70 Man of the Story
- What A Disgrace
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70 Man of the Story
MovieMail preorder for Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 1996 film.
- What A Disgrace
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Re: Man of the Story
I'll say it: I'm stoked. Rat Trap was a major discovery for me, and I've been itching to see more of Gopalakrishnan's films ever since.
- antnield
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Re: Man of the Story
New release date: August 20th
- Bikey
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Re: Man of the Story
Full details of the release now up at our website
- Bikey
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Re: Man of the Story
First review of our Man of the Story now in...
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Anthony Nield at The Digital Fix
- MichaelB
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Re: Man of the Story
L K Weston at Cine Outsider
Man of the Story can be sold on Adoor's considerable reputation alone, but it can also be sold on the fact that it’s a deftly-crafted and incredibly powerful film that’s a true landmark, both in Adoor's career and film culture as a whole. An essential purchase.
- Peacock
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Re: Man of the Story
Appeared in Tadao Sato's Sight and Sound All-Time Top 10 this year.... very intrigued!
- Bikey
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Re: Man of the Story
A wonderful review by Mark Cousins in the latest Sight & Sound
- Lemmy Caution
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Re: Man of the Story
Very nice film.
Though the last 1/4 dragged a bit.
And the dubbing, especially for crying scenes, wasn't great.
A very lived-in sort of film with some great scenery.
Very much in the Satyajit Ray tradition.
Not as good as his superb later film Shadow Kill, but certainly makes me want to see more Gopalakrishnan films. I see Second Run has also put out Rat Trap. Will have to get that.
Any other Gopalakrishnan's available on Dvd?
Though the last 1/4 dragged a bit.
And the dubbing, especially for crying scenes, wasn't great.
A very lived-in sort of film with some great scenery.
Very much in the Satyajit Ray tradition.
Not as good as his superb later film Shadow Kill, but certainly makes me want to see more Gopalakrishnan films. I see Second Run has also put out Rat Trap. Will have to get that.
Any other Gopalakrishnan's available on Dvd?
- knives
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Re: Man of the Story
I get that Indian cinema is always a major risk, but this film deserves some major love. I haven't seem Gopalakrishnan's other films but this is really a magnificent work up there with the best I've seen from the country. Just the way the camera and structure works to turn this ordinary story into an intimate fairy tale is enough to put it ahead of the class, but just about everything concerning the film hit the right spot (for me). Honestly one of SR's best.
- MichaelB
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