On 5/7/09, Nitin Karani <nitin.kar...@gmail.com> wrote: > This week, we'll show two films that speak of how love should not be > sacrificed at the altar of societal mores, followed by a short film on the > re-launch ceremony of Bombay Dost held on 16 April 2009 at Oxford > bookstore, > Mumbai. > > > *Brokeback Mountain* (2005, 134 mins) > Director: Ang Lee > Cast: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhall > Much-feted, Brokeback Mountain is the raw, powerful Annie Proulx story of > ranch hand Ennis del Mar (Ledger) and rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Gyllenhal), > two young men who meet and fall in love on the fictional Brokeback Mountain > in Wyoming in 1963. Their relationship and its complications span 19 > years--through marriage, through children, and through the mighty grip of > societal confines and the expectations of what it is to be a man. Set > against the sweeping vistas of Alberta's Rocky Mountains, the relationship > of the two men provides a testament to the endurance and power of love. > > ------------------------------- > > *Far from Heaven *(2002, 107 mins) > Written and directed by Todd Haynes > Cast: Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert > Maverick director Haynes embraces the look and feel of classic Hollywood > melodramas of the 1950s in this period drama. Cathy Whitaker (Moore) and > her > husband, Frank (Quaid), are a seemingly perfect couple; living in a > handsome suburban neighborhood in Hartford, CT, in 1957, Cathy and Frank > have a beautiful home and two happy, healthy children, while Frank pursues > a > successful career in sales and Cathy cares for the home. But Cathy has > begun > to sense something isn't quite right in her marriage, as Frank begins > working late, spending less time with her, and seems cold and distant. One > day, Cathy visits Frank's work and discovers something she never expected > -- > her husband is kissing a man. At Cathy's urging, Frank undergoes > psychotherapy, but as she tries to keep up a brave face, the emotional > trauma takes a great toll on her, and she finds there are very few people > she can talk with. Cathy strikes up a friendship with Raymond Deagan > (Haysbert), an African-American gardener who works for the Whitakers, and > as > she discovers how intelligent and compassionate Raymond is, she finds > herself drawn to him. However, Hartford is in many ways still a small town, > and when Mona (Celia Weston) sees Cathy and Raymond alone together, it sets > off a wave of vicious gossip that threatens to make the Whitakers' many > secrets public knowledge. Far from Heaven premiered at the 2002 Venice Film > Festival, where Moore's performance won the prize for Best Actress. The > film > was nominated for several Oscars: for Best Actress in a Leading Role > (Moore), Best Original Screenplay (Haynes), Best Cinematography (Edward > Lachman) and Best Original Score (Elmer Bernstein). > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > One intermission during which light refreshments will be served. > > *First screening begins at 4.30 p.m.* > > Venue: The Humsafar Trust's Drop-in Centre, 4th floor, Municipal Transit > Building (Vakola Municipal Market Building), Near Raheja Point and Vakola > Masjid, Santacruz (East), Mumbai. > > Getting there: It's approximately minimum fare by auto-rickshaw from > Santacruz station (East). You could also take routes 311 or 313. The same > routes also operate from Kurla (West) station. > > Space courtesy: The Humsafar Trust. > > Note: Programme subject to change without notice. Please track: The Bombay > Dost Wiki (http://bombay-dost.pbworks.com/) > OR The Facebook Page ( > http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Bombay-Dost/52817999936) OR > Follow Bombaydost on Twitter (http://twitter.com/bombaydost) OR > Subscribe to our Google SMS Channel ( > http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/subscribe/BombayDost) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > My blog's at: http://queerindia.blogspot.com > You can leave me a voice message from any phone at > http://www.jaxtr.com/nitinkarani No call charges apply. >
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