home is a 2008 swiss drama film directed by ursula meier and starring isabelle huppert and olivier gourmet .

the film was the official swiss submission for best foreign language film at the 82nd academy awards .

home ( 2008 film )

london , 52nd london film festival , 16 . 10 . 2008 – 30 . 10 . 2008
reykjavik , reykjavik international film festival , 25 . 09 . 2008 – 05 . 10 . 2008
stockholm , 19th stockholm international film festival , 20 . 11 . 2008 – 30 . 11 . 2008
tokyo , 21st tokyo international film festival , 18 . 10 . 2008 – 26 . 10 . 2008
vendôme , 17e festival du film en vendôme , 05 . 12 . 2008 – 12 . 12 . 2008
tallinn , 12th black nights film festival tallinn , 13 . 11 . 2008 – 07 . 12 . 2008
april 30 , 2008 ( international ) may 2 , 2008 ( u . s . )
bratislava , 10th bratislava international film festival , competition , 28 . 11 . 2008 – 06 . 12 . 2008
angoulême , festival du film francophone d ' angoulême , 28 . 08 . 2008 – 31 . 08 . 2008
namur , 23e festival international du film francophone , competition , 26 . 09 . 2008 – 03 . 10 . 2008
biel / bienne , 4e festival du film français d ' helvétie , 17 . 09 . 2008 – 21 . 09 . 2008
cannes , 47e semaine internationale de la critique cannes , 14 . 05 . 2008 – 23 . 05 . 2008
villefranche sur saône , 13es rencontres du cinéma francophone en beaujolais , 29 . 11 . 2008 – 07 . 12 . 2008
bellinzona 2 , 21 . castellinaria festival internazionale del cinema giovane , 15 . 11 . 2008 – 22 . 11 . 2008
montréal , québec , 32e festival des films du monde montréal , 21 . 08 . 2008 – 01 . 09 . 2008
rio de janeiro , festival do rio - rio de janeiro ' s international film festival , 25 . 09 . 2008 – 09 . 10 . 2008
mar del plata , 23 festival international de cine de mar del plata , competition , 06 . 11 . 2008 – 16 . 11 . 2008
poiler warning : this article reveals some plot details of the 2008 film martyrs . we’d recommend watching it before reading .
a young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants .
world premiere : may 2008 original version : french , colour , 35mm , 98 min . isan
the fossils at joggins are attracting more tourists in 2008 , thanks to a world heritage designation .
red baron film breaks german war hero taboos | culture | arts , music and lifestyle reporting from germany | dw | 22 . 03 . 2008
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, he set about vilifying the boss of general motors , the now deceased roger b smith , for destroying his home town of flint , michigan . charles ferguson ' s film
home is where the heart is and sometimes the pathologies too . in “home , ” an art - house domestic comedy with a tragic undercurrent about a family and its idiosyncratic cohabitation , home is fun house and fortress both , a bright spot , a dark corner , a place of play , a place apart . mostly , though , it’s a state of mind .
iron man is a 2008 superhero film , based on the marvel comics superhero of the same name . it is the first installment in the marvel cinematic universe and the first installment of phase one .
the film inside job brilliantly exposes the corruption in us banking that led to the 2008 crash . we ask four bankers for their verdict on this damning indictment of their world peter bradshaw reviews inside job
a family of four staying at a secluded mobile home park for the night are stalked and then hunted by three masked psychopaths .
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the statistics cited in the film suggest that the revolution in childbirth from home to hospital was spurred by technology , which increasingly turned it into a surgical procedure involving multiple , often unnecessary interventions . in 1900 95 percent of births in the united states took place at home . by 1938 the number had shrunk to half . today the number is less than 1 percent .
brazilian director jose padilha won the berlin film festival ' s top prize for his controversial movie ,
tropa de elite
(
elite squad
) . dw - world . de spoke to him about the film ' s reception , brazil and on - screen violence . ( 18 . 02 . 2008 )
the test is simple in comparison , yet it will determine who leaves this room with a contract of employment , and who leaves with bus fair home .
the test is simple in comparison , yet it will determine who leaves this room with a contract of employment , and who leaves with bus fare home .
when it comes to historical drama , there are few eras which can pull the crowds like the third reich . on sunday , feb . 24 , such a movie won an oscar for best foreign - language film . ( 25 . 02 . 2008 )
live theatrical production of sam shepard ' s play about a grandson who brings his girlfriend home to meet his family and uncovers the destructive nature of dark family secrets .
millions of germans tuned in to a television film about the 1945 sinking of a nazi ship full of refugees in the baltic , which cost 9 , 000 lives and surpassed the titanic as the worst maritime disaster in modern times . ( 03 . 03 . 2008 )
attempts to blame a wider cast list for the banking crash of 2008 and explains why so little has been done to reform the financial world or bring criminal prosecutions against the main protagonists .
5 in shadow economies of cinema ( 2012 ) , ramón lobato traces the informal circulation of film through piracy , bootleg copies and video , placing these “shadow economies” at the center of film studies . in a similar way , the film studies anthology by iordanova and cunningham ( 2012 ) presents essays and case studies on film and online exhibition .
wortman , a . las clases medias argentinas y la democratización cultural . 2008 , 215p . , tesis ( doctorado en ciencias sociales ) – facultad de ciencias sociales , universidad de buenos aires . [ links ]
the british director explains why ' ginger and rosa ' is her most mainstream film yet .
sundance film forward is a touring program which introduces a new generation of audiences to the power of story through the exhibition of film and conversations with filmmakers to create greater cultural awareness .
“the business of being born” is a passionate ground - level examination of home childbirth , anchored in a scene in which its executive producer , ricki lake , the actress and former talk - show host , gives birth to her second child in a bathtub . that graphic scene , and several other unblinking sequences of home birth attended by a midwife , are intended to erase any stigma from the situation . practiced widely in europe and japan , home birth has largely disappeared in the united states , the documentary states , because of an image as a primitive , unsanitary ritual .
the only reason i haven ' t rated this film higher is that the message is too esoteric . is the film trying to make a statement about mental illness , family communication , …
kolkata , 17th kolkata film festival , 10 . 11 . 2011 – 17 . 11 . 2011
the house at the edge of a desolate highway , in the film directed by ursula meier .
have you ever decided to stay at home and just relax with your honey ? well , after reading this article you might feel like going out more often instead of repeatedly chillaxing in your little kingdom .
the cost of our blind trust in hospital technology , the film implies , is reflected in the united states infant - mortality rate , the second - highest in industrialized countries . what accounts for that fact ? “the business of being born” suggests that a cultural aversion to natural home childbirth is a contributing factor .
moscow , 35th moscow international film festival , 20 . 06 . 2013 – 29 . 06 . 2013
portland , 33rd portland international film festival , 11 . 02 . 2010 – 28 . 02 . 2010
melbourne , 58th melbourne international film festival , 24 . 07 . 2009 – 09 . 08 . 2009
intragna , 2 . film festival centovalli , 10 . 07 . 2009 – 19 . 07 . 2009
shanghai , 12th shanghai international film festival , 13 . 06 . 2009 – 21 . 06 . 2009
dave calhoun speaks to the director of ' skyfall ' about the latest film in the bond franchise .
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namur , 24e festival international du film francophone , 02 . 10 . 2009 – 09 . 10 . 2009
athens , 10e festival du film francophone athène , 02 . 04 . 2009 – 12 . 04 . 2009
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home will undoubtedly leave a mark on me . it ' s definitely original . it ' s grounded but somehow surreal . it ' s concrete but doesn ' t answer any of the questions i had as a viewer .
after kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women , a gang unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims : a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics .
1 on jun 28 , 2004 argentina’s national film institute incaa , instituto nacional de cine y artes audiovisuales , passed resolution no . 2016 . this established a screen quota ( as stipulated in law 17 , 741 ) requiring theater owners to release at least one argentine film per screen each quarter . the film attendance minimum establishes that if a certain theater occupancy rate is reached for an argentine film at the end of the movie week , the theater must continue showing the film the following week . this measure was revised and modified by resolution 1582 / 2006 .
palm springs , 21st palm springs international film festival , 05 . 01 . 2010 – 18 . 01 . 2010
bangna , bangkok , 7th world film festival bangkok , 06 . 11 . 2009 – 15 . 11 . 2009
monterrey , 5th monterrey international film festival , competition , 21 . 08 . 2009 – 29 . 08 . 2009
annonay , 26e festival international du premier film annonay , 30 . 01 . 2009 – 09 . 02 . 2009
mark your calendar ; the la film festival is moving to the fall ! get all the details right here .
professor kathy fuller - seeley’s research specialization focuses on american film , radio and television history and audience reception studies .
home is a movie starring isabelle huppert , olivier gourmet , and adélaïde leroux . life for an isolated rural family is upended when a major highway next to their property , constructed 10 years before but apparently abandoned , is finally opened .
this is a fantastic film which , to start off with seems quite ordinary . but as the film goes on becomes much more complicated , its a film about family life , love , joy , and the world we live in today . the acting is flawless and irecomend this to anyone who enjoys a movie thats actually about real life .
movie - going was by and large the only way to see films for most of the twentieth century . television appeared in the mid - 1950s , but it didn’t become a place for film until the 1980s , when video technology allowed movies to be watched at home for the first time . video technology introduced a more radical change , as spectators could choose their movie at a video rental store and then see it at home , individualizing the time and the place for cinema . as cable tv channels and companies began to multiply , households were treated to an impressive selection of movies .
you’ve probably heard about the strangers . the horror flick about a young couple in a remote vacation house that is being terrorized by some strangers . a true home invasion terror that shocked audiences back in 2008 . but what you might not have known is that the strangers was based off a very true story . fine , fine , i’ll admit that it’s a bit of a stretch – but one thing is certain : it was definitely inspired by very true and very horrific events . let’s take a look .
torun , 7th tofifest international film festival torun , competition , 26 . 06 . 2009 – 03 . 07 . 2009
jury awards , audience awards and special mentions . . . here are this year ' s la film festival winners !
film should score ok with hardcore gore fans , but others will expect martyrdom for sticking it out until the end .
it ' s a hollow film with hopelessly annoying themes that don ' t arouse questions so much as eye rolls .
historically there has been reluctance and there are strong voices in germany still saying we ' re not allowed to do this : a film about a german war hero ,
said the film ' s writer and director nikolai muellerschoen , as reported by the
guardian online .
but the film makes a very clear statement against war .
’s ( also upcoming ) ‘white materials’ , i play a mother in cameroon who is madly attached to her family and the home . it’s very strange – it’s four totally different environments and backgrounds – but the core of the characters is very similar .
san francisco , 52nd san francisco international film festival , competition , 23 . 04 . 2009 – 07 . 05 . 2009
in one pivotal scene anna discovers a victim , chained in a cellar dungeon beneath a family home . she’s a terrifying sight : her eyes covered with a metal visor which has been nailed into her skull and her emaciated body covered in scars and scratches .
in his home workshop , stark spends the next few months building an improved version of his suit , as well as a more powerful arc reactor for his chest . at stark ' s first public appearance after his return , reporter christine everhart informs him that stark industries weapons , including the jericho missile , were recently delivered to the ten rings and are being used to attack yinsen ' s home village . stark confronts stane about the weapons and learns that stane is trying to replace him as head of the company .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
the results of our study on the state of films and filmgoing in 2012 . read ' time out film debate 2012 highlights '
perhaps my favourite part , after the film takes a major tonal shift , is when huppert vacuums her son and then herself .
an aspiring romanian filmmaker obsessed with hollywood actress anne hathaway goes to shocking extremes to convince anne to star in his upcoming film .
a probe into the urban myth of the snuff film : one of the most controversial , elusive and vile forms of video .
do you think major film productions help germany to work through its past ? please include your name and country in your reply .
lobato , r . shadow economies of cinema . mapping informal film distribution . london : palgrave macmillan , 2012 . [ links ]
the one exception in the movie is the breach - birth hospital delivery of abby epstein , the film’s director and one of its producers . ( her husband , paulo netto , is one of its producers as well as its cinematographer . ) the movie’s recognition that natural childbirth in the home isn’t the answer for everyone keeps “the business of being born” from turning into a one - note polemic .
afterwards , s . h . i . e . l . d . director nick fury visits stark at home , and , noting that iron man is not
the only superhero in the world
, says he wants to discuss the
avengers initiative
.
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hoffman saw the film for the first time at a sneak preview on east 84th street , in new york . “i was sitting in the balcony , ” he recalls , “and suddenly it was like a train gaining momentum , and by the time we were halfway through , the film was having a wild response . by the time i’m running to the church [ at the film’s climax ] , the audience was just standing up , screaming and yelling . it was a profound experience—i was literally shaking through the whole film . ”
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the denver film festival ( dff ) has announced the recipients of its annual people’s choice awards and festival juried awards in multiple categories .
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after the film was completed , larry turman began screening it in “the show - business halls of hollywood , ” in hoffman’s phrase . the results were not good . turman feared the film was going to be unsuccessful , because at all those hollywood homes , industry insiders would come up to him afterward and say , “this could have been a great film if nichols hadn’t badly miscast the lead . ”
an entry in “the bad seed” mode , “home movie” tells us the story of the poe family . father david ( adrian pasdar ) , mother clare ( cady mcclain ) & twins emily & jack ( amber joy & austin williams ) . they live a pretty peaceful life in the remote woods of upstate new york . david is a pastor & clare is a child psychologist . the film is mostly shot in a cinema verite fashion by david with his home video camera . he basically just follows the family around as they go about their day to day business . but we pretty much know something is wrong with the kids as soon as we meet them since they don’t speak to their parents at all . they do communicate with each other though , sometimes seemingly telepathically but the film doesn’t really elaborate on this point much .
this film is a brilliant metaphor while succeeding as an ace story all on its own . huppert as always is firing on all cylinders .
studies on film distribution and reception are especially important today in order to comprehend a highly dynamic context . however , film reception has received little attention in scholarly research in argentina and it has been quite difficult to access disaggregated data on spectators and their consumption . this has changed in recent years , however , as diverse institutions and research programs have prioritized the study of film reception , making better data available for investigators .
home movie is a movie starring adrian pasdar , cady mcclain , and amber joy williams . in the remote woods of upstate new york , david and clare poe are attempting to live an idyllic life . however , their twin children ' s bizarre behavior might just tear the family apart .
outside theaters , the predominant social practice in movie consumption is home viewing on television , cable tv , the dvd player and the computer . the cinematographic experience is being transformed by multiple screens and individual , ubiquitous and fragmentary viewing strategies . both formal and informal channels are used for this consumption , which represents a challenge for film studies to rework both its theories and methodologies . there is a need to shift the focus away from “institutional cinema” and add alternative types of film circulation and viewing to the agenda ; far from exceptional , these alternatives have become so common that they are the way most films are seen today . it is thus essential to expand the research agenda to include informal film circulation ; film practices and consumption strategies in households ; spectator preferences in terms of places and viewing devices ; and the association of certain venues with certain types of films .
i have a relatively low tolerance for noise , so i would have great difficulty coping with having a highway in my front yard . in other words , i would not stick around . isabelle huppert ' s character in home also has a low tolerance for noise , but she insists on sticking around when a dormant highway comes to life right next to her family ' s house . she is stuck and therefore her family is stuck ; the rest of the family is willing to move , but they won ' t leave without her . the beginning of home has some light moments , as well as an impending sense of dread brought on by the knowledge that the traffic is coming . the middle of the film feels a bit…
kavaklidere , ankara , 13th flying broom international women ' s film festival , competition , 06 . 05 . 2010 – 13 . 05 . 2010
minneapolis / st . paul , 28th minneapolis - st . paul international film festival , 15 . 04 . 2010 – 29 . 04 . 2010
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ . la imaginación en cuestión . circulación de películas brasileñas en argentina a partir del mercosur . in : v jornadas de sociología de la universidad nacional de la plata , la plata , 10 - 12 de diciembre de 2008 . disponible en urltoken . acceso en : 10 jun . 2015 . [ links ]
the kind of person who ' d be inclined to seek the film out is probably not the kind of person who ' d regret that decision .
some viewers saw it when it premiered at cannes in 2008 – one of the most controversial films to hit the festival since gaspar noé’s irreversible – while others caught it later that year at london’s frightfest . others first heard about it through word of mouth – through reports of audiences fainting in the aisles and vomiting after watching its scenes of extreme torture .
when i am going to see a movie with a lot of special effects , a movie that is visually stunning like avatar or gravity , i think you miss out if you watch it at home . i prefer to see movies like these at a nice theater where i know i am going to get the most out of it . sometimes i check to see if the movie’s being shown in 3 - d . i usually go to the hoyts theater at the abasto mall . but for other films that don’t have any of that , i’d rather just watch them at home . ( gonzalo , age 25 , psychology student )
this offbeat french film is pure magic . an ideal life in the french countryside . . . . . what could possibly go wrong ? must see .
iordanova , d . y cunningham , s . digital disruption : cinema moves on - line . st . andrews film studies , 2012 . [ links ]
there’s a “supernatural” aspect hinted at in the film . i think this was what you were talking about in your review . i wish the film would’ve added more clues to this . i think would’ve been tricky however to do this and keep this film’s same “hum drum americana” feel to it so i don’t hold too much of a grudge on this point . yeah i liked this film a lot . i’ve been onna “found footage horror movie” binge and i swear if i have to watch another “ghost hunter goes to a haunted asylum that was used as a tb hospital” movie i think i might pull a jack and emily show myself .
powerful and incredibly well acted , this film documents the gradual disintegration of a happy , loving , unworldly family as the modern world slowly takes over their lives .
perhaps more than any other horror film , martyrs demonstrates the range of the genre ' s capabilities to find ways to excite , provoke , and disturb us .
there are a lot of theories behind the true story behind the strangers but the director bryan bertino has confirmed that he combined his haunting childhood experience with the tragic manson murders and set a plot that revolves around the idea of “what if you were in your house and a group of people decided to brake in ? ” this is a scenario that many can relate since it could happen to anyone at anytime . the phrase “because you were home” became the slogan for some of the posters for the movie and appears in the film when the unlucky couple asks their tormentors “why ? ” so sure , maybe the manson murders aren’t a direct true story of the strangers – but with this being one of the more famous home invasions in history and bertino confirming his inspiration through the story – we consider this to be some mighty scary real world horror .
fuller - seeley has published book chapters in numerous anthologies on topics such as film stars shirley temple , and rin tin tin , dish night giveaways in depression - era movie theaters , early tv audiences , film exhibition and moviegoing history . she is featured in the 2017 motion picture history documentary “saving brinton” ( northland films ) . she has been a consultant on pbs documentaries on actress mary pickford , and comedian bob hope , and for other moviegoing history documentaries and museum exhibits . she is currently working on scholarly projects about silent film directors / actors francis ford and grace cunard , jack benny’s television program , and early traveling film exhibition in the midwest and northeast .
has anybody ever heard of this picture ? i think i read a small article about it a few years ago in fangoria magazine but i never saw it in a store or for rental or anything afterwards . but as i was perusing through netflix one evening i saw the title & remembered reading about it so i added it to my queue expecting little from it . boy , was i surprised ! “home movie” is one of the most disturbing movies i’ve seen in a long time & as all of you know , the black saint has pretty much seen them all . if i had seen this when it was actually released ( 2008 ) i might have given it a “best of the year” nod . it’s really that good .
after being rescued by rhodes , stark returns home and announces that his company will no longer manufacture weapons , having seen first hand the strife that his weapons had caused in the wrong hands . obadiah stane , his father ' s old partner and the company ' s manager , advises stark that this may ruin stark industries and his father ' s legacy .
she is also the author of at the picture show : small town audiences and the creation of movie fan culture ( smithsonian 1996 / university press of virginia 2001 ) , an examination of how film exhibition and moviegoing culture spread across the u . s . in the early silent film era . she is co - author ( with garth jowett and ian jarvie ) of children and the movies : media influence and the payne fund controversy ( cambridge , 1996 ) , a study of the first large - scale academic study of media influence on children in the 1930s . she edited hollywood in the neighborhood : historical case studies of local moviegoing ( university of california 2008 ) . she has written celebrate richmond theater ( dietz press , 2001 ) , a history of 200 years of stage presentation and film exhibition in virginia’s capital city . one thousand nights at the movies : an illustrated history of motion pictures 1895 - 1915 ( co - authored with q . david bowers ) ( whitman , 2013 ) , is a richly - illustrated history of the origins of film production and exhibition in the u . s .
martyrs is an absolute recommend , but only to those who are willing to accept the film on its own uncompromising terms . all others are advised to stay well clear away .
movie - going is part of the universe of cultural consumption among middle and upper - middle class youth , but is far from a common outing . these young people generally go to the movies two or three times a year to see a movie they are especially interested in or because their family or a group of friends has decided to go . several of the young people i interviewed noted that they go to the movies less and less , partly because of the ticket cost and other associated costs ( transport , food and beverage ) . however , the top reason for not going to the movies was that they could stay in to watch the films on high quality home entertainment systems while enjoying all the comforts associated with the home .
rather different , then , from our own . the real sticks , the reception of this film seems to suggest , may lie a little further north than the pas de calais .
throughout the course of the film we see lucie suffer gruesome hallucinations and self - mutilate due to past trauma , and witness the bloody massacre of a family of four – children included .
in a film filled with savagery and horror , it’s a moment that shocks to the core : a reminder that unexpected tenderness can be as viscerally , skin - shiveringly affecting as torture .
in this way , different contemporary scholars are drafting a new agenda for film studies where film reception and the conditions for film circulation are two critical issues ; a third important consideration is film outside theaters , on other types of screens . in this regard , eduardo russo ( 2016 ) explores the diverse ways in which spectators embody their relationship to films , suggesting that “new spectator configurations” challenge the market order , questioning its rules and multiplying alternatives . in keeping with the idea that today’s media landscape is characterized by “four screens” – the big screen , the television screen , and the computer and cell phone screens ( artopoulos , 2011 ) – the author suggests that the secret lies not in distinguishing among them but in evaluating the interactions and interplays between them .
directed by abby epstein ; director of photography , paulo netto ; edited by madeleine gavin ; produced by ms . epstein , amy slotnick and mr . netto ; released by red envelope entertainment and international film circuit . at the ifc center , 323 avenue of the americas , at third street , greenwich village . running time : 1 hour 27 minutes . this film is not rated .
in other words , spectators choose to watch less exceptional films – or films with a lower budget for visual effects – at home , either on tv or on the computer . argentine films are usually included in this lot and their value , according to the young people interviewed , is associated with showing characters and places they can culturally relate to , and plots and stories that are “familiar” to some degree .
this seems like a good time to evaluate what these policies have achieved and to what extent – if any – they have resonated with spectators . over the course of the decade , film has undergone myriad changes , including the transition to digital cinematography and digital projection systems at commercial theaters ; new strategies for film production , distribution and exhibition ; the rise of new spectacle cinema focused on visual enthrallment ; a certain lull in the enthusiasm surrounding nuevo cine argentino 2 ; the appearance of new generations of directors ; the consolidation of argentina’s film industry ; a new local star system ; and others .
leno and rosemary labianca was a successful business couple that lived in los feliz , la . on august 10th 1969 they returned to their home at 3301 waverly drive from lake isabella where they spent most of their weekend . what happened later that day was a nightmare coming true , especially for rosemary who was already worried and alarmed by the multiple murders that happened the previous night in the neighborhood . she was rightfully worried…
: what you are about to see is inspired by true events . according to the fbi , there are an estimated 1 . 4 million violent crimes in america each year . on the night of february 11 , 2005 , kristen mckay and james hoyt left a friend ' s wedding reception and returned to the hoyt family ' s summer home . the brutal events that took place there are still not entirely known .
a married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and finds hidden video cameras in their room . they soon realize that unless they escape , they ' ll be the next victims of a snuff film .
finally , it is interesting to note that film support policies that regulate what is shown in theaters do not consider this very relevant aspect of contemporary film consumption . while for years a theatrical release has been considered a “key” that unlocks other exhibition spaces ( in a sequence that moves from the theater to video to television ) , it is now necessary to rethink this approach . film policies in argentina – and more broadly , across latin america – must respond to the new consumption trends , supporting national cinema so that it not only finds its way into theaters but also reaches the diverse screens where spectators now enjoy movies .
“as a kid , i lived in a house on a street in the middle of nowhere . one night , while our parents were out , somebody knocked on the front door and my little sister answered it . at the door were some people asking for somebody who didn’t live there . we later found out that these people were knocking on doors on the area and , if no one was home , breaking into the houses”
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here are some of the disadvantages laid out in the film : obstetricians have surgical training , but the film contends that many have never seen a fully natural birth and are therefore unprepared to supervise one . because hospitals are businesses that thrive on a high turnover , drugs to induce and speed labor ( and that often make it more intense and painful ) serve the system by filling and emptying beds at a faster rate .
so , much like benjamin braddock , when hoffman went back to los angeles to make the film , he moved in with his parents in their home off mulholland drive . but it lasted only about a week , and then he checked into the chateau marmont , at his own expense , where he would hang out at the pool after a day of filming . “i was so aware of people sitting around the pool and of how different i looked from them . i remembered this was how i felt when i’d moved out of this town 10 years [ earlier ] . so , yes , i was right back where i didn’t want to be . ”
i know i late on the review but just say it and read it . i have a theory with the sudden fast forward in the film . i thought that maybe the kids are operating the camera when the film diary comes on . like we are watching the footage as they are watching it . that’s why it fast forwards through certain parts . and at the end the kids stop watching and start recording ! ! ! !
imagine a movie called the graduate . it stars robert redford as benjamin braddock , the blond and bronzed , newly minted college graduate adrift in his parents’ opulent home in beverly hills . and candice bergen as his girlfriend , the overprotected elaine robinson . ava gardner plays the predatory mrs . robinson , the desperate housewife and mother who ensnares benjamin . gene hackman is her cuckolded husband . it nearly happened that way . that it didn’t made all the difference .
cinema has been reinvented outside movie theaters as well , entering homes and becoming ubiquitous thanks to the screens on mobile devices . thus , our times are characterized by a relatively low level of movie ticket sales and a boost in movie consumption in sites other than theaters . the most recent reinvention of the cinema is linked to the intensification of film as a spectacle , that is , the visual impact and special effects that are best appreciated in the theater , not in the home . this can be seen in the fact that today’s blockbusters utilize digital technology , 3 - d and special effects , in a phenomenon that has been dubbed “new spectacle cinema” because it appeals to the senses .
movie - going is one of the cultural practices that has changed the most in the past decades due to technological innovations and to theater owners’ strategies to preserve profit margins in a complex scenario . a brief historic overview will reveal how moviegoer practices have changed : moviegoers returned to theaters after abandoning them for a time , but they incorporated new ways of approaching film texts in the interim . on more than one occasion , movie theaters have seemed in danger of extinction , but they have flexibly adapted to come up with new appealing ways of watching film collectively . these reinventions of the film experience occurred , as we will see , in a close collaboration with hollywood’s major studios .
eight years ago , the horror community was electrified – a term that implies both a shock and an excited , skin - prickling awakening – by the release of a resolutely bleak french - language film named martyrs . directed by the hitherto obscure pascal laugier and starring unknown actresses morjana alaoui and mylène jampanoï , the film , a low - budget french - canadian production made for just under three million euros , quickly began to assert its place in horror movie history .
went to see this on my birthday . not really sure what it was trying to say but i think it managed to convey why the swiss film industry operates as the european powerhouse that it does . baffling , if not memorable .
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in keeping with a broader trend , as we mentioned earlier , young people rarely go to the movies , with a few exceptions . however , it is also true and increasingly more evident that they see plenty of films , though their viewing practices vary along with the places , screens and ways they watch . it is time for film studies to give this phenomenon the attention it deserves in order to incorporate unofficial types of film circulation and consumption to the research agenda .
ninety - years after his death , an 18 - million - euro ( $ 28 - million ) film which opens in germany on april 10 , recounts the war adventures of the prussian nobleman whose life ended at the age of 25 .
in the woods of upstate new york live the poe family . they have a seemingly idyllic lifestyle but all is not what it seems . as the father slowly begins to realize as he documents the family’s day to day life on home video , his children aren’t as perfect as he thinks them to be . in fact , they are evil personified . david , along with his wife clare have to find a way to stop their children from destroying all they have worked for & themselves as well .
bienvenue chez les ch ' tis has now attracted over 20 million admissions on its home turf . yet , though its debut commandeered 793 french screens , it has enjoyed only microscopic exposure in britain . that bewildering title cannot have helped its prospects on this side of the channel . in desperation , the uk distributors have now changed it to
welcome to the sticks
, but , while this may sound less off - putting , it misses most of the point of what is a distinctly peculiar movie .
for the audition , nichols had also brought in katharine ross , a 24 - year - old actress and california native who had made her film debut in 1965 as jimmy stewart’s daughter - in - law in shenandoah . the french actress simone signoret , with whom ross had worked in the 1967 film games , had recommended ross to nichols . “i remember meeting dustin in mike’s office , ” says ross , seated at an outdoor café in malibu , not far from the home she shares with her husband , the actor sam elliott . “dustin was from new york . he was all dressed in black , and you know , we’re all tan out here , ” she says , laughing . “he looked like he had crawled out from under a rock . he wasn’t at all interested in being in a movie or anything—or at least that’s what he said . he was very funny , very fresh . he just kind of said whatever was on his mind . now nothing shocks anybody , but back then … ! ”
documents one family ' s descent into darkness , using a compilation of found home - made footage . in the remote woods of upstate new york , the poe family lives a norman rockwell life . perfect house . perfect marriage . if only the children stopped stapling frogs to trees . something is very wrong with jack and emily poe , the ten - year old twins . and , to stop them , their parents must enter the nightmare of their minds . the only question is : who will survive the night ?
in a country where patriotism is looked down upon , a new film about a world war i pilot - - one of most expensive movies ever made in germany - - takes a new twist : it paints the red baron as a national hero .
tells the story of anna , once a missing little girl , found wandering a year later on a country road virtually catatonic after suffering some sort of physical abuse . she grows into a comely young woman , but she ' s got serious issues . she also has a close friend , lucie , who she ultimately calls after she finds herself in an unusual house in the middle of the forest . there ' s something very disturbing about the bauhaus - esque home , something anna can ' t quite put her finger on .
in his fabulous hyperbolic film australia , baz luhrmann has leaped over the ruins of the
history wars
and given australians a new past - a myth of national origin that is disturbing , thrilling , heartbreaking , hilarious and touching . at its centre are two forbidden love stories : one a romance between the english lady sarah and the drover ; and the other , which carries the film and all its historical and social subtext , is the love of lady sarah for the mixed - race boy , nullah .
in argentina , it has been a decade since regulations on film exhibition were implemented ( 2004 - 2014 ) . the aim of the screen quota and film attendance minimum was to protect argentine films , ensuring their theatrical release at local theaters and keeping them in theaters as long as certain requirements were met 1 . in keeping with these policies , a certain number of argentine films are released in theaters each month and if weekly viewership remains at a given level , the theater is required to continue showing the film the following week . with these regulations , incaa sought to increase the exhibition venues for argentine films and reduce the prevalence of foreign films showing at commercial venues . fundamentally , the aim was to place certain limits on the alliances between the hollywood majors and large multiplexes .
the film , which cost $ 3 million to make , became the highest - grossing motion picture of l968 . it earned $ 35 million in its first six months , after playing in only 350 theaters around the country . the new yorker devoted 26 pages of its july 27 , 1968 , issue to jacob brackman’s critical dissection of the film , in which he called it “the biggest success in the history of movies . ” despite such high praise , though , nichols felt that a lot of the reviews missed the mark , describing it as a film about the generation gap . “at that particular moment , ‘the generation gap’ was everything . it never even entered our minds ! the generation gap ? was it worse than romeo and juliet ? what’re they talking about ? ”
“mike is ruthless when it comes to artistic decisions , ” buck henry says . “the play’s the thing . he will shut a film down , he’ll throw a film away , he’ll fire someone , he’ll do some really mean stuff in the editing . ” but it was a good move for everyone , buck henry felt , “because gene went immediately on to bonnie and clyde and worked for mike in other films , ” during a 40 - year friendship with the director . mr . robinson’s shoes were admirably filled by murray hamilton .
when the outside world , in the form of a road crew , does come knocking it isn’t unexpected , for the family or us . you know something is coming , just not what . ( the setup seems too strange to last , and every tribe faces its extinction . ) after the workmen in bright orange appear , the big trucks start rumbling down the highway , shaking the foundation of the house . the french - swiss director , ursula meier , making her feature debut , has wittily characterized the film as the opposite of a road movie , “it is its negation in some way , ” which becomes more evident when traffic starts flowing . but “home” is , as with so many family stories , also something of a disaster movie : the walls shudder and crack , and eventually so do the people inside them .


sathuranga vettai ( chess hunt ) is a 2014 tamil-language heist-thriller film written and directed by debutant h. vinoth , starring natarajan subramaniam and ishaara nair .

produced by manobala , it features music by sean roldan and cinematography by k. g. venkatesh .

the film , touted to be an " indianized con movie " , was released by thiruppathi brothers film media on 18 july 2014 and received positive reviews from critics .

a sequel is currently under development titled sathuranga vettai 2 starring arvind swamy and trisha krishnan .

it is being remade in kannada as jagath khiladi .

sathuranga vettai

arvind swami is working for the first time with trisha in sathuranga vettai 2 .
sathuranga vettai is left with just a handful of shows after the anjaan storm .
trisha wraps up shoot for three movies – sathuranga vettai , mohini and garjanai .
the teaser for sathuranga vettai 2 is out and aravind swamy is stealing the show .
sathuranga vettai
, starring cinematographer - actor natraj , receives positive reviews from critics .
sathuranga vettai has pleased all corners with its outcome and performance at the box - office .
my next movie sathuranga vettai 2 motion poster release on june 30th 6p . m . urltoken
sathuranga vettai
is a con film , which focuses on the anger of common man .
sathuranga vettai 2 ( aka ) sadhuranga vettai 2 is a tamil movie with production by manobala picture house , direction by nv nirmal kumar , cinematography by kg venkatesh , editing by sp raja sethupathy . the cast of sathuranga vettai 2 ( aka ) sadhuranga vettai 2 includes arvind swamy , trisha .
sathuranga vettai is releasing big in tn in over 200 screens as thirrupathi brothers are aggressively promoting it .
sathuranga vettai
, starring cinematographer - actor natraj , has been receiving positive reviews from critics .
director vinoth has explored this weakness in his debut venture , sathuranga vettai , released by thirrupathi brothers .
sathuranga vettai aka sathuranka vettai is a tamil movie with production by mano bala , sanjay rawal , subhash chandra bose , direction by h vinoth , cinematography by kg venkatesh , editing by sp raja sethupathy . the cast of sathuranga vettai aka sathuranka vettai includes dharani , ilavarasu , ishara , natty , ponvannan .
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character actor and director manobala’s maiden production venture sathuranga vettai audio was launched with lot of fanfare yesterday in chennai .
due to the lack of any quality new releases this past weekend , sathuranga vettai continues to hold on well .
sathuranga vettai has held on admirably . have to see if it can achieve the hit status in the coming weeks .
the teaser of arvind swami and trisha starring sathuranga vettai 2 was released today . the film is directed by nirmal kumar and is the sequel to sathuranga vettai that had natty in the lead . the teaser was released by none other than sivakarthikeyan .
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sathuranga vettai
, which releases july 18 , features nataraj , ishra , ponvannan , illavarasu and piraisudan in important roles .
sathuranga vettai is an action - thriller directed by new comer vinoth h . cameraman turned action hero natraj is playing the lead role .
a sequel to sathuranga vettai , about scams in rural areas , will centre on high - profiled crimes that are committed using technology .
hello malaysia ! shooting for sathuranga vettai 2 is almost complete and we shift to kl for the next few days . look forward .
sathuranga vettai . sean roldan continues confidently along that promising film composing journey he embarked on with vaayai moodi pesavum / samsaaram aarogyathinu haanikaram .
trisha has also completed the shoot for her horror film mohini directed by ramana madhesh , and sathuranga vettai 2 also starring arvind swami and daniel balaji in important roles . directed by nv nirmal kumar , this film is the sequel to the 2014 sleeper hit film sathuranga vettai .
character actor and director manobala ` s maiden production venture is titled - sathuranga vettai . the audio was launched with a lot of fanfare .
with glowing reviews and thirrupathi brothers ' clout , sathuranga vettai is holding on admirably . we have to see how it fares next week .
among various tamil films , jsk films kuttram kadithal has been selected as the best feature film while sathuranga vettai comes as the second best feature film .
sathuranga vettai has earned some glowing reviews and has the potential to emerge as a sleeper hit , despite the super - strong vip by its side .
vinoth , who directed sathuranga vettai , has written the dialogues for this film . sathuranga vettai was about a con artist who outsmarts a group of gangsters before realising his priorities . though the film , starring natarajan subramaniam and ishara nair , opened to lukewarm response , word - of - mouth publicity turned it into a hit .
sathuranga vettai
received the award for the best film this year ; dhanush bagged the award for best actor for his performance in the movie
vip
.
director vinoth’s sathuranga vettai is a relevant and intellectually stimulating film . watch it to learn how our vulnerability is easily exploited by clever con artists preying on our desires .
electrifying and featuring cinematography for sathuranga vettai is done by k . g . venkatesh and foot - tapping music composed by sean roldan . . . | pinterest | sean …
sathuranga vettai is a tamil action drama starring natarajan subramaniam , ishaara nair and directed by h . vinoth . conman gandhi babu has no qualms in cheating people because that is what politicians do , he believes . he is all for money and even betrays his love banu for it . watch sathuranga vettai , the full movie online , only on hotstar .
sathuranga vettai
had enjoyed positive pre - release buzz and has also received some encouraging reviews from critics . it remains to be seen if the film will impress the audience .
film :
sathuranga vettai
; cast : natraj subramaniam , ishara nair , ponvannan , illavarasu , vallavan and dharani ; director : h . vinoth ; rating : * * *
sean roldan who has done music for vaayai moodi pesava and for mundasu patti is the music director for sathuranga vettai . two songs and the trailer were shown during the audio launch .
with the premise that life is like a game of chess , first - time director vinod has set out to make sathuranga vettai . the underlying message is one should not get blinded by offers that promise to double one’s investments , without checking the authenticity of such deals . “ sathuranga vettai is a con movie that shows every relationship , be it between brothers , friends or associates , is purely based on money . there is no value for people , or their integrity , ” says vinod . sathuranga vettai stars natarajan ‘natty’ subramaniam and ishara .
arvind swami on sunday said he has completed shooting his portion in upcoming tamil crime thriller sathuranga vettai 2 . the film’s shooting has been going in malaysia over the last couple of weeks .
trisha who dazzled in kodi with her negative shade seems pumped to pull off performance oriented roles . she has started signing offbeat films and sathuranga vettai 2 seems to be one of them .
sathuranga vettai is a relevant , thought - provoking film revolving around a sharp con artist who cleverly exploits our secret desire to make easy money through the most fantastic scams , says s saraswathi .
music director sean roldan who made an impressive debut with vaayai moodi pesavum doesn ' t disappoint in his second outing , sathuranga vettai . his music and bgm is said to have made it better .
sathuranga vettai 2 (
chess hunt 2
) is an upcoming indian tamil - language thriller film directed by nirmal kumar and written by h . vinoth . a spiritual successor to vinoth ' s sathuranga vettai ( 2014 ) , the film features arvind swamy and trisha in the lead roles , with vamsi krishna and amit bhargav in supporting roles . produced by manobala , the venture began production in october 2016
in lead roles . this film is directed by nv nirmal kumar and produced by manobala . it is made under the banner of manobala picture house . sathuranga vettai 2 is scheduled to release in february 28 , 2018 .
there is a terrific buzz in the industry about thirrupathi brothers and manobala produced sathuranga vettai . the action - thriller is directed by debutant vinoth h and movie is being produced by actor manobala , with n lingusamy presenting it .
the sathuranga vettai review is a silverscreen original article . it was not paid for or commissioned by anyone associated with the movie . urltoken and its writers do not have an advertising relationship with movies that are reviewed on the site .
[ quote align = ’left’ ] there’s something fascinating about a movie that comes packaged in chapters . there’s always a new beginning , and the hope of a fascinating ending . sathuranga vettai offers all that and much more . [ / quote ]
an interesting thing to note here is that sathuranga vettai 2 will have a linear storyline with focus on one core plot unlike the first part which had various sub - plots . major portions are to be shot in and around chennai city .
sathuranga vettai 2 is a tamil movie starring arvind swamy and trisha krishnan in prominent roles . the cast also includes nassar and radha ravi . it is a crime drama thriller movie directed by h . vinoth , forming part of the crew .
the actor is currently shooting for ' sathuranga vettai 2 ' the sequel to the 2014 super hit and ' vanangamudi ' directed by selva , he will also be seen in the tamil remake of malayalam super hit comedy ' bhaskar the rascal ' .
sathuranga vettai is a movie about six phases of the life of natraj , a street smart conman and a smooth talker ! he thinks of nothing else but money and money only ! the reason behind his crave for money is narrated in the movie climax .
debutant director vinoth says that had it not been for tamil filmmaker nalan kumaraswamy ' s mother , he couldn ' t have found a producer for his forthcoming tamil con thriller
sathuranga vettai
. he says he ' s
extremely thankful to her
.
forget the kollywood heartthrob from the 90s , aravind swamy can soon become the industry’s favourite anti - hero . with sathuranga vettai 2 , the handsome actor is back playing the suave , intelligent , bad guy – inching his way to become the villain kollywood needs .
the shoot of sathuranga vettai 2 , being directed by nirmal kumar of salim fame , is wrapped up , and post - production is proceeding at a brisk pace . major portions of this sequel , starring arvind swamy and trisha , have been shot in malaysia .
now it is more or less confirmed that arvind swamy will play the lead role in ‘sathuranga vettai 2’ directed by vinod and produced by manobala’s picture house . the film will begin once the director completes his karthi starrer which is all set to start filming later this month .
the teaser of the sequel to the 2014 sleeper hit , was launched by actor sivakarthikeyan on twitter . sathuranga vettai 2 also stars trisha and prakash raj and is directed by nirmal kumar . the movie is written by h . vinodh and is bankrolled by manobala’s production house .
in an early scene in h . vinoth’s sathuranga vettai , gandhi babu ( natraj , who’s quite good ) sells a businessman a snake . what he’s really selling , though , is snake oil . he’s a conman , and the film — inspired by true events , we’re told at the beginning — is a series of cons .
actor - director manobala’s maiden production venture ‘sathuranga vettai’ directed by vinod and starring natty natraj and ishaara nair went on to become a sleeper hit in 2014 and ever since that , a sequel has been in the works with suriya or ajith penciled in to star as the protagonist . things however did not work out with the two mass heroes .
debutant vinod definitely knows a thing or two about building tension among his audience , and his film sathuranga vettai is the evidence to this . the filmmaker builds in drama and suspense by highlighting the story of a con - man , and how he aides a group of goons commit a heist . early on in the film , you . . .
lingusamy & apos ; s recent acquisitions have turned out to be smart choices . will his latest movie is sathuranga vettai become a hit ? let & apos ; s wait and see . well , the tamil movie features natraj subramaniam , ishara nair , ponvannan , illavarasu and others in the cast . it is a heist flick , which has sean roldan & apos ; s music , kg venkatesh & apos ; s cinematography and raja sethupathi & apos ; s editing . sathuranga vettai is directed by newcomer h vinoth . he adopts a scene from a wild life channel to show how a cheetah catches its prey . it is a symbolic scene to give a glimpse of what to expect from this flick .
the comedy heist film has been directed by debutant h . vinoth . the film has ishara nair , ponvannan and ilavarasu among others .
sathuranga vettai
is produced by manobala and sanjay rawal , and the film is distributed by thirrupathi brothers , who are riding high on hat - trick hits post the success of
golisoda
and
manjapai .
the shoot of sathuranga vettai 2 that has a unique combination of arvind swamy and trisha in the leads is set to start on november 14 which happens to be children’s day . the film directed by nirmal kumar has screenplay and dialogues by h . vinoth who directed the first part . the recent photoshoot pictures stormed social media and has created a buzz for the film .
the witty and impressive dialogues in the film are one of the major highlights of
sathuranga vettai .
the film ' s biggest strength is its dialogues , each and every dialogue are intelligent , witty and sometimes extra - ordinary . after manivannan ' s amaidhipadai , the satire dialogue writing comes naturally to vinoth , brilliant show young man !
said rajasekar s . of cinemalead .
talking to silverscreen , nirmal kumar , says , “this sequel to sathuranga vettai will be about hi - tech swindling done using advanced technology . arvind swamy plays a con man and trisha a con girl . they will be seen in multiple looks through the film ; in some places , it might appear like they’ve done dual roles . as this film is a different genre for both of them , they were kicked about their characters . ”
director vinoth of sathuranga vettai fame received accolades from critics , filmbuffs and celebrities for his directorial debut which was an entertaining con comedy . later , he narrated a script to suriya and got his nod for the project too . but suriya moved on to vikram kumar’s 24 and now he will start singham 3 with director hari from the 2nd of december . visit our infotainment partner : urltoken subscribe for more videos : urltoken like us : urltoken
the reason newcomer vinoth ' s
sathuranga vettai
is an almost flawless film in the genre is because it succeeds in managing to con the audiences as well , more than once . revolving around six episodes based on true incidents , the film reminds us of the times we ' ve got conned in real life . it ' s not a film about people who con but one about those who get conned , why they get conned and how they get conned .
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critics have applauded director vinoth ' s interesting screenplay and the way he has presented the film .
with terrific screenplay , racy narration and out - of - the - box presentation , new boy h . vinoth ' s sathuranga vettai is a surprisingly fresh film that works big time . right from scene - one when we are shown on a wild life channel a cheetah hunting an ostrich in a cunning manner , we know that this is not your usual commercial potboiler ,
said sify .
sathuranga vettai part 2 is very different in terms of its structure . he ( the lead character ) is a conman . it is ( a story of ) one big heist it has been written by the same director ( h . vinoth ) and directed by nirmal kumar ( of ' salim ' fame ) . its got lost of twists and turns . the audience are in for a lot of surprises . its 60 - 70 % over . the film probably will release in may .
the film is good but lacks consistency , especially in the second half . there are moments that are extremely brilliant as well as dumb . since it is promoted as an indianised con film , it is forced to take the path of commercial cinema . if it had stayed loyal to its genre , unarguably , it would ' ve been a cult film , next to
soodhu kavvum
. the romance in
sathuranga vettai
is cliched and extremely melodramatic , which makes the story seem very predictable .
actor niranjan shetty is back with a new film after ' paipoti ' . this time the actor will be seen in the remake of tamil hit ' sathuranga vettai ' . the kannada version is titled as ' jagath khiladi ' and will be launched in the month end . ' jagath khiladi ' is being directed by dheerendra and sadhithan and is being produced by ramesh babu . rangayana raghu will be playing a prominent role along with niranjan in this film . the film has camera work by cinetech soori and music by giridhar diwan .
natarajan subramaniam ( natty ) who earned accolades for his performance in sathuranga vettai has apparently adorned a new cap . already being an actor - cinematographer , natty has also crooned for a track in his upcoming venture engitta modhadhae ( em ) . reports suggest that natty adorns the role of a rajinikanth fan in em and that the entire film is set in the backdrop of 80s . it is also rumored that the venture will be shot in and around tirunelveli and primarily focus on the battle of fanaticism between superstar rajinikanth and kamal haasan’s fans . more details awaited !
sathuranga vettai isn’t without the story of a grisly past though . of a brutal childhood in the slums , and of being orphaned at a tender age . a grim justification follows . and that irks . why can’t gandhi babu have a full wallet and still do what he does ? then , there’s also bhanu ( ishara nair ) ; she’s extremely naïve ( sometimes exasperatingly so ) ; falls in love with gandhi babu , and tries to turns him around for the better . she’s the pivot in the second half , and , it’s nedunchalai all over again – but for the ‘sophisticated’ con .
what surprised us most about sathuranga vettai was that this was a debut - flick with an inexperienced & not - so - attractive protagonist mouthing dialogues , profound in meaning , rooted deeply in philosophy , and moreover , the captain of the ship , vinoth , is just in his 30s . his faith in his script has allowed him to pitch it first to manobala , a veteran of the tamil industry , who was convinced that this should the launch pad for his production house , and then to thirupathi brothers who possess an enviable track record in film distribution . the cult following of such films certainly proves that the tamil audience is indeed one of the best in indian cinema in welcoming offbeat ventures .
the crispness , the crackle is lost when you filter certain hollywood genres through tamil - film sensibilities . sathuranga vettai is filled with talk . there are some funny , clever lines , like the one that goes “ kuttra unarchi illaama pannradhu edhuvume thappu illai . ” ( “if you don’t feel guilty while doing something , then it isn’t wrong . ” ) but a lot of the time , the characters seem to be speaking to us , the audience — they keep feeding us existentialist punch lines . then there’s all the sentiment . changes of heart occur too conveniently and by the time we see a character turn into a labourer , it’s downright laughable . we need to be eased into these developments , not pushed into them .
heist / caper movies as in films which showcase in detail one or more crimes ( especially thefts , swindles , or occasionally kidnappings ) perpetrated by the main character / s with less focus on the actions of police or detectives attempting to prevent or solve the crimes are a rarity in indian cinema . sometimes even when they do appear , they pale out in comparison to ‘commercial’ movies because of some uninspired juvenile treatment or in other cases , lack of a tight script . last year we saw nalan kumarasamy literally nailing the genre with ‘soodhu kavvum’ attaining cult status . now debutante director h . vinoth comes out with his version of the chess game - hunt or sathuranga vettai , which proves to be the dark house of this year .
and gandhi babu ( natarajan subramaian ) is an irresistible reminder of frank abagnale jr . no , not leonardo dicaprio . the one in the book . and also , perhaps by extension , the real frank abagnale himself . remember the instance when he pilots a passenger jet without a clue about its controls ? sathuranga vettai is filled with moments like those . so much so that even the judge who listens to gandhi babu’s crimes can’t help chuckling himself . there’s also a carl hanratty - like cop who comes with a friendly warning . [ quote align = ’right’ ] gandhi babu sells a snake to him for an exorbitant amount of money , convinces him that the reptile ( codenamed ilayathalapathi vijay ) can understand several languages , and that its flesh is highly - valued for its libido - boosting properties . [ / quote ]
in an early scene in h vinoth’s sathuranga vettai , gandhi babu ( natraj , who’s quite good ) sells a businessman a snake . what he’s really selling , though , is snake oil . he’s a conman , and the film – inspired by true events , we’re told at the beginning – is a series of cons . vinoth employs a series of tricks to amp up his narrative , to make us feel we’re watching a really cool movie . he breaks the film into chapters and slaps a tongue - in - cheek title on each one . he uses animation to narrate a flashback . there’s a goon who , when he feels like it , speaks in pure tamil . there’s a cobra that’s christened “ilaya thalapathy” vijay . and there’s a lot of jittery editing , always in a rush to drag us to the next scene . what we don’t get is the pleasure of being conned .
keeping the creative mind open is important , to come up with simple yet powerful output . this video proves it . sathuraga vettai production team gave us the task to come up with an animation story line to be used as an insertion in the flashback footage . it is a 5 min long footage , that has characters playing against the backdrop of 1980’s . in the silver screen , our novel tones and graphics were well appreciated . it has become a trendsetter in film - making and has got a wide - spread media coverage .
the crispness , the crackle is lost when you filter certain hollywood genres through tamil - film sensibilities . sathuranga vettai is filled with talk . there are some funny , clever lines , like the one that goes “ kuttra unarchi illaama pannradhu edhuvume thappu illai . ” ( “if you don’t feel guilty while doing something , then it isn’t wrong . ” ) but a lot of the time , the characters seem to be speaking to us , the audience – they keep feeding us existentialist punch lines . then there’s all the sentiment . changes of heart occur too conveniently and by the time we see a character turn into a labourer , it’s downright laughable . we need to be eased into these developments , not pushed into them . and why the moralistic streak ? why should the hero ( even when played by someone who’s not a big star ) always have a tragic backstory , a reason for why he became who he is ? by the time the love angle begins to play out ( the heroine is ishaara ) , the sandpaper - rough protagonist has all the toughness of butter . i suppose this was done to create sympathy for the leading man , but how about some sympathy for the genre ?
cinematographer natraj is doing lead role in this movie , which has got a lot of pre - release hype . manobala had held a couple of sneak previews of the film for industry people . everybody who saw the film say it is a well - made thriller .
plot : gandhi babu ( natraj ) is a conman who dupes people of their money using fraudulent means like the emu scam , multi level marketing ( mlm ) companies scam and so on . the film deals with six interesting episodes in his life .
natraj ' s performance as a conman has also won accolades from the critics .
natraj has transformed himself to gandhi babu who plots deceptive plans to make easy money from various fraudulent activities . his displayed a majestic body language and a classy dialogue delivery throughout the movie ,
said indiaglitz .
music is scored by the latest sensation sean roldan and his background score is a huge advantage for the film . while his score in the first half is racy , the second half requires him to be on the melodramatic side , and he obliges gleefully ,
said sai shyam g . of urltoken regarding the technical aspects of the film .
cinematography by venkatesh is functional , while raja sethupathi has kept the movie mostly engaging , barring few initial scenes in the second half . with a running time of less than 2 . 5 hours , the movie does not lag much ,
shyam added .
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in one of the scenes , the hero tells the police ( while being interrogated ) that people come to him to get conned and he only makes use of the opportunity , cashes in on their weakness and he ' s extremely right about it . when he woos customers in a gold scam , you realize that he only made use of their weakness .
who doesn ' t like gold at a discounted price ? he cashes in on this weakness , fools people into believing that a certain jeweller is offering gold at a flat 50 percent discount and swindles the money collected from it .
in another scene , he says that to successfully con , one ought to lie with some percentage of truth in it . this explains why he ' s named ' gandhi ' babu ( since he ' s named after mahatma gandhi , and the world expects him to be truthful ) . at this juncture , you ' re reminded that the hero is no different from those with similar names in real life . the director ' s intention was to bring to our notice similar characters in real lives such as the high profile people who con on a very different level .
each con episode is funnier than the previous one . from how a company ( mlm - stands for multi level marketing , indirectly points at products that are sold by amway ) sells tap water as mineral water that can cure cancer , to the gold scam - each minute leaves you rolling with laughter . it is backed by equally funny and powerful dialogues that add a lot of weight to the film .
thankfully , the lead performances keep us hooked . cinematographer - actor natraj ' s effortless performance as a conman is far better than many leading heroes of tamil filmdom . when he delivers a two - minute dialogue with ease and confidence towards the end , you ' re dazzled by his talent . while he may not be cut out for romance ( which is evident in the film ) , he ' s unmatchable when it comes to being comical even in a serious role .
newcomer vinoth is here for the long haul . some of his dialogues when dissected have extremely strong references to several burning issues in the country . he has also managed to extract some fine acting from a bunch of newcomers and relatively new actors .
the music and score by sean roldan will register deep within . his pick of instruments to differentiate the timeline of the story stands out , while cinematographer k . g . venkatesh fittingly captures the mood of the film through his lens .
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is an action - thriller directed by debutant vinoth h and movie is being produced by actor cum director manobala . cameraman turned action hero natraj is doing lead role in this movie .
manobala has directed several hit movies in the 80s and 90’s and then turned comedian . so all his producers and colleagues came to wish him among those who came to wish him included bhagyaraj , vairamuthu , suhasini , ambika , poornima bhagyaraj , radhika sarathkumar , lissy priyadharshan , rekha , rohini , kutti padmini , sp muthuraman and several others .
at the last day of chennai international film festival , the organizers honored film makers and films which are excelled in 2014 .
among directors , karthik subbaraj has been awarded with ‘amitabh bachchan youth icon award’ , last year the award was given to anirudh ravichander .
karthik subbaraj tweeted “very happy to recieve amitabh bachchan - youth icon award in ciff 2014 . thanks to jury and big thanks to my # pizza and # jigarthanda team ! ! : ) ” .
the jury award has been given to ‘poovarasam pee pee’ and parthieban’s ‘ kadhai thiraikadhai vasanam iyakkam’ .
vikatan awards for the year 2014 have been announced . the awards , which recognise and celebrate the best talent in cinema , television and radio , are considered as one the most prestigious awards in tamil nadu entertainment industry .
malavika won the best actress award for her impeccable performance in the movie and
madras
director ranjith walked away with the award for the best director of the year .
coming to debutants , malayalam star and superstar mammootty ' s son dulquer salmaan has set his foot strong by winning the award for best debutant actor for his performance in
vayi moodi pesavum
.
katherine theresa proved that she is here to stay , by winning the award for best debutant actress for the film
madras
and ramkumar , the director of
mandasupatti ' won the award for best debutant director .
actors dhanush and dulquer salmaan appeared thrilled after winning the awards and shared their joy through twitter . dhanush thanked his fans and said that he is dedicating the award to all engineering students .
sincere thanks 2 ananda vikatan team 4 giving me best actor award for vip . i dedicate it 2 all engineering students urltoken
is a surprisingly fresh film that works big time . right from scene - one when we are shown on a wild life channel a cheetah hunting an ostrich in a cunning manner , we know that this is not your usual commercial potboiler .
the film rests on intelligent writing peppered with smart dialogues and the fresh appeal of its lead actors . vinoth ? s characterisation is excellent and he chose the right actors which make the story on a con - artist look realistic on screen . it is perfect casting whether it is natraj who is nothing short of terrific , new girl ishara and supporting cast .
well , he has a reason for that , which is told crisply and smartly with graphics in between ( in the scene he tells the heroine his life story is clich ? d ) . the film has nice message that money alone cannot bring happiness and security .
the film has sourced real life get rich quick schemes , widely reported in local media like emu chicken con , multi level marketing ( mlm ) companies scam , temple heists etc . vinoth ? s brilliant script and narration makes the film connect with the audiences .
natraj is brilliant as gandhi babu . he does his part with relish using his brains more than brawn with expressive body and eye language . ishaara suits the character to a t and makes a smashing debut . the supporting cast of ilavarasu , ponvannan , dharani are perfect choices , that makes film work big time .
technically the film is chic with top class camera work by debutant venkatesh . his camera angles tell the story and the top angle shot in the end is fantastic . raja sethupathy ? s editing makes the film tick , but could have made it shorter . music of sean rolden is in sync with the mood of the film and his bgm heightens the tension in the narrative .
h vinoth is definitely one of the great new finds of tamil cinema and scores for his near perfect script , narration and packaging . producer manobala and thirrupathy brothers can be proud of
. here is superior quality cinema perfect for a night out at the movies .
producer bhairav has ventured into a unique film where the protagonist , played by him , falls in love with two girls at the same time . while the girls are unaware of the situation , the hero gets ensnared in the grip of one and has to , willy - nilly , ignore the other . but , his roving eye attracts the attention of a third girl , creating more chaos in his life . “i have always been passionate about the movie industry . a few of my friends and relatives pitched in to produce this film , kannan 1 kadhali 2 . director a . gopalaswamy has scripted this hilarious as well as message - driven flick . monika and bhargavi play the two heroines , ” says bhairav .
after entering the industry as a child artiste , playing junior to heroes such as jiiva , s . p . charan , raghuvaran and vikram ( in anniyan ) , viraj now graduates to his first adult role under the direction of s . gopalakrishnan in mozhivathu yathenil ( my ) . “my character in my is such that every time a serious situation arises , the scenario turns comical . it is a story of friendship and sacrifice , and in the last 20 minutes of the film , the strong bond between my character and that played by rajan will be the highlight , ” says viraj .
. this five - track album has a fair mix of every genre , and of course with a touch of sean���s guitar techniques that you cannot miss out .
starts with a film dialogue and ends with one too . the highlight of this song , sung by sean himself , is the music arrangements he���s made for the heavy lyrics .
, the lone romantic and melodious song in the album , has kalayani nair doing a neat job with the vocals .
crooned by sean is a peppy number that is sure to enter the charts . the music arrangements make this tamil song sound more western .
sung by sathya prakash is a slow track that makes for a good listen . lyricist karky has done a good job with the lines , and the flute work needs a mention too .
is a fun number sung anthony daasan . what makes this song stand out is the voice modulation by the singer . not to miss , the funny lyrics and dialogues in the song that add more cheer to the song .
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ever since the veteran actor cum director , manobala said he is producing a movie with newbies , this project got some attention going . with sean roldan , who has already delivered a intriguing ost ( vaayai moodi pesavum ) this one got its own weightage . sean is definitely here to stay for a long time . hope his experiments continue for a long time .
sean packs a heavy punch with his thunderous voice with gkb ' s hard hitting lyrics . the electric guitars rule this short track . the prelude dialogue reminds us of the great , m . r . radha , taking a dig at mindless people . this could well be the showpiece tune of the movie , given the glimpse of story line from the trailer .
an ambient melody where guitars take centre stage once again . vairamuthu pens his magic to this lovely tune . though other instruments gels well ( especially tabla ) with the guitar , the composer maintains the free flow of guitar throughout . kalyani utters vairamuthu ' s tamizh brilliantly without any pronunciation error .
this is a song which preaches the importance of earning money . once again , sean has used guitars in a brilliant fashion which makes us feel that he is quite attached to it . like , yaemarum janame , sean ' s energy lifts the song . to match the current trend , the song ends within 200 seconds . a very good listen for its mixing alone .
one of the splendid find from the much celebrated music competition , satya prakash does complete justice to this , violin based number . sean has got an excellent team which handles every instrument with utmost finesse . the flute which revolves around the tune is absolutely mesmerizing .
sean somehow finds a perfect tune for anthonry in his every outing . with his previous experiments with folk based kuthu , anthoney delivers another winner here . sean tried to mix kuthu & electronic sounds , and makes an interesting combo .
pick ( s ) from the album - yeamarum janame , kaadhala kaadhala , munne en munne .
manobala has directed several hit movies in the 80s and 90s and then turned comedian . sean roldan is the music director .
initially , i was turned down by several producers . i met nalan through a common friend and handed over my film ' s script to him . he left it in his house and went to trichy on a personal trip . nalan ' s mother found the script and read it . she loved it and asked nalan to read it too ,
vinoth told ians .
after returning from trichy , nalan read the script and he really liked it . he called me and said that he would help me find a producer . that ' s when actor manobala asked nalan to find some good stories for his new production house . when manobala read my script , he instantly agreed to produce it ,
he added .
my film is about the pace at which we all want to make money in our lives . it ' s about the anger of common man who thinks money is the solution to all his problems . when there ' s imbalance in nature , we experience tsunami and earthquake . likewise , my story is about the imbalance in the social morals of a common man ,
he said .
to keep audiences entertained , vinoth has made the film as funny as possible .
the story revolves around six episodes and it has been narrated with a lot of fun , satire and dark humour . audiences will also get to find answers to important questions about how most of us are making money ,
he added .
i think every debut director should realise that it ' s not easy to gauge the pulse of the audience . you can ' t anticipate what they will like in a film . secondly , every first - time director should find a producer and a team who ' d believe in his or her film ,
he said .
only when you convince everybody working with you that you can succeed as a team , will they believe in your film and give their best . one should also learn how to make a film on a low - budget because that happens to be the latest trend ,
he added .
has several little stories . tiny snippets , all of them , neatly enclosed in different episodes . it is almost like rifling through a newspaper . or reading a fast - paced book that cannot be put - down . there’s something fascinating about a movie that comes packaged in chapters .
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it’s a con movie of the highest order . it could also be a book . there’s intrigue , there’s laughter , there’s conspiracy , and more laughter . one moment , there’s feverish excitement , and the next , we slap our forehead in exasperation . it also makes us whistle .
gandhi babu is quite clever , even for a con - man . he has a smart mouth , and can talk his way into everything and out of anything . towards the end of the movie , he manages to pull off a heist with such apparent ease that it deserves applause . especially during the moment when he convinces an outwardly pious politician about the mystic magnetic powers of a temple’s kalasam . but to gandhi babu’s credit , he is methodical to a fault . he reads kumudham jothidam and bhakti vikatan ; arms himself with some key terms and launches into a spiritual discourse of such vehemence that the politician’s skin erupts in goose - flesh ( also , perhaps , thanks to sean roldan’s rising tempo ) . he also never panics . his heavily pregnant wife is at home , at the mercy of a goon while he plans the heist . under immense duress .
a chase that seeks to justify the title , and also perhaps , to drive home the point . it’s a hunt in the literal sense . a family of cheetahs prey on an ostrich . gandhi babu is savouring this hunt on television when he receives a call from a businessman . he’s a potential client . gandhi babu sells a snake to him for an exorbitant amount of money , convinces him that the reptile ( codenamed ilayathalapathi vijay ) can understand several languages , and that its flesh is highly - valued for its libido - boosting properties . until mr . chettiyar’s tech - savvy son arrives and dispels the story with a flick of his screen . but gandhi babu doesn’t twitch a muscle . he coolly asks the driver to turn around , flings his cell - phone out of the window , and starts hunting a new prey . the next time though , he would no longer deal with snakes . he would sell sparkling ( tap ) water that can cure cancer and aids .
gandhi babu slips in and out of his different skins with admirable ease . more charming is his cool swagger when he escapes unscathed from encounters . and in a hilarious instance – when he finally ends up at the police station , the constable who tries to make a file of his crimes , runs of out paper . the cop then mops up his sweat and glances at him reverentially . with eyes full of worship , he walks up to him and says , “sir ? ”
in the final few moments , gandhi babu manages to send a message to the cop whose friendly warning he hadn’t apparently forgotten . gandhi babu has a baby now . and even though he manages to escape unscathed from that final heist , it’s the cop who has the last word .
vinoth employs a series of tricks to amp up his narrative , to make us feel we’re watching a really cool movie . he breaks the film into chapters and slaps a tongue - in - cheek title on each one . he uses animation to narrate a flashback . there’s a goon who , when he feels like it , speaks in pure tamil . there’s a cobra that’s christened ‘ilaya thalapathy’ vijay . and there’s a lot of jittery editing , always in a rush to drag us to the next scene . what we don’t get is the pleasure of being conned .
genre : con thriller director : h . vinoth cast : natraj , ishaara , ponvannan . storyline : the story of a conman who falls in love . bottomline : not bad , but too much talk and too few thrills
the con movie is a curious genre . we’d hate to be in the victims’ shoes in real life , but on screen , we want the conmen to perpetrate the most elaborate frauds and get away with it . it’s vicarious wish - fulfilment for the id . we don’t see too many of these films in tamil , so the newness keeps us watching ( this is one of those not - bad - for - a - first - film films ) — but the cons aren’t shaped well . they seem too easy ( except for the last one ) and the victims seem too dumb .
and the director makes at least one very odd choice . when gandhi babu is apprehended by the police , we see that he’s used a variety of disguises — but when the first two cons play out , he looks the same . we want to see him in those disguises . we want some panache . we want those slo - mo shots of a beard coming off , a mask being ripped off . and we want some tension . we’re constantly aware of the nuts and bolts of the con , so we’re two steps ahead of the victims . we never watch these episodes wondering how something was pulled off ; we just watch events reach their logical conclusion . predictability is not something you want in a con movie .
and why the moralistic streak ? why should the hero ( even when played by someone who’s not a big star ) always have a tragic backstory , a reason for why he became who he is ? by the time the love angle begins to play out ( the heroine is ishaara ) , the sandpaper - rough protagonist has all the toughness of butter . i suppose this was done to create sympathy for the leading man , but how about some sympathy for the genre ?
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ace conman gandhi effortlessly thinks up schemes to swindle gullible and greedy folks . however on a rare occasion , things don ' t go according to plan and he ends up in the clutches of a ruthless gang who demand schemes from him for money .