On the fourth day of Filmotsav 2013, two Hollywood movies were screened back-to-back. Movies Brief Encounter and Rosentrasse were screened here on Monday at Ravindra Bhavan Auditorium. Organised jointly by Madhya Pradesh IAS officers’ Association and Madhya Pradesh Madhyam, the 10-day long film festival is receiving a great response by the citizens.
While talking to The Pioneer, Deputy Manager at Ravindra Bhavan Umesh lal said, “last year the concept of the film festival was kept on war and all the movies related to war were screened before the audiences.” Elaborating further, he said, “This year the concept is to screen the women oriented movies. Movies which are made on the struggle and life of women,” he added.
The fourth day of the film festival began with the screening of Hollywood movie, Brief Encounter. Directed by David lean the movie stars’ Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway and Joyce Carey and was released in the year 1945. Having the running time of 82 minutes, it surrounds the story of two strangers who meet at a railway station. It is based on a theatre play ‘Still life’.
Centering the life of a housewife, the movie describes about the feelings of untold expressions. Returning from one excursion to Milford, while waiting at the railway station, luca is helped by another passenger to remove a piece of grit from her eye. The passenger is Alec Harvey (Howard), an idealistic doctor. Both are in their later thirties, and each is married with two children. Enjoying each other's company, the two arrange to meet again. They are soon troubled to find their innocent and casual relationship quickly developing into love. What happens next when they realise their mistake formed rest of the story.
Next movie ‘Rosentrasse’ that was screened at Ravindra Bhavan was released in the year 2003. Directed by Margarethe von Trotta, starring Maria Schrader and Katja Riemann, the movie deals with the Rosenstrasse protest of 1943. After the death of her father, Hannah becomes concerned with the strange behaviour of her mother. As her mother's troubled childhood is revealed, Hannah realises how little she ever knew about her.
Both the movies were enjoyed by the citizens. lal further informed that more than 500 people visit Filmotsav to watch the daily shows.