Court (2014)
Written & directed
by Chaitanya Tamhane this film stars Vira Sathidar, Vivek Gomber,
Geetanjaki Kulkarni and Pradeep Joshi. An ageing folk singer is
charged with abetting a suicide due to the content of one of his
songs.
Taking the idea idea
of the slick court room drama and turning it on it's head this is a
realistic look at the slow moving nature of the lower courts that
most experience. Gradually the apparatus of the state crushes away at
a man deemed subversive once he is trapped in the system. I also
liked the way the film is filled with interludes of the daily life of
the court officials contrasting their lives and class with that of
the people that show up in court. At times the detached camera work
is a little frustrating but it adds to the realistic, documentary
style of the film.
4/5
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