Alice D'Cruz?
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: saligaonet@goacom.com To: saligaonet@goacom.com Subject: [saligaonet] Talking Movies At Xavier's (fwd) Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 23:17:40 +0530 (IST)
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Talking Movies At Xavier's
While the fever of the International Film Festival of India began to subside in
Panaji, the Film Club of St. Xavier's College, Mapusa generated its own heat
during a three-day festival of "Films with a difference", the club comprising
of students interested in theatre as well as films and media, invited Ms.
Gayathri Konkar of `Moving Images' to screen and conduct discussions on a
selection of special films on the 14th, 15th and 16th of December, 04.
The festival coincided with the three-day Fete commemorating the closing of the
College Ruby Jubilee Year. 'The Colour of Paradise' is a multiple award
winning film by the Iranian director Majid Majidi. The story of the young
blind boy Mohammed and his innocent quest for love and acceptance in
the 'normal' world around him, moved the audience to silent tears. Majidi's
fine handling of the simple story-line, combined with breathtaking
cinematography, was a celebration not only of the rare natural beauty of Iran,
but also of the 'other kind' of film.
Director Antonio Pedro Vasconcelos', Cannes, Best Debut award-winning feature
film 'Jaime' was a stark exposé of the dark world of the poor and unemployed
youth of Portugal Vasconcelo handles this universal theme with a moving yet
unpretentious honesty, portraying the plight of the eponymous hero with a
sensitivity rarely seen in most contemporary mainstream films.
The screening of Alan Parker's gripping American Civil rights era
film, 'Mississippi Burning' starring, Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe, served as
an appropriate sounding board for generating a healthy discussion on the
differences between Art films and mainstream 'flicks'. The general observation
was that the latter category tended to depend largely on powerful background
scores and the rapid shifting of scenes to hold audience attention, while the
former moved at a more deliberate pace, dwelling on subtle details, using
natural sound effects to cater to the taste of a more focused and perhaps
sensitive audience.
The French film 'The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulaine'and 'The Victor
Weeps' a powerful documentary on the plight of the Afghan refugee produced by
world class photographer Fazal Sheikh, provided that additional dimension to
the viewer’s perspective of the silver screen.
On the whole, the free screening of movies on campus and the interesting
discussions on themes, Cinematography, Art versus mainstream film etc. that
were generated after each screening, was a truly enriching learning experience.
"We were fortunate to be given the opportunity to watch and appreciate such
interesting and inspiring films at no cost" and "...even though the films were
in different languages, we didn’t mind reading the subtitles because they all
tell a unique story" said one of the students, echoing the general feeling
after the festival. It is interesting to note that in addition to being one of
the few colleges in Goa to have a Theatre Club, St. Xavier's is now perhaps the
only colleges to have successfully hosted their own film festival.
The students are already looking forward to the next St. Xavier's "Film Festival With A Difference" which is set to run for a longer duration and showcase a wider variety of films.
The festival was coordinated by Ms. Alice D'Cruz, the Head of the Department
of English.
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