City of Joy
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Features
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• DTS Surround Sound
• DVD-Video
• NTSC
In Theaters : 15 April, 1992
DVD Release : 06 April, 2004 |
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Lighten-up
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| It seems everyone wants to be a critic. To the harsher ones I would say 'lighten-up' - it's only a movie. No book - let alone a movie - is going to capture the complexity of Calcutta. I first visited as a graduate student 40 years ago and have returned many times. There is indeed decrepitude. At the same time I have seen a 90% reduction in poverty and disease. Where the movie succeeded was in capturing the 'joy of life' one finds in Calcutta - from the best food and theatre in India to the vibrant street life. I always wear a smile there even when I'm stumbling over the broken pavement. If this book or film sparked an interest, I would suggest reading Soumitra Das, 'A Jaywalker's Guide to Calcutta,' Eminence 2007. You could order it from Oxford Bookstore Calcutta or prod Amazon to make this little masterpiece more available in America. I appreciated the performances in the film - they were quite good. |
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