About Shohei Imamura: Shōhei Imamura (15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. His main interest as a filmmaker lay in depicting the lower strata of Japanese society. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave, who continued working into the 21st century, Imamura is the only director from Japan to win two Palme d'Or awards.
Film Title: The Insect Woman | 1963 | 123 minutes | Japanese subtitled in English
The Insect Woman is a 1963 Japanese drama film directed by Shōhei Imamura. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival, where Sachiko Hidari won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award. It was also awarded numerous national film prizes.
The film follows Tome, a young woman born to a rural lower-class family in the Tōhoku region in 1918, who, after a long series of mishaps, rises to the status of a madam in the post-war era. When she is sentenced to jail, her daughter Nobuko becomes her patron's lover but later steals his money to use it for building up a farming commune.
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This book is published by Orient Blackswan
on Wednesday, the 14 September 2022 at 06:30 pm
at Lamakaan, Near GVK One, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
SATYA PRABHAKAR
CEO, Sulekha & ProManage
ELAHE HIPTOOLA
Indian Film Producer
The event shall have a recitation of select Urdu poetry by Elahe Hipatoola followed by translations by Satya Prabhakar from his work Alfaaz Ki Mehfil.
You can also join in through Zoom
ZOOM
Meeting ID : 835 2103 6627
Passcode : 951492
Hosted by CDPP, ACODE and Lamakaan
Farah died on 11.09.2022 due to cancer in Hyderabad.
She worked as a freelance journalist with the Mint and as an independent documentary filmmaker.
Farah inspired us to live life to the fullest and never lose hope. Her warm presence and easy laughter will be deeply missed.
All are invited to the condolence meeting to share memories and commemorate the departed soul.
About Shohei Imamura: Shōhei Imamura (15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. His primary interest as a filmmaker lay in depicting the lower strata of Japanese society. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave, who continued working into the 21st century, Imamura is the only director from Japan to win two Palme d'Or awards.
Film Title: The Ballad of Narayama | 1983 | 130 minutes | Japanese subtitled in English
The Ballad of Narayama is a 1983 Japanese film by director Shōhei Imamura. It stars Sumiko Sakamoto as Orin, Ken Ogata, and Shoichi Ozawa. It is an adaptation of the book Narayama bushikō by Shichirō Fukazawa and is slightly inspired by the 1958 film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. Both films explore the legendary practice of ubasute, in which elderly people were carried to a mountain and abandoned to die. Imamura's film won the Palme d'Or at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.
The film is set in a small rural village in Japan in the 19th century. According to tradition, once a person reaches the age of 70 he or she must travel to a remote mountain to die of starvation, a practice known as ubasute. The story concerns Orin, who is 69 and of sound health, but notes that a neighbor had to drag his father to the mountain, so she resolves to avoid clinging to life beyond her term. She spends a year arranging all the affairs of her family and village: she severely punishes a family who are hoarding food, and helps her younger son lose his virginity.
The film has some harsh scenes that show how brutal the conditions could be for the villagers. Interspersed between episodes in the film are brief vignettes of nature – birds, snakes, and other animals hunting, watching, singing, copulating, or giving birth.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-run central government announced that it would organize a year-long ‘celebration’ marking ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ starting from September 17, the day in 1948 when the erstwhile state of Hyderabad, run by its Nizam, Osman Ali Khan, was annexed to India.
The Indian army was sent by the Centre on September 13, 1948, after negotiations with the last Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan fell through after independence. The state was formally annexed to India on September 17, and the event was preceded by political unrest and violence inflicted by the Razakar militia.
More importantly, the annexation is also a painful memory for many Muslims in the Hyderabad state, given that there was a massacre of thousands from the community after the Indian army took over the state. The atrocities against Muslims are well documented in the Sunderlal Committee (set up by India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru) to look into the atrocities of Muslims) report.
But what is the truth of Operation Polo? To understand that, Lamakaan will organize a talk on September 17 detailing the incident. BK Gupta, a teenager in 1948 in Karimnagar district, will be the chief guest and speaker. A memorial will also be held for the late Burgula Narsing Rao, a former CPI member who was one of the core student leaders of his time in 1948.
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Parvindar Singh is bringing his nature inspired meditative music to the event. His soulful journey is expressed in a calm-mystic melody accompanied with notes from Handpan. His music seeks to introspect and heal the inner self through diffusion of music beyond boundaries.
Soham Pal draws his influence from the ‘Baul’ culture, the spiritual notes from nomadic pastoral land of 'Radh Bengal'; an age-old busking practice. His dotara picking skills and soulful composition have landed him in the in the voyage of self-discovery by embracing the traditional and native music forms of India.
About Shohei Imamura: Shōhei Imamura (15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. His primary interest as a filmmaker lay in depicting the lower strata of Japanese society. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave, who continued working into the 21st century, Imamura is the only director from Japan to win two Palme d'Or awards.
Film Title: Black Rain | 1989 | 123 minutes | Japanese subtitled in English
Black Rain is a 1989 Japanese drama film by director Shōhei Imamura, based on the novel of the same name by Masuji Ibuse. The story centers on the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and its effect on a surviving family.
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The film is a fun, interesting, and entertaining one with a message to balance the growth of this vibrant city with millennia-old landscape and related culture that makes it a unique city in the world.
The film is directed and produced by Uma Magal and co-produced by Mahnoor Yar Khan.
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by Amarnath Sandipamu
Non Fungible Tokens.
Or simply NFTs.
You must have heard these words buzzing through the covid lockdowns. Couple of other words too: Crypto and Bitcoin?
What’s common between all of these? And most importantly, how’s it going to change the field of art, art practices, artistic expressions and the world at large. That’s where NFTs come into picture.
As someone who’s entire artistic journey has been centered around the sense of being independent, seeking maximum control on his works, Amar stumbled upon blockchain technology that gradually made him understand NFTs and the power of web3 ecosystem. He sees a great potential in it for artists, curators and any independent professional or group. Through his talk he aims to kindle a discussion and build a community by sharing his knowledge and making others connect.
Come let’s ponder over the possibilities of decentralisation that promises to revoutionalise the way humans are going to interact with each other in the near future.
For a focussed engagement the number of participants will be limited to 20-25. Interested ones would be required to fill in a google form: https://forms.gle/pjNdm98pezT9gWrWA. Upon shortlisting, you will be sent an invite.
Come, let’s talk about NFTs.
PS: The talk is not about crypto markets or aimed at investment enthusiasts.
3 hours duration - Entry by google forms
Participants limited to 25 - Entry free
Organiser details:
Amar is an independent documentary filmmaker from Hyderabad who has been actively engaging with Lamakaan giving talks, curating screenings and showing his films since its inception. More about him can be found at www.amars.in.
About Shohei Imamura: Shōhei Imamura (15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. His primary interest as a filmmaker lay in depicting the lower strata of Japanese society. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave, who continued working into the 21st century, Imamura is the only director from Japan to win two Palme d'Or awards.
Film Title: Unagi (The Eel) | 1997 | 117 minutes | Japanese subtitled in English
The Eel is a 1997 film directed by Shohei Imamura and starring Kōji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho, and Akira Emoto. The film is loosely based on the novel On Parole by celebrated author Akira Yoshimura, combined with elements from the director's 1966 film The Pornographers. It shared the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival with Taste of Cherry. It also won the 1998 Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year.
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