14th IFFK- A Review.A Step in to Darkness-Atil Inac
Atil Inac’s ‘A Step into Darkness’ was the inaugural movie screened for the 14th IFFK at the Nishagandhi ground. Out of five movies I watched this is one which I liked. Obviously this film cannot be called the favorite.
‘A Step into Darkness’ shows us how the state of hopelessness can be turned in to the deadliest weapon on earth. Cennet , a Turkish girl’s entire family is destroyed by a misinformed army. Being the only survivor in the family she goes out in search of her brother Azim. After reaching Kirkuk she learns that her brother is hurt in a bomb blast and he’s taken to Turkey. With the help of some smugglers she goes to Turkey. However one of them ravishes her and she tries to kill herself. Cennet is rescued by members of a radical Islamist organization. The group finds a potential weapon in Cennet and tries to convince her that Azim is reported to be dead. In the meantime the group leader tries to manipulate her hopelessness and turn her to be a suicide bomber.
Atil Inac has chosen the right theme to portray today’s world through his movie. This is indeed what is happening today. A group of people’s hopelessness is exploited by radical religious groups to execute their targets. When a person loses everything there’s nothing for him/her to look
upon to. Hence he or she becomes hopeless. In a state of hopelessness a person not only tries to destroy self but his/her sadistic self rises to destroy others too.
Atil Inac’s ‘A Step into Darkness’ was the inaugural movie screened for the 14th IFFK at the Nishagandhi ground. Out of five movies I watched this is one which I liked. Obviously this film cannot be called the favorite.
‘A Step into Darkness’ shows us how the state of hopelessness can be turned in to the deadliest weapon on earth. Cennet , a Turkish girl’s entire family is destroyed by a misinformed army. Being the only survivor in the family she goes out in search of her brother Azim. After reaching Kirkuk she learns that her brother is hurt in a bomb blast and he’s taken to Turkey. With the help of some smugglers she goes to Turkey. However one of them ravishes her and she tries to kill herself. Cennet is rescued by members of a radical Islamist organization. The group finds a potential weapon in Cennet and tries to convince her that Azim is reported to be dead. In the meantime the group leader tries to manipulate her hopelessness and turn her to be a suicide bomber.
Atil Inac has chosen the right theme to portray today’s world through his movie. This is indeed what is happening today. A group of people’s hopelessness is exploited by radical religious groups to execute their targets. When a person loses everything there’s nothing for him/her to look
upon to. Hence he or she becomes hopeless. In a state of hopelessness a person not only tries to destroy self but his/her sadistic self rises to destroy others too.General Nil- Ryszard Bugajski
Bugajski tells the story of a forgotten hero Emil Fieldorf. He was one of the greatest Polish Generals during WWII. Falsely accused during the communist era he was sentenced to death and executed in 1953. The movie honors the rediscovered hero’s tactical skills and bravery.
Bugajski tells the story of a forgotten hero Emil Fieldorf. He was one of the greatest Polish Generals during WWII. Falsely accused during the communist era he was sentenced to death and executed in 1953. The movie honors the rediscovered hero’s tactical skills and bravery.Khandhar- Mrinal Sen
Another movie that portrays state of hopelessness is in Mrinal Sen’s ‘Khandhar’. In the very movie three friends go to an erstwhile feudal mansion which is all ruins. The heroine Jamini is the heir to a portion of the dilapidated mansion. The visitors get into a situation where they had to act in front of Jamini’s blind mother and one of them pretend to be her fiancée. The character played by Naserudeen shah by acting as her fiancé gives her a ray of hope on leaving for the city. Later we see the hero who is a professional photographer keeps clicking photos. And we are left to guess the rest. Did he marry her? Or he forgot her on reaching back in the city and got back to his profession?
No one takes pain to fix the ruins in reality. Anyone can have sympathy over the very situation but how many would come forward to be a part of the ruins. Very hardly anyone could come forward. May be the hero in Khandhar had sympathy over the heroine’s hopelessness. Like any visitor to a historical place the hero too had come, experienced the richness of the place and got back to his normal life once he reached back in his city.
The movie was kind of a depressing one showing the stark realities in life. A lady who has lost all hopes in life gets hope in the hero’s gesture. But the last scene of the movie has put me in a dilemma as in what might have happened to the heroine’s life.
The Last Supper- Thomas Gutierrez Alea
Thomas Gutierrez Alea’s ‘ The Last Supper’ narrates the story of a pious planter who keeps slaves for which he feels zero guilt. However at the same time he is concerned about his position in the Heaven. For that he reenacts The Last Supper and invites 12 slaves and instructs them on the glories of Christianity.
The Last Supper is based on supposedly a true incident. It showcases a combination of blasphemous irony with an under-current of political reckoning. It was worth a watch. It portrays the hardships of slaves. By the end of the movie we will see the slaves rising against their master in order to attain freedom.
Anti Christ – Lars Von Trier
Anti Christ portrays the experiences of the evils of nature. In the movie a couple loses their toddler son. And the mother suffers from anxiety attacks. Her husband being a therapist tries to cure her by taking her to their country cabin called Eden. There they both experience the worst of evils of the nature.
The movie was basically very violent. I would say this was the worst movie I ever watched. It was no better than watching a porn movie. It was hard for me to make head or tail out of it. I could feel no natural element in the make and It was just like any movie made for the sake of it despite of its winning several international recognitions.
Another movie that portrays state of hopelessness is in Mrinal Sen’s ‘Khandhar’. In the very movie three friends go to an erstwhile feudal mansion which is all ruins. The heroine Jamini is the heir to a portion of the dilapidated mansion. The visitors get into a situation where they had to act in front of Jamini’s blind mother and one of them pretend to be her fiancée. The character played by Naserudeen shah by acting as her fiancé gives her a ray of hope on leaving for the city. Later we see the hero who is a professional photographer keeps clicking photos. And we are left to guess the rest. Did he marry her? Or he forgot her on reaching back in the city and got back to his profession?
No one takes pain to fix the ruins in reality. Anyone can have sympathy over the very situation but how many would come forward to be a part of the ruins. Very hardly anyone could come forward. May be the hero in Khandhar had sympathy over the heroine’s hopelessness. Like any visitor to a historical place the hero too had come, experienced the richness of the place and got back to his normal life once he reached back in his city.
The movie was kind of a depressing one showing the stark realities in life. A lady who has lost all hopes in life gets hope in the hero’s gesture. But the last scene of the movie has put me in a dilemma as in what might have happened to the heroine’s life.
The Last Supper- Thomas Gutierrez Alea
Thomas Gutierrez Alea’s ‘ The Last Supper’ narrates the story of a pious planter who keeps slaves for which he feels zero guilt. However at the same time he is concerned about his position in the Heaven. For that he reenacts The Last Supper and invites 12 slaves and instructs them on the glories of Christianity.
The Last Supper is based on supposedly a true incident. It showcases a combination of blasphemous irony with an under-current of political reckoning. It was worth a watch. It portrays the hardships of slaves. By the end of the movie we will see the slaves rising against their master in order to attain freedom.
Anti Christ – Lars Von Trier
Anti Christ portrays the experiences of the evils of nature. In the movie a couple loses their toddler son. And the mother suffers from anxiety attacks. Her husband being a therapist tries to cure her by taking her to their country cabin called Eden. There they both experience the worst of evils of the nature.
The movie was basically very violent. I would say this was the worst movie I ever watched. It was no better than watching a porn movie. It was hard for me to make head or tail out of it. I could feel no natural element in the make and It was just like any movie made for the sake of it despite of its winning several international recognitions.
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