amberchen22

četvrtak, 10.02.2011.

India brings private investigator to US film festival

Indian private investigator Rajesh Ji runescape gold, who dabbles in dancing on Sundays, is the main character of a memorable documentary that offers a glimpse into the life of India's middle class.
"The Bengali Detective," which was presented at the 27th festival of independent cinema here by British director Philip Cox, was popular among those attending the event, which could earn it an award on Saturday night.
Cox installed his camera in Calcutta, in the office of Rajesh, one of countless private investigators working in India.
"All classes use the detective, because all classes in India are not trusting the police," Cox told AFP.
"The rich can pay, pay bribes, but the people using the detectives, mostly are the middle class." he continued.
"That was also my interest to look at India through the middle class, and not poverty or children in the street or top rich."
The director described the film's setting as a space in society where he could "learn things or discover things" that people don't normally share.
"When people go to a detective, it's like a confessional, like a church," Cox noted. "You would reveal things."
If the film were a confessional, Rajesh would be a rather original priest. In addition his investigative activities, he is passionate about dance, to the point of including his entire squad of runescape money sleuths -- young, old and plump -- in a reality show.
"He's not a very good detective," admitted Cox. "But he's a man caught in the middle of a hurricane, who struggles in his personal life and the things around him. We love him as he is. He has this dream of being a dancer.
"But this is really an escape from all the things he has to deal with, from the harsh reality that he has to face."
He said that Rajesh saw himself as a hero in Indian society.
"The job was to reveal the other side," the director said. "Then you realize that there is a lot of things Rajesh is not in control of. He is a bit naive and innocent and not really able to control the things around him."
Rajesh may not have the talent of Sherlock Holmes but he has a large number of clients.
He helps a cosmetics company to track counterfeits of its products, a woman who suspects her husband of adultery, and a family that wants to shed light on a mysterious runescape accounts triple murder, which turns out to be the biggest criminal case in Calcutta in many years, according to the filmmaker.
"We didn't know day-to-day what would happen the next day, which is exciting but exhausting for a filmmaker because you don't know if you will be able to finish," said Cox.
The film's potential was not lost on Hollywood studios, whose representatives, in search of fresh talent, flock to Sundance each year.
Fox, which dreams of a new India hit after the success of its film "Slumdog Millionaire," has acquired the rights to make a feature film from the documentary.
Cox will be part of the project, but does not intend to play a leading role in it.
"I'm a documentary filmmaker," he said. "I've always loved what's happening in the reality. For me, if you combine the reality with a cinematic presence, you have buy ffxiv gil something great."

<	veljača, 2011					>
P	U	S	Č	P	S	N
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28

Ožujak 2011 (2)
Veljača 2011 (16)
Siječanj 2011 (21)
Prosinac 2010 (23)
Studeni 2010 (19)
Listopad 2010 (20)
Rujan 2010 (23)
Kolovoz 2010 (24)
Srpanj 2010 (25)
Lipanj 2010 (13)

Dnevnik.hr
Gol.hr
Zadovoljna.hr
Novaplus.hr
NovaTV.hr
DomaTV.hr
Mojamini.tv