Movies and music are time-based art forms; but movies can appear to stop time and, when needed, speed it up, or slow it down. Film may even reverse time in a way that is not possible in the actual world, as with the film of an egg breaking.
Using film clips and current research Christopher Hauke will discuss these anomalies and examples of time, narrative, and cinema films. This will lead us to consider experiences of time, with both the psychological implications and the philosophical challenges these present.Return to Full Psyche and Time Program
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Pari is an experiment. It is dramatically different kind. The pace is unpredictable and jerky. Every peak is a somewhat dramatic moment. There are iconic instances in Pari, but they only check your fright level. There is nothing scary, but it qualifies as dark and gory in many ways.
Anushka does more than justice to her role and adds layers to its characterisation. Her talent blew me. She has a controlled fire and energy on screen. And her half smile that just tantalisingly rests on her lips while she contemplates is brilliant. The hollowness of her confused stare is something you will remember. I like it.
Somehow, I do not share the enthusiasm of teenagers including my daughter, who find the movie gory, dark and disturbing enough to recommend it. We have had far better moments in other films of the genre.
Parambrata Chatterjee fits beautifully; as an innocent, docile, disciplined young man. He and Ritabhari Chakraborty have mildly lukewarm chemistry on screen. Rajat Kapoor, unfortunately, is underutilised and out of sync with his character.
Pari suffers from Indian films absolute desire to complete the loop, provide explanations for subjects and reasons for events that should anyway remain unexplained. More they find it too risky to leave the closure to audience interpretation. There is that urge to democratically-idiotic-risk-proofing of the whole proposition. The result, 136 minutes of uneven pace that makes the film lose its impact.
Pari starts promisingly, builds towards a cryptic dark, creepy thriller and suddenly you wait for the peak that unfortunately never happens. Midway remaining within the confines of its promise, the director attempts and succeeds in brilliantly unceremoniously morphing it into a beautiful emotion-rich love story. I like that.
Clean Slate Productions has taken a risk in making movies on different challenging subjects and storyline. Just for that, please go and watch PARI. Maybe they will bring another jewel like NH10 next time.
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