The third issue of The World of Apu is here!
Tag: Issue 3
High, Low, and Everything in Between
Michael Clancy looks at how space has been used in Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low.
Reel, Real
Anusha Srinivasan writes about Anand Pandian’s Reel World, which is an anthropologist’s examination of Tamil cinema.
The (imaginary) dream girl
Anusha Srinivasan writes about how the movie Ruby Sparks almost subverts the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope.
கரைந்த நிழல்கள்: எளியவர்கள் மீதான கரிசனம்
திரைத்துறையின் விளிம்பில் வாழும் மனிதர்களின் வாழ்வைச் சித்தரிக்கும் அசோகமித்திரனின் கரைந்த நிழல்கள் நாவல் பற்றி அதியனின் பார்வை.
The Shadow People
Athiyan writes about Ashokamitran’s novel Karaindha Nizhalgal, which looks at the lives of those on the peripheries of the Tamil film industry.
Cinco libros por autores latinos que serían excelentes películas
Yafrainy hace una lista para nosotros.
Five books by Latino writers that would make great films
Yafrainy makes a list for us.
Tarantino Unchained
Deepak sketches some memorable characters from Quentin Tarantino’s films.
Captain’s Log StarDate 201801.6
Ajay explores how the TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation explores the ideas of virtual and augmented reality through its plot lines.
Nargis on your Wall
A short story by Sithuraj Ponraj, featuring the beloved Nargis Dutt, one of the doyens of Hindi cinema.
十五岁的识时务 — 看陈子谦15
Tan Chee Lay writes a poem in Chinese inspired by Royston Tan’s movie 15 (2003).
Poet in Translation: Tan Chee Lay
Tan Chee Lay and Tan Inn Shin transcreate a Chinese poem inspired by Royston Tan’s coming-of-age movie 15 (2003).