A short note on ‘Mani Kaul’
Within the confines of the “temporal medium”, Mani Kaul drifts closer to film poetry with striking vigour. A child of Bresson and Ghatak, we see Kaul’s ardent dedication to his internalised philosophy of treating cinema as a temporal medium, while the vitals of cinema (image and sound) organically evolve into a sensuous interplay between each other.
This month, we dive deeper into Mani Kaul’s unparalleled career in cinema.
Arising from the Surface (1980), Mani Kaul
Satah:
“A film like no other. It’s not about the narrative, it’s an experience!”
An essay film that refuses to be an essay film, and an adaptation that refuses to an adaptation. This film is based on writings of Gajanan Muktibodh - a prominent essayist and a novelist from the 20th century.
It’s one of the few Indian films that derives a direct authorial subjective thought through the characters.
Who are The Parallel Cinema Club?
We are a community-run film society based out of Bangalore and Hyderabad. We are a group of film enthusiasts who meet up once a week to discuss the reel world, auteurs and themes, and occasionally host guest lectures.