Shimshon notes that Indians use movies as a form of escapism, much as the British escaped the hardships of the Second World War and lost themselves in a big-screen romance for a couple of hours before returning to the reality of rationing and air raids. Not all the cinematic offerings on show during the Indian Cinema Experience can be defined as light entertainment. The movie tells the story of a lowly Indian official during the British Raj in the subcontinent who dreams of bettering his social standing. Massey Sahib will be screened with English subtitles. Virasat has a serious theme, relating how a small and fiercely traditional village in India confronts the modern outside world when the village head's son returns home after several years in the West.
Subtitles are in Hebrew only.
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