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THE long-awaited "Mango Soufflé", the first film directed by playwright Mahesh Dattani, is finally slated for a Bangalore-Pune-Mumbai-Delhi simultaneous release. Based on one of his plays, the film is set in a farmhouse in Bangalore where a group of friends meet one summer afternoon.
The story of their relationships is told in a series of flashbacks, and contains all the humour and suspense that Dattani is known for. Cinematography by award-winning ("Piravi" fame) Sunny Joseph. Cast includes Atul Kulkarni, Rinkie Khanna, Faredoon Dodo Bhujwala, Heeba Shah and Ankur Vikal.
The film has seen several screenings in the United Kingdom, and at international fests including the Bangkok and the Mardi Gras (Sydney, Australia) film festivals. Will be screened at the Asian American (San Francisco) and the Turin International Gay and Lesbian film festivals. From February 28 at Lido theatre in Ulsoor, matinee only.
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WHEN a respected art critic curates an exhibition, it can become an education in itself. "Enchanting the icon" is a thematic exhibition curated by Marta Jakimowicz. She has paired male and female artists of different generations in such a manner that one sees, through their works, their contrasting perceptions of the "ethnic woman".
Thus, for instance, while Laxma Goud's women are attired in ornate, traditional clothing and jewellery, and expose their charms to the male eye, Nicola Durvasula responds consciously from a post-modern, witty, strongly feminist position.
Manjit Bawa's fantasy-like and playful "Gajalakshmi" contrasts with Nalini Malani's shocking "Poothana" that undermines patriarchal myths.
Through K.T. Shiva Prasad one gets an interesting flip side: exoticism and eroticism in images of western women in India, such as the soft porn images you see in village public places. Paired with him is Chila Kumari Burman who lives in London. She portrays herself in exotic images that she, an Indian woman, is seen as in the west.
The other pairs are K.G. Subramanyam and Rekha Rodwittiya; Gogi Saroj Pal and A. Ramachandran; Ravinder Reddy and Navjot; Surekha and N.S.Harsha.
On at Sakshi Gallery, The Presidency, St Marks' Road till March 11 from 10.30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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ALLIANCE Française de Bangalore and the Embassy of France in India present "Charmes", a contemporary dance choreography by famous French artist Karine Saporta and her team.
Saporta, considered one of the greatest European choreographers, has studied classical dance, philosophy, sociology and cinema in France and Chicago.
In "Charmes", she uses mythology, tragedy and history to explore the major female characters in Mediterranean culture, from Medea to Sappho, Penelope to Jocasta, Antione to Phaedra.
Rising from the depths, the heroines play and converse on the surface of the blue sea, a mirror of the past.
At J.N. Tata Auditorium (Indian Institute of Science, Hebbal) on February 27 at 7 p.m. Passes at the Alliance Française office.
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LOCAL author Usha K.R. has come out with her second novel, The Chosen, published by Penguin.
The launch is at Strand Book Stall, Manipal Centre, Dickenson Road, on February 27 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Rohini Nilekani will release the book. Call 5580000 for more details.
C.K. MEENA
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