how time does fly!! 2010 is over. aadit is almost two years old. by next year this time he might get his a,b,c..s correct. ani is waiting for his company to kick off. its been eating away his piece of mind for the last two years. maybe 2011 would settle his worries. pappan is getting his house ready, with lots of hopes this time. 2011 might gift him/us a beautiful house. amma is looking forward to having a `bahu'. we have our fingers crossed, let that be a good girl suitable to pappan, god! please.....
what is in store for me? what is it that i am looking forward to? ani's company, pappan's house, his girl, amma's joy, appu's takng to food. What for me? all this and what else.. in office, i wonder if i will ever make it big for me. its almost six years in journalism..is it high time to bid goodbye? will 2011 be my last year at work?
give me calm..peace...and i will live..if not anything else...
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
15th IFFK
Another IFFK passed by. The most eventful so far...and the one i would remember for years to come. Mainly becoz we had Herzog this time. What a human being! What a filmmaker!
I saw only one movie of Herzog's -Aguirre, the wrath of God. The first scene begins on the top of Amazon mountains, people dressed for an expedition moving through the tiny trail, like ants following one another. The mighty mountains, the cloudy mist and the pervading greens give the scene an other-worldly look. U wonder..how did herzog ever think of such a scene? and how did he shoot? The scenes that followed were all a wonder. U could feel the sweat and pain that must have gone into its making. And above all was the presence of Kinski, the protagonist in the film.
I was awe-struck by the performance of this man..he was a wild beast..the words he said, he way he said, we know there is no other way to do or say that. I wanted to talk to Herzog about it. Thought `okay i will catch him when he leaves the press conference. I followed him and as he was about to leave, went forward, introduced myself and was going to ask for 5 minutes when suddenly a man beside me whisked him off. They said i should come to the festival office for the chat. But there also, things were the same..i could not reach him..i was so depressed..man!u don't know..
the rest of the iffk went by as usual...films, interviews..carlos..ayyappan..and on the second last day, i saw `my best fiend' directed by Herzog. It was about Kinski, the actor who is present in five films. The film had come as a gift to me..from God saying i need not miss the interview..here are the answers to your questions.
I wanted to write so much on the film,,the way Herzog beautifully narrates his friendship and his hatred (at times) for Kinski, the extent of Kinski's fury, the difficulties of handling a maniac like Kinski in the sets of the films and much more. His inherent sense of humour was visible throughout the film. But there were moments when u could understand kinski but not herzog. A man who takes out his fury, is ego-centric, wants all attention upon himself, at the same time with warmth in his heart is Kinski. But Herzog?
I had tears in my eyes as the film came to a close. Such a legendary filmmaker had come all the way down from the Amazons, from the Nature's lap , carrying tonnes of experience and had actually shown the heart to listen to a girl who was one among the millions of people who begged for his time, for his words...i was humbled.
On my return home after the movie, i forgot to pick my car. I took an auto, actually i did not want to drive, i wanted to contemplate on the movie..
These are life's best moments, when u realise where u stand.. and get a chance to re-think. Herzog gave me a chance.
I saw only one movie of Herzog's -Aguirre, the wrath of God. The first scene begins on the top of Amazon mountains, people dressed for an expedition moving through the tiny trail, like ants following one another. The mighty mountains, the cloudy mist and the pervading greens give the scene an other-worldly look. U wonder..how did herzog ever think of such a scene? and how did he shoot? The scenes that followed were all a wonder. U could feel the sweat and pain that must have gone into its making. And above all was the presence of Kinski, the protagonist in the film.
I was awe-struck by the performance of this man..he was a wild beast..the words he said, he way he said, we know there is no other way to do or say that. I wanted to talk to Herzog about it. Thought `okay i will catch him when he leaves the press conference. I followed him and as he was about to leave, went forward, introduced myself and was going to ask for 5 minutes when suddenly a man beside me whisked him off. They said i should come to the festival office for the chat. But there also, things were the same..i could not reach him..i was so depressed..man!u don't know..
the rest of the iffk went by as usual...films, interviews..carlos..ayyappan..and on the second last day, i saw `my best fiend' directed by Herzog. It was about Kinski, the actor who is present in five films. The film had come as a gift to me..from God saying i need not miss the interview..here are the answers to your questions.
I wanted to write so much on the film,,the way Herzog beautifully narrates his friendship and his hatred (at times) for Kinski, the extent of Kinski's fury, the difficulties of handling a maniac like Kinski in the sets of the films and much more. His inherent sense of humour was visible throughout the film. But there were moments when u could understand kinski but not herzog. A man who takes out his fury, is ego-centric, wants all attention upon himself, at the same time with warmth in his heart is Kinski. But Herzog?
I had tears in my eyes as the film came to a close. Such a legendary filmmaker had come all the way down from the Amazons, from the Nature's lap , carrying tonnes of experience and had actually shown the heart to listen to a girl who was one among the millions of people who begged for his time, for his words...i was humbled.
On my return home after the movie, i forgot to pick my car. I took an auto, actually i did not want to drive, i wanted to contemplate on the movie..
These are life's best moments, when u realise where u stand.. and get a chance to re-think. Herzog gave me a chance.
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