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Non classé by 1916tamilcinemaMar 8, 20237 h 58 min8 March 2023
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Badass & beautiful : Bhanumathi.

Actress, producer, director, writer, music director, singer. Is there anything Bhanumathi didn’t try in the field of cinema ?Born in 1925 in a middle class family from Andhra Pradesh, Bhanumathi grew up learning Carnatic and […]

Non classé by 1916tamilcinemaMar 8, 202214 h 22 min9 March 2022
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Iraivi, questions of feminism

To be noted : This was written two years ago, in February 2020, as posts in my Instagram page. Iraivi is often labelled as a feminist film and it made me wonder which elements clearly […]

Non classé by 1916tamilcinemaMar 5, 202220 h 24 min8 March 2022
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Thoughts on colorism

Yesterday, in my Instagram story, I shared my feeling about the disturbing colorism of one of ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ first look posters. It shows the Chola princess Kundavai Pirattiyar played by Trisha, surrounded by a bunch […]

Non classé by 1916tamilcinemaJul 31, 202017 h 55 min
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The discreet charm of close-ups in ‘Alaigal Oivathillai’

For philosopher Gilles Deleuze, « the affection-image is the close-up shot and the close-up shot is the face ». Indeed, close-up is not only a film technique to focus on an element, it actually creates […]

Non classé by 1916tamilcinemaJul 22, 202014 h 38 min22 July 2020
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Suit up and emancipate : the diverging parallel between ‘Kabali’ and ‘Django Unchained’

There is an organic political and philosophical link between Kabali and Django. They represent subaltern and oppressed communities, whether it’s Tamil plantations workers in 20th century Malaysia or Black slaves in 19th century America. They […]

Non classé by 1916tamilcinemaMay 20, 20209 h 43 min20 May 2020
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My tormented love story with ‘Moondram Pirai’

Nota bene : this essay was written some months ago, between december and january, and there could be some spoilers for those who haven’t watched the film. I’ve watched Moondram Pirai four times since my […]

Non classé by 1916tamilcinemaApr 12, 202016 h 13 min
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Stolen kisses : the violence behind the icon

Three iconic images hiding a violent rape culture. Three women forcefully kissed by a man in front of a camera and an audience. Three sexual assaults that have been considered for years as passionate romantic […]

Non classé by 1916tamilcinemaOct 24, 201911 h 48 min1 March 2020
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Behind Silk Smitha : caste, sexism and celluloid image.

I grew up with the idea that Silk Smitha was the incarnation of all the taboos my tamil family didn’t want to talk about : sexuality, sensuality, women’s bodies, gender inequalities. I guess she was the […]

Non classé by 1916tamilcinemaFeb 13, 202019 h 15 min
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The tree of life : Punnagai Mannan & Raavanan

When I saw Raavanan a few years ago, this image of Raagini (Aishwarya Rai), fallen on a tree, immediately reminded me of this iconic opening scene in Punnagai Mannan, where Sethu (Kamal Haasan) escapes death […]

Non classé by 1916tamilcinemaNov 7, 201921 h 55 min7 November 2019
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Kamal Haasan, child of cinema

As far as I can remember, in a countless number of interviews and speeches, I have always heard Kamal Haasan talking about himself as a child of Tamil Cinema, narrating how, he, the little three […]

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