Movie Mahal

An Online Journal for Indian Cinema

Category: Social Realism

DASTAK (Dir. Rajinder Singh Bedi, 1970, India) – The Vagaries of Parallel Cinema

Indian CInema, Melodrama, Parallel Cinema, Sanjeev Kumar, Social Realism
DEUX JOURS, UNE NUIT / TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (The Dardennes, 2014) – Try not to breathe

Auteur, Neo realism, Social Realism, The Dardennes
THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (Dir. Derek Cianfrance, 2012, US) – Eclipse of the Son [Spoilers ahead!]

American Independent Cinema, Class, Family, Melodrama, Ryan Gosling, Social Realism
LAND AND FREEDOM (Dir. Ken Loach, 1995, UK/Spain/Germany/Italy) – Transformative Political Cinema

British Cinema, Historical, Ken Loach, Marxism, Political Cinema, Social Realism
SARA AKASH / THE WHOLE SKY (Dir. Basu Chatterjee, 1969, India) – Marital Bliss

Auteur, basu chatterjee, K.K. Mahajan, Melodrama, Neo realism, New Indian Cinema, Parallel Cinema, Social Realism