Junoon

Dir. Shyam Benegal; Hindi with English subtitles, DVD
The movie chronicles the period of 1857 to 1858 when the soldiers of the East India Company mutinied and many smaller kingdoms joined the soldiers in the hope of regaining their territories from the English. The movie is shown from the perspective of one of the leaders of the fight.
April 9th screening will be introduced by Richard Pena, Program Director, Film Society of Lincoln Center.
Part of Masters of Indian Cinema
Indo-American Arts Council: www.iaac.us
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NOTE: Masters of Indian Cinema ticket prices are: $15 regular admission; $10 for seniors, children, or IAAC Partner Organizations

Yugant (135mins)

Dir. Aparna Sen; Bengali with English subtitles
Yugant shows how the disintegration of the marital relationship is part of a greater disintegration all around us of ecology and values. An unhappy couple, the husband, an advertising agency director, and the wife, a classical dancer, return to the fishing village where they spent their honeymoon seventeen years ago. Their past life is shown in a series of flash-backs, while the sea, polluted by conspicuous consumerism, symbolizes the current state of their relationship.

Part of Masters of Indian Cinema
Indo-American Arts Council: www.iaac.us
NOTE: Masters of Indian Cinema ticket prices are: $15 regular admission; $10 for seniors, children, or IAAC Partner Organizations

Roja (137mins)

Dir. Mani Ratnam; Tamil with English subtitles, DVD
Roja is a young lady born and brought up in Southern India. She marries Rishi and they leave the village to settle in the city, where both fall in love. Rishi, who works for the Indian Government, is instructed to go to the troubled state of Kashmir on a classified mission, Roja goes along. Then Roja's world is shattered when Rishi is abducted and held for ransom by a group of militants who want an independent Kashmir, and the release of a terrorist held with the Indian military forces. Roja persists in her efforts to get her husband back.

Part of Masters of Indian Cinema
Indo-American Arts Council: www.iaac.us
*Must bring proof of membership to a Partner organization for PARTNER tickets purchased online to be honored*
NOTE: Masters of Indian Cinema ticket prices are: $15 regular admission; $10 for seniors, children, or IAAC Partner Organizations

Ek Din Achanak (105mins)

Dir. Mrinal Sen; Tamil with English Subtitles
Ek Din Achanak in Hindi can be loosely translated as, "One day, without warning." This movie beautifully captures the vagaries of life in a typical middle-class home in a nondescript city in India. The subject of the movie is a retired professor who walks out on a rainy day and disappears without any reasons. The story unfolds as the family reacts to this disappearance first with shock, then sorrow, resignation and finally acceptance. This story is told with the lyrical background of rain and the pace is leisurely. No explanations are given, nor any analysis performed. The director tries to keep the movie focused on the central theme without degenerating the plot to a thriller.

Part of Masters of Indian Cinema
Indo-American Arts Council: www.iaac.us
*Must bring proof of membership to a Partner organization for PARTNER tickets purchased online to be honored*
NOTE: Masters of Indian Cinema ticket prices are: $15 regular admission; $10 for seniors, children, or IAAC Partner Organizations