart of the shooting

plan and set on a journey to India.

No one in India believed him initially. But

as he was loosing days trying to convince

a team, his assistant director Sarath Balan

admitted that it would technically take 10

days to complete filming; but not practically.

This made Vinod Bharathan even more

adamant and wanted to complete the filming

in 10 days. After the first two days of

shooting, the team found out that it was a

plan worth fighting for.

Vinod Bharathan learned that he will have

to shoot the entire scenes on one-take, so

as to keep the audio in continuity. As they

were shooting guerrilla, they couldn’t afford

to stay at any single place for long periods of time.

The film ended having the most number of

single-takes, and one of the scenes has a

record length of 7minutes (The story telling scene by Q).

The filming was very hectic and exhausting

for the two member crew who, shot an average

of 6 scenes a day.

But Vinod Bharathan had broken down the

cast into several groups and made sure

they never worked more that 2 hours a day

by shooting their scenes randomly.

The initial filming ended on the 8th days

where Vinod had to return to Copenhagen.

The last two days of filming happened

when he returned to India again. He shot

then last two days single handedly, without

assistance from Sarath.

Directors Statement:

“Four years ago, when I came out of the

film school, I decided that I will make a full

feature when i know I’m ready for it. While

editing KARMA CURRENCY (my previous

short film), I could see that I was ready for

a full feature.

So, all I did was pack my bags with

clothes and supplies for three weeks, a

camera and a microphone, and flew down

to India to make a film - Karma Cartel.

The script to Karma Cartel was in my heart

and the direction of the film was in my

head, and had decided to film with whatever

means were available. I imposed as

much restrain as possible in the making of

KARMA CARTEL. At one point, I even considered

making the film following the

Dogme-95 manifesto, but gave it up, as it

too had its set of rules I didn't want to

obey.

What came out as final-cut was a film

multi-layered with subtext that seeped out

of my bottled up frustration that i had experienced

during my up-bringing as a progressive

thinking urban youth in a suppressive

third-world. The locations where the

filming took place has a significant attachment

to me. In a way, this film is a homage

to my hometown, Kochi.”

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