tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post101237911227355558..comments2024-03-24T08:18:33.058-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: The Japanese Wife (2010)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-79211054694075681122013-02-15T04:37:01.110-05:002013-02-15T04:37:01.110-05:00Great blog and an equally great review. Haven'...Great blog and an equally great review. Haven't even heard about this film. Will make it a point to watch it soon and return with a comment. <br /><br />Here's my blog - www.movieroundup.in Let me know your thoughts.Haricharanpudipeddinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-12097475315067392892013-01-11T19:18:25.920-05:002013-01-11T19:18:25.920-05:00I'm glad. :) Let me know how you liked it.I'm glad. :) Let me know how you liked it.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-49567600571608545192013-01-11T16:15:53.054-05:002013-01-11T16:15:53.054-05:00Just saw the opening titles and fell in love with ...Just saw the opening titles and fell in love with it!<br />Maybe Feb, then!harveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-65062779220760431112013-01-11T08:19:17.558-05:002013-01-11T08:19:17.558-05:00 Nalini, it is an unusual film and one that I thor... Nalini, it is an unusual film and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. It is available on YouTube; if you look at my comment to Harvey (below yours) I have put the link to the first part. Do watch if you can. Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-86014209584529774942013-01-11T08:17:55.238-05:002013-01-11T08:17:55.238-05:00Harvey, it is available on YouTube. The 'origi...Harvey, it is available on YouTube. The 'original' full-length version is not of much use because it has no sub-titles, and the non-English parts do need translating. But the film in parts, is a DVD rip, I think, and that has sub-titles. Here is Part 1 of 7 clips.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=219BRbKrdT8&playnext=1&list=PL8F01C321B71090AD&feature=results_mainAnu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-45685956690546806172013-01-11T05:26:47.822-05:002013-01-11T05:26:47.822-05:00 Just like most of the films you have recently rev... Just like most of the films you have recently reviewed, this one also seems to be a must-watch. And of course Rahul Bose is a favourite. His ability to bring a character to life with minimum dialogue and gestures sets him far apart from most other actors. And yes, Aparna Sen usually has something good to offer. Must try to watch it. Nalini Inoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-27446060036354723992013-01-11T05:00:50.322-05:002013-01-11T05:00:50.322-05:00Beautiful film! Would love to see this! Such an un...Beautiful film! Would love to see this! Such an unusual story! harveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-37661690557706537902013-01-09T13:27:12.161-05:002013-01-09T13:27:12.161-05:00 Was told that the movie did not live upto the boo... <i>Was told that the movie did not live upto the book</i><br /><br />That's funny; most people seemed to feel that the short story was quite badly written. I liked this film a lot; I think you will, too. <br /><br />Yes, long-distance relationships can be sustained. Don't ask me how I know that. <br />:)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-30921732492787769952013-01-09T13:14:56.818-05:002013-01-09T13:14:56.818-05:00Was told that the movie did not live upto the book...Was told that the movie did not live upto the book, so there are apprehensions but an Aparna Sen movie must be always be something to look forward to even though her first job was probably her best work.<br /><br />Yes, the same line that Madhu mentioned struck me - long-distance relationships; it strikes a personal chord of something deep in the past! Wonder how this can be sustained; needs a deep level of commitment from both parties and even then, commitment is not the only thing..E Pradeephttp://epradeep98.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-8119391766030537472013-01-09T09:37:08.003-05:002013-01-09T09:37:08.003-05:00 It is a film that you will enjoy, Madhu; I think ... It is a film that you will enjoy, Madhu; I think I can guarantee that. :) Your note about <i>Failan</i> is intriguing, but I usually tend to keep away from films that have too much violence, so now I'm conflicted. It does not help that I have a growing list of must-watch films either. :(Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-59377225838822547092013-01-09T09:30:49.293-05:002013-01-09T09:30:49.293-05:00 I agree about it being underrated; I'd wanted... I agree about it being underrated; I'd wanted to watch it when it first came out because the premise was interesting, but then there were so many mixed reviews that I pushed it to the back of the queue. Then, recently, a friend told me that I would like it, so I picked it up - and was pleasantly surprised. <br /><br />I did read about Kunal Bose making that split-second appearance. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-72623324808469657262013-01-09T00:46:04.959-05:002013-01-09T00:46:04.959-05:00Mmm. I've heard of this, but didn't know (...Mmm. I've heard of this, but didn't know (or bother to find out) what it was about. But it sounds wonderful - another to add to my unmanageable list of must-watch films. <br /><br />Incidentally, Anu, one sentence from your post especially jumped out at me: "<i>Can you commit yourself to a relationship that exists only in a world apart?</i>" It reminded me of the Korean film <i>Failan</i>, about a marriage of convenience to enable an immigrant to live in South Korea. It's purely a business transaction - the couple barely meet just for the very brief procedure of the wedding, and then they part ways. But the way the woman still thinks of him as her husband is very touching. A film I found a little difficult to get used to (much violence etc), but eventually very poignant too. dustedoffhttp://dustedoff.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-84558739931825372942013-01-08T22:26:00.013-05:002013-01-08T22:26:00.013-05:00This is an excellent Bengali film, highly underrat...This is an excellent Bengali film, highly underrated in Bengal(idk why). It is an excellent made out of a short story; the cinematography was so good that you can easily forgive Raima Sen's incapability to act. Rahul was mesmerizing, Moushumi charismatic. This is the only Aparna Sen film I love; it is her only film in which she doesn't go beyond to prove in vain her great direction. I loved the b/w ending. A bit of trivia: the writer, Kunal Bose appears for a second in the film(the man Rahul accidentally bumps with)<br />Peace.<br />ADAbhishek Denoreply@blogger.com