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Trilogy of solitude and a fable: Vittorio de Sica at 125

New Delhi, July 27 -- Few films have exerted as profound and lasting an influence on viewers the world over as The Bicycle Thieves. Its maker, the legendary master of Italian neorealism, Vittorio de S... Read More


What does Satyajit Ray's Mahanagar tell us about Bengal's politics of prejudice?

New Delhi, July 8 -- An incident that took place in Calcutta fourteen years ago asks to be narrated to show, first, how the pathology of fear of a phantom enemy can make even the powerful look silly a... Read More


God, gunpowder, and the gospel of Maradona

New Delhi, June 11 -- Maradona is heard consoling himself thus: "If Jesus stumbled, why shouldn't I?" He quickly adds: "I made a mistake, I paid for it." And then he shows his love for the game and fo... Read More