Vidyarthy Chatterjee, who wrote on cinema for leading publications like The Statesman and The Economic Times for over three decades writes on Restaurant by Sachin Kundalkar, the 3rd in the series of Marathi Cinema-New Texts, New Contexts.
Sonali Kulkarni in Restaurant
Sachin Kundalkar—filmmaker, playwright and novelist—was born in 1976 in Pune. He had his film training at Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and La Femis, Paris. Restaurant, his debut film, runs to more than two hours but hardly seems so, thanks to a moving story well told, an array of actors held with confidence, and perceptive examination of more than one contemporary theme craving for attention. The film deals maturely with the conflict between tradition and modernity in present-day lives; the search for something meaningful in an effort to lessen a grievous loss and a resultant sense of alienation; and finally, the artist’s pride and joy...
Sonali Kulkarni in Restaurant
Sachin Kundalkar—filmmaker, playwright and novelist—was born in 1976 in Pune. He had his film training at Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and La Femis, Paris. Restaurant, his debut film, runs to more than two hours but hardly seems so, thanks to a moving story well told, an array of actors held with confidence, and perceptive examination of more than one contemporary theme craving for attention. The film deals maturely with the conflict between tradition and modernity in present-day lives; the search for something meaningful in an effort to lessen a grievous loss and a resultant sense of alienation; and finally, the artist’s pride and joy...
- 6/29/2011
- by Vidyarthy Chatterjee
- DearCinema.com
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