Interview

Letterboxd marks this as a drama but it really is funnier than I expected, a satire of postcolonial India with a style that reminds me of Daisies -Czech New Wave fans know! Perhaps the zaniest movie I’ve seen out this country even though it touches on serious topics like social mobility, the colonial hangover, and even technology taking jobs (which is too on the nose right now!) There are multiple fourth wall breaks and we get to stare into Ranjit Mallick’s beautiful eyes as he pontificates about “moving up” in a society. Towards the end of the movie it gets straight up experimental. This would definitely make a great double feature with Soleil Ô. The point of this movie was probably not to make Kolkata seem like a fun bustling city, but that was an impression I got. It seems like a pretty accurate representation of Kolkata in the 1970s. If you are a racialized person and/or currently looking for a job this hits SO hard. I really feel for this random dude in 1970s India, man.