"Le Bonheur" and the Feminism of Varda
Effortlessly beautiful and surprisingly tragic.

Kodungallooramma is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. It was based on the Tamil poem Chilappathikaram by Ilango Adigal and also tells the story of Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple, where the leading deity is also considered as Kannaki, the heroine of Chilappathikaram. The film had musical score by K. Raghavan.
Effortlessly beautiful and surprisingly tragic.
Prajdnik Awasthi’s film uses a mix of metaphor and more grounded details to tell the story of childhood sexual abuse that caused the narrator to close himself off from his father.
The second film takes us on Peter's journey to be understood.
A cat-and-mouse chase that will make viewers nostalgic for the cartoon series.
Pressure is an unambiguously great movie, lead by convincing performances, a well-crafted script, good direction, and at least some social awareness.
We chat with Penelope Lawson about her short film, The Dinner Party, her experience founding her own production company, and fun cinema.