Mira Nair's "Salaam Bombay" & "Monsoon Wedding"
7:00 PM, February 7, 2010
BIJOU THEATER SCREENING:
Sunday, Feb 7th 2010
7.00pm onwards
Salaam Bombay: Director Mira Nair/1988/113mins
Synopsis: This is a gritty look into the underbelly and plight of Bombay's poor street children, who call the gutters of its filthy urban streets home. It is filled with the sights and sounds of this urban nightmare. This highly acclaimed film allows the viewer a peek at another culture, only to find that basic human needs and desires are universal.
Winner:
Prix du Public-Festival International du Film, Cannes 1988; Jury Prize- Montreal World Film Festival 1988; Most Popular Film-Montreal World Film Festival 1988 Academy Award Nomination-Best Foreign Film 1989, BAFTA Academy Award Nomination- Best Foreign Film,1989; Golden Globe Nomination-Best Foreign Film 1988.
Call number: # Vdisc 261
Monsoon Wedding - Director Mira Nair / 2001/110mins
Synopsis: This film is a love song to both old and New Delhi, India. It is also an exploration and celebration of Punjabi culture. Five interweaving stories are told in the four days and nights leading up to an elaborate upper-class wedding. Each story navigates different aspects of love, crossing boundaries of class, continent and morality.
Winner:
British Independent Film Award
Canberra Short Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Golden Lion
Laterna Magica Prize
Call Number: # DVD 617