NEW YEAR MOVIE MAGIC

GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL, NOV 16 - 19, 2007

IGNFA MOVIE CLUB
in association with
GOETHE INSTITUTE

MAX MUELLER BHAVAN, KOLKATA
proudly presents

GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL
NOV 17 – 18, 2007

SCREENING SCHEDULE

17.11.07

3.00 p.m The Devil's General (Des Teufels General)/Dir: Helmut Käutner/115 mins / 1955

5.00 p.m Waller's Last Trip (Wallers letzter Gang)/Dir: Christian Wagner/100 mins/1988

18.11.07

3.00 p.m M-A City in Search for a Murderer (M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder)/Dir: Fritz Lang/98 mins/1931

5.00 p.m The Ninth Day (Der neunte Tag)/Dir: Volker Schlöndorff/97 mins/2004

PREVIEWS

The Devil's General (Des Teufels General)

Director: Helmut Käutner, b/w, 115 min., 1955

Helmut Käutner's film is an adaptation of a play by Carl Zuckmayer, who based his character of Harras, a general in the Luftwaffe, on a real-life pilot, the aviation pioneer Ernst Udet. In a vintage performance by Curd Jürgens, General Harras is portrayed as a stubborn, power-driven officer, vain, irreverent to the point of recklessness and a womanizer. During the course of WW2 in 1941, and following certain key experiences, he increasingly develops an inner distance from Hitler's regime. He is arrested, then released on the condition that he root out the saboteurs responsible for a series of fighter plane crashes. Harras refuses to denounce the perpetrators, instead plunging to his death in a plane that has been tampered with.

Waller's Last Trip (Wallers letzter Gang)

Director: Christian Wagner, colour, 100 min., 1988

Waller, an old track inspector, reminisces on his life, as he walks his section of track for the last time. "His" railway line in an idyllic valley in Allgäu is to be closed. Waller sets off on his last inspection tour without saying a word. His life has been closely associated with the history of this railway line. As his steps measure the rails and sleepers, the memories of the past come back to him, and his walk along the line becomes a walk back through the years.
Waller sees scenes from his childhood in the twenties, then of his first job as a track inspector. In his memory he once again says goodbye to his best friend, who went to war in 1941 and never came back again. Two years later Waller has to go to the front himself, because he helped Angelika, daughter of a manufacturer, to illegally move some flour. After the war Waller falls in love with Angelika, but her father will never agree to the marriage.
The fascination of this walk lies in the dreamy narrative method used by the young director, who alternates effortlessly and powerfully between the present (in colour) and the past (in black and white) of this man.

M – A City in Search for a Murderer (M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder)

Director: Fritz Lang, b/w, 98 min., 1931

A child-murderer threatens the serene life in Berlin and alarms the population. The crooks are hindered in their profitable dealings by the police investigations. Therefore parallel to the law and order maintaining forces the organized criminal underworld goes in search of the pathologic murderer. And in fact, the crooks manage to capture him, putting him before an underworld court, which sentences him to death. However, before the murderer is executed, the police appears and arrests him "in the name of law". - The revolutionary montage, which is still unrivalled today, is characterized by the consistent separation of sight and sound. Lang primarily concentrates on dialogues and dramatically necessary sounds (the whistled Grieg tune) which propel the action forwards or indirectly continue the story.

The Ninth Day (Der neunte Tag)

Director: Volker Schlöndorff, colour, 97 min., 2004

In February 1942, the Luxembourgian priest Henri Kremer was granted nine days’ leave from the concentration camp where he was imprisoned. The Gestapo officer Gebhardt confronted him with a life-or-death decision: Kremer was asked to betray his own convictions by persuading his national church to collaborate with the National Socialists. If he failed to do so, not only he, but also his family and his imprisoned co-brethren would be facing imminent death. For nine days, on each of which he had brilliant rhetorical and intellectual duels with the Gestapo officer, Kremer grappled with this insoluble moral conflict that defied notions of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’. The resultant film, built around extracts from the priest Jean Bernard’s diary, is a vivid and stirring specimen of polished dialogue and excellent acting that examines the eternal issue of individual responsibility.

AUTUMN FILM FESTIVAL NOV 8-11, 2007

The good response to the Monsoon fim festival, August 2007 would tempt any human being to plan sequels to similiar festivities. That's how the idea of organising regular film festivals cropped up, associating them with something very much regular. And what's more regular than the seasons - monsoon, autumn, winter and a spring film festival!

The present film festival concentrates on serious meaningful movies, which have won rave reviews. There is no specific theme but there are several invisible common threads running through the movies - human relationships especially father-son, human struggles and painful journeys through time.

SCREENING SCHEDULE

08.11.07

9.30 p.m Nadiya ke Paar (Hindi)

09.11.07

2.30 p.m Cinderella man (Eng)

6.00 p.m Roti Kapada aur Makaan (Hindi)

10.11.07

2.30 p.m Babam Ve Oglum (Turkish)

6.00 p.m Gandhi, my father (Hindi)

9.30 p.m Crash (Eng)

11.11.07

2.30 p.m Morning Raga (Hinglish)
6.00 p.m The Namesake (Eng)

Previews

Nadiya ke paar (1982)
Director: Govind Moonis
Cast: Sachin, Sadhana, Leela Mishra
Runtime: 153 mins
Nadiya ke Paar is an exceptional movie. It can be categorised as one of the great classics of Hindi Cinema. It revolves around a love story between two young persons divided by a river. The story is short and simple. Uttar Pradesh’s village culture and dialect is depicted with joy and maturity. Hum aapke hain Kaun is a gawdy remake of this great movie.

Cinderella Man (2005)
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger
Runtime: 144 mins
This is an extraordinary movie exemplifying one man's extraordinary fight to save the family he loved. Cinderella Man is an American Academy Award-nominated drama film titled after the nickname and inspired by the real life story of former Heavyweight boxing champion, James J. Braddock.

Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974)
Director: Manoj Kumar
Cast: Manoj Kumar, Zeenat Aman, Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Moushmi Chatterjee
Runtime: 150 mins
This movie has some of the greatest actors of Indian cinema; portraying a lot of social and political issues, which even after 33 years haven't changed much. Some of the characters have to go down as one of the greatest portrayals ever, in one of Manoj Kumar's best films. The film focuses on problems of unemployment.

Babam Ve Oglum (2005)
Director: Cagan Irmak
Cast: Çetin Tekindor, Fikret Kuskan, Hümeyra, Serif Sezer
Runtime: 108 mins
It is an exotic Turkish movie tailor-made for genuine cinema lovers. Sadik, a rebellious youth is a politically active university student who becomes a left-wing journalist in the 70's, despite his father's expectations of him becoming an agricultural engineer and taking control of their family farm in an Aegean village. When a merciless military coup hits the country, they go through a series of events after which, Sadik returns to his village with his young son, knowing very well that it will be hard to correct things with his father. A rare masterpiece.

Gandhi My Father (2007)
Director: Feroz Abbas Khan
Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Darshan Zariwala, Shefali Shah
Runtime: 112 mins
Mahatma Gandhi could transform the soul of a nation but could not save the soul of his own son. This is a true story of one of the most revered father figures in contemporary history and his failed relationship with his own son. The freedom movement aptly forms a sepia-tinted backdrop to the family tussle and the film deftly sheds light on the darker side of Gandhigiri. It is a film of performances and duly showcases Akshaye Khanna's acting skills as never before. A worthy companion piece to Attenborough’s Oscar classic.

Crash (2004)
Director: Paul Haggis
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Brendon Fraser
Runtime: 115 mins
People are born with good hearts, but they grow up and learn prejudices. This movie brings out bigotry and racial stereotypes. Set in Los Angeles, a city with a cultural mix of every nationality; this is an in-depth exploration on the themes of racism and prejudice, cause and effect, chance and coincidence as well as tragedy. It won 3 Oscars. Another 40 wins & 61 nominations

Morning Raga (2005)
Director: Mahesh Dattani
Cast: Shabana Azmi,Perizaad Zorabian,Prakash Rao
Runtime: 110 mins
Morning Raga is one of the most innovative and fresh films to come out of India in recent years . The film revolves around three main characters whose lives have each been shattered by tragic events of the past and how they are united by circumstance. Slowly they begin to work together and blend their passions to bring back the happiness they once had. These three are all connected by a love of music, and through this the film explores elements of classical Indian music, the raga, and combines it with contemporary rhythms to create the most unique and mesmerizing beats and echoing vocals.

The Namesake (2007)
Director: Mira Nair
Cast: Kal Penn, Tabu, Irfan Khan, Sahira Nair
Runtime: 122 mins
This movie is India's official entry to the 80th academy awards for the year of 2008 in the foreign film category.Based upon the novel The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, it is the story of the Ganguli family whose move from Calcutta to New York evokes a lifelong balancing act to meld to a new world without forgetting the old. Though parents Ashoke and Ashima (Irrfan Khan, Tabu) long for the family and culture that enveloped them in India, they take great pride in the opportunities their sacrifices have afforded their children. Jhumpa Lahiri, the author of the novel The Namesake, appears in the film as Aunt Jhumpa.

THE SECOND IGNFA SHORT FILM CONTEST JAN 2008

NOTICE

•Original video clips of 1 – 10 minutes duration shot with your camera or mobile phone are welcome.

•All entries will be screened under two genres of humour and non-humour, during Winter Film Festival at New Hostel Auditorium, IGNFA during January, 2008 (keep visiting this webpage for the exact date)

•Special Jury Awards for three best short films in each genre. A special audience prize based on voting is also on the offing.

•Last date of submission to IGNFA Movie Club (ignfamovieclub@gmail.com): January 11, 2008

•IGNFA Movie Club will have final and binding decision as to what is deemed ‘acceptable content’.

•Contest open to officer trainees as well as alumni, officers, faculty members, scientists, research scholars, administrative staff and students from IGNFA, State Forest Service college, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Forest Research Institute (FRI), Forest Research Institute University, and Wildlife Institute of India (WII).

IGNFA Movie Club started inviting original short films from November 2007 onwards for the Second IGNFA short film contest

About 24 short films were received as entries
Of which 16 were short listed for screening in front of an enlightened audience on 13th January 2008

Three jury awards and two special audience prizes were in the offing, under two categories of humor and non-humor

THE RESULTS

NON HUMOUR CATEGORY:

JURY AWARDS
THIRD PRIZE: ABHAY BARAPATRE BHASKAR – “YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL”
SECOND PRIZE: IRFAN WASOOL WANI – “HUMSAFAR”
FIRST PRIZE Joint winners:
PP PRAMOD – “STARS ON EARTH”
RAJU AGASIMANI – “DHAMTARI MODEL”

SPECIAL AUDIENCE PRIZES: NON HUMOUR CATEGORY
SECOND PRIZE: PP PRAMOD – “STARS ON EARTH” 17% OF AUDIENCE VOTES
FIRST PRIZE: RAJU AGASIMANI – “DHAMTARI MODEL” 54% OF AUDIENCE VOTES

HUMOUR CATEGORY:

JURY AWARDS
THIRD PRIZE: BHASKAR JV – “REFLEX”
SECOND PRIZE: RAJARAM SINGH – “BARKING POLITICIANS ALWAYS BITE”
FIRST PRIZE: RAJU AGASIMANI – “TOUR KE MAZEDAR FUNDE”

SPECIAL AUDIENCE PRIZES: HUMOUR CATEGORY
SECOND PRIZE:
DEVAPRASAD – “BEHIND THE SCENES” 16% OF AUDIENCE VOTES
FIRST PRIZE
RAJU AGASIMANI – “TOUR KE MAZEDAR FUNDE” 50% OF AUDIENCE VOTES

JURY'S COMMENTS

Non-humour Category

1. Call of the Wild by Bhaskar JV - A good attempt to combine still with motion Pictures as well as background music were nice. However, there was a need to edit some out of focus areas in the movie.

2. Stars on Earth by Pramod PP - At the first instance it looked like the borrowed concept but a neat and well made movie. The techniques (uniformity in zooming in and out of shots), selection of pictures and the flow are so captivating that it diverts the attention of the viewers from the fact that the movie is made out of still shots. FIRST

3. You are beautiful by Abhay Bhaskar - Another good attempt with only still pictures, even though the special effect of zooming in-out was missing but idea employed was good. The background music and the pictures were complementing each other. THIRD

4. Humsafar by Irfan - A good database of the batch which was nicely made. The group photos in between break the monotony of the movie. Also the background music is good. However, the comments on the individuals may make the neutral viewers guessing. SECOND

5. Decoration Committee a Night Before by Vivek Acharya - No editing was done on the raw footage but because of the commentary during filming the product got more life. Some parts were worth qualifying for the humour category. Second half of the movie was almost in darkness, could have been edited unless they are really required for the theme (like in a horror or a suspense movie)

6. Encounter with a Kanha Tiger by Ashok Kumar - Too short to call it a film. There were unwanted frames within this short short film which could have been edited.

7. Dhamtari model – by Raju Agasimani - A near professional production which was nicely edited. Good documentation of most of the aspects of the Dhamtari model but the background song at the end was not matching. FIRST

Humour Category

1. Hungary Call by Bhaskar JV – Good effort and the characters were acting naturally. However, humour was not remarkable. Also camera movement was very fast.

2. Barking Politicians Always Bite by Rajaram Singh - Theme chosen was good and the effort made by the character was appreciable. However, camera could have been more steady for a better result. SECOND

3. Tour Ke Mazedar Funde by Raju Agasimani – There is a professional touch in the movie. Picturization along with audio contributed to humour, but this was unnecessarily stretched at certain places. This could have been edited to make it crisp. FIRST

4. Thiru Gana Samba and Dummmm! by Ashok Kumar - theme is not clear. Even visuals were not clear. Moreover this should not be in the humour category.

5. The Great Absconders by Vivek Acharya – Commentary made by the film maker was brilliant. However, clarity in the shots was missing at times.

6. Reflex by Bhaskar JV – Good attempt. Flow of the movie was smooth and was nicely made but title could have been hilarious. THIRD

7. Masti Time Foresters by Zigme Tenzin - Lighter moments are shown but lack of visual clarity at times.

8. Behind the Scenes by Devaprasad - Lighter moments are shown but without any flow or message.

9. Enchanting F Block.. Wow by Kenei – Good effort made, at times artificiality was reflected but casting was superb.

SCHEDULE OF MOVIES SCREENED

1. Kabul Express (H) 30.06.07 6.30 p.m.
2. Cutthroat Island (E) 30.06.07 9.30 p.m.
3. The Barber of Siberia (E) 01.07.07 2.30 p.m.
4. Pyar ke side effects (H) 01.07.07 6.30 p.m.
5. Dor (H) 07.07.07 6.45 p.m
6. Deadline (H) 08.07.07 2.30 p.m.
7. Children of Heaven (Iranian) 08.07.07 6.45 p.m.
8. Salaam-e-Ishq (H) 14.07.07 6.45 p.m.
9. Mission Impossible (E) 14.07.07 9.30 p.m.
10 A moment to remember (Korean) 15.07.07 2.30 p.m.
11. Lage Raho Munna bhai (H) 15.07.07 9.30 p.m.
12. The Chronicles of Narnia (E) 20.07.07 9.30 p.m.
13. Khosla ka Ghosla (H) 21.07.07 9.30 p.m.
14. Shoot out at Lokhandwala (H) 03.08.07 6.30 p.m
15. Superman Returns (E) 03.08.07 9.30 p.m.
16. The Pursuit of Happyness (E) 04.08.07 6.30 p.m.
17. Final Destination - 3 (E) 04.08.07 9.30 p.m.
18. The Truth about Cats and Dogs (E) 05.08.07 6.30 p.m
19. Kingdom of Heaven (E) 05.08.07 9.30 p.m.
20. Pushpak (Silent) 07.08.07 6.30 p.m.
21. Casino Royale (E) 07.08.07 9.30 p.m.
22. Out of Africa (E) 10.08.07 9.30 p.m.
23. The Pianist (E) 11.08.07 6.30 p.m.
24. 3 Deewarein (H) 11.08.07 9.30 p.m.
25. My Fair Lady (E) 12.08.07 6.30 p.m.
26. Anbe Sivam (Tamil) 12.08.07 9.30 p.m.
27. The Departed (E) 13.08.07 6.30 p.m.
28. Bheja Fry (E) 13.08.07 9.30 p.m.
29. Dweepa (Kannada) 14.08.07 6.30 p.m.
30. Maine Gandhi ko nahin mara (H) 14.08.07 9.30 p.m.
31. Jalamarmaram (Malayalam) 15.08.07 9.30 p.m.
32. Black Friday (H) 16.08.07 6.30 p.m.
33. Blood Diamond (E) 16.08.07 9.30 p.m.
34. Parzania (H) 17.08.07 9.30 p.m.
35. The last king of Scotland (E) 18.08.07 9.30 p.m.
36. Woh lamhe (H) 20.10.07 6.30 p.m.
37. Déjà vu (E) 20.10.07 9.30 p.m.
38. The Blue Umberella (H) 21.10.07 2.30 p.m
39. Apocalypto (E) 21.10.07 6.30 p.m

40. Saaya (H) 27.10.07 6.30 p.m

41. The Omen (E) 27.10.07 9.30 p.m

42. Waisa bhi hota hai (Hindi) 28.10.07 2.30 p.m.

43. Goal II (English) 28.10.07 6.30 p.m.

44. Dhamaal (Hindi) 02.11.07 9.30 p.m

45. Night at the museum (English) 03.11.07 6.30 p.m

46. Bhagam bhag (Hindi) 03.11.07 9.30 p.m

47. Bruce Almighty (English) 04.11.07 9.30 p.m

48. Nadiya ke Paar (Hindi) 08.11.07 9.30 p.m

49. Cinderella man (Eng) 09.11.07 2.30 p.m

50. Roti Kapada aur Makaan (Hindi) 09.11.07 6.00 p.m

51. Babam Ve Oglum (Turkish) 10.11.07 2.30 p.m

52. Gandhi, my father (Hindi) 10.11.07 6.00 p.m

53. Crash (Eng) 10.11.07 9.30 p.m

54. Morning Raga (Hinglish) 11.11.07 2.30 p.m

55. The Namesake (Eng) 11.11.07 6.00 p.m

56. The Devil's General (German) 17.11.07 3.00 p.m

57. Waller's Last Trip (German) 17.11.07 5.00 p.m

58. M-A City in Search for a Murderer (German)18.11.07 3.00 p.m

59. The Ninth Day (German)18.11.07 5.00 p.m

60. Aaja Nachle (Hindi)04.01.08 6.30 p.m

61. Die Hard 4 (Eng)04.01.08 9.30 p.m

62. Jab we met (Hindi) 05.01.08 6.30 p.m

63. Transformers (Eng) 05.01.08 9.30 p.m

64. Johnny Gaddaar (Hindi) 06.01.08 2.30 p.m

65. Rocky Balboa (Eng) 06.01.08 6.30 p.m

66. Awarapan (hin) 10.01.08 6.30 pm

67. Dharm (hin) 11.01.08 6.30 pm
68. 300 (eng) 11.01.08 9.30 pm

69. Manorama : six feet under (hin) 12.01.08 6.30 pm

70. The usual suspects (eng) 12.01.08 9.30 pm

71. Ice Age 2 (eng) 13.01.08 2.30 pm

72. Zinda (hin)13.01.08 9.30 pm

73. Roman Holiday (eng) 14.01.08 6.30 pm

74. Vettaiyadu Velaiyadu (tamil) 14.01.08 9.30 pm

75. GOAL (HIN) 25.01.08 6.30 pm

76. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (ENG)25.01.08 9.30 pm

77. EK AJNABEE (HIN) 26.01.08 2.30 pm

78. KHOYA KHOYA CHAND (HIN) 26.01.08 6.30 pm

79. SCARFACE (ENG) 26.01.08 9.30 pm

80. MEMENTO (ENG) 27.01.08 2.30 pm

81. MUMBAI SALSA (HIN) 27.01.08 6.30 pm

82. CHAK DE INDIA (HIN) 29.01.08 6.30 pm

83. JUMP IN (ENG) 29.01.08 9.30 pm

84. phir hera pheri (hin) 01.02.08 6.30 pm

85. the sixth sense (eng) 01.02.08 9.30 pm

86. partner (hin) 02.02.08 6.30 pm

87. united 93 (eng) 02.02.08 9.30 pm

88. breakfast at tiffany’s (eng) 03.02.08 2.30 pm

89. anthony kaun hai? (hin) 03.02.08 6.30 pm

90. OM SHANTI OM (HIN) 19.03.08 6.30 pm

91. WELCOME (HIN) 20.03.08 6.30 pm

92. THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (ENG) 20.03.08 9.30 pm

93. SUNDAY (HIN) 21.03.08 6.30 pm

94. THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - 3 (ENG) 21.03.08 9.30 pm

95. THE EXORCIST (ENG) 05.04.08 9.00 pm

96. THE ITALIAN JOB (ENG) 10.04.08 6.30 pm

97. HALLA BOL (HIN) 11.04.08 6.30 pm

98. ROMEO MUST DIE (ENG) 11.04.08 9.30 pm

99. MITHYA (HIN) 12.04.08 9.30 pm

100. 10,000 BC (ENGLISH) 24.05.08 6.30 pm

101. SHAURYA (HINDI) 25.05.08 6.30 pm

102. SILENT SYMPHONY (TAMIL) 06.06.08 9.00 pm

103. FOOL N FINAL (HIN) 07.06.08 6.30 pm

104. SLEEPY HOLLOW (ENG) 07.06.08 9.30 pm

105. THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (ENG) 13.06.08 9.00 pm

106. NANCY DREW (ENG) 14.06.08 9.00 pm

107. HAIRSPRAY (ENG) 15.06.08 7.00 pm

108. AAMIR (HIN) 05.07.08 6.30 pm

109. SAMSARA (TIBETAN) 05.07.08 9.30 pm

110. DON (HIN) 08.07.08 6.30 pm

111. STARDUST (ENG) 11.07.08 9.30 pm

112. BHOOTHNATH (HIN) 12.07.08 6.30 pm

113. INTO THE WILD (ENG) 12.07.08 9.30 pm

114. TASHAN (HIN) 19.07.08 6.30 pm

115. Travellers and Magicians (Bhutanese) 30.07.08 7.00 pm

116. The Kite Runner(Persian with English subtitles ) 30.07.08 9.30 pm

117. Miracle on 1st street (Korean with English subtitles ) 31.07.08 9.30 pm

118. Munich (English) 01.08.08 9.30 pm

119. The Shawshank redemption (English) 02.08.08 9.30 pm

120. The Miracle of Bern (German) 02.08.08 3.00 pm

121. The Voyager(German) 02.08.08 5.30 pm

122. Lumber Kings 03.08.08 3.00 pm

123. Jacob the Liar 03.08.08 5.30 pm

New Session (2008-2009)

1.You,Me Aur Hum (Hindi)- 13.08.08 9:30 pm

2.The Myth (Eng) 15.08.08 9:30 pm

3.Anuranan (Hin) 16.08.08 6:30 pm

4.Hitman(Eng) 16.08.08 9:30 pm

5.Night at the Museum (Eng) 17.08.08 2:30 pm

6.Deewanne Huye Pagal (Hin) 17.08.08 6:30 pm

7.Krazy 4 (Hin) 20.08.08 6:30 pm

8.Jannat (Hindi) 23.08.08 6:30 pm

9.King Kong (English) 23.08.08 9:30 pm

10. Enchanted (Eng.) 24.08.08 2:30 pm

11. Sirf (Hin.) 24.08.08 6:30 pm

THE FIRST IGNFA SHORT FILM CONTEST, AUG 18, 2007

MONSOON FILM FESTIVAL AUG 10 - 18, 2007