[Reader-list] Film Screenings in January

[Chandni Parekh]

Chandni Parekh sent a message to the members of the Vikalp at Prithvi group on 
facebook.

Hello,

We screened 'Beating the Bomb' earlier this week. The  post-screening discussion 
between Meera Patel, the director and Anand  Patwardhan (Founder, Vikalp: Films 
for Freedom and Director of 'War and  Peace') was quite insightful.

Several issues related to nuclear  power were discussed, including the pitfalls 
of nuclear energy, the  costs involved, the role of media and governments, and 
the difficulty to  motivate people to learn about the issue and speak up when 
there is no  threat of war.

If you're interested in seeing the film or organising a screening, a free copy 
may be made available. Mail maddmovies at gmail.com to request a copy.

And now for info on films being shown this month by various groups:

Documentary Film Festival, Jan 2-Feb 20, Bangalore

'The Garden of the Finzi Continis' by Vittorio De Sica (Italian), Jan 4, Delhi

'Hotel Meina' by Carlo Lizzani (Italian), Jan 5 and 8, Delhi

'Koi Sunta Hai' by Shabnam Virmani, Jan 6, Bombay

'Shout from the Plain' by Harri Rantala and 'Mawla's Wedding' by Zoltan Enevold, 
Jan 7, Chennai

'You And Me' by Julie Lopes-Curval (French), Jan 7, Bombay

'Handlebar Moustache' by Javad Ardakani (Iranian), Jan 8, Bombay

Short Films presented by Shamiana, Jan 8, Ahmedabad

3rd 'Cut.In' Students' Film Festival, Jan 8-9, Bombay

'Someone to Run With' by Oded Davidoff (Hebrew), Jan 10, Delhi

'Cannes in Mumbai' Film Festival, Jan 10-14, Bombay

'Traffic' by Jacques Tati (French), Jan 12, Bombay

'The Lark Farm' by Paolo Taviani (Italian), Jan 12 and 15, Delhi

'Mee Sindhutai Sapkal' by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan (Marathi), Jan 14, Bombay

Vikalp at Alliance presents Four Short Films, Jan 18, Bombay

'Unfair Competition' by Ettore Scola (Italian), Jan 19 and 22, Delhi

'Chalo Hamara Des' by Shabnam Virmani, Jan 20, Bombay

'Frenchmen' by Marc Esposito (French), Jan 20, Bombay

Short Films presented by Shamiana, Jan 21, Delhi

'Donkey Skin' by Jacques Demy (French), Jan 25, Bombay

'The Demons of St. Petersburg' by Giuliano Montaldo (Italian), Jan 29, Delhi

Vikalp at Prithvi presents 'Lakshmi and Me' by Nishtha Jain, Jan 31, 7 pm, Prithvi 
House, Juhu, Bombay

'Relatives' by Szabo Istvan (Hungarian), Jan 31, Delhi

For details of these screenings, check the Discussion Board on 
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46819848804

Best,
Chandni