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INDIA: OLD AND NEW

Today, I watched the first half of

Rang De Basanti / Paint it Saffron

directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

A British film maker loses the chance to make the film she has been developing for two years when the BBC like organization cuts off her funds.

Pissed off, she goes to India herself and makes the film with college students.

The film shows the young generation actors' lifestyle in contrast to the film story about revolutionary events in the '20s. Youth gave their lives for their beliefs and their country.

I am enjoying it very much. I have seen some of the actors before. The film that results unspools in parallel with the modern action. Sepia film, all color modern story.

Looks like maybe a fiver.

Labels: films