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THE WILD BULL (Valu)
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, India, 2007; 114 min. NY Premiere.
In Marathi, with English subtitles. |
Synopsis:
A bull runs amok in an isolated village in Maharashtra, and village elder Anna enlists Swanand, a zoo-worker from the city, to capture the animal. Swanand's brother, an aspiring filmmaker, tags along, taking the opportunity to shoot a documentary. The locals are lovable yokels and run the gamut from secret lovers to unhappily married couples in Kulkarni’s debut feature. A broad comedy, often juxtaposing the locals and visitors from the city, Wild Bull offers different fare from the run-of the-mill comedies churned out in Indian cinema. Atul Kulkarni, Mohan Agashe, Nandu Madhav, Renuka Daftardar, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Nirmitee Sawant, Amruta Subhash. |
Director: Umesh Vinayak
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni studied at the Film and Television Institute of India , Pune, India, starting as a director of short features and documentary films, including Satyakam, Save the Children, and Darshan) He drew the attention of the critics three years ago with his 22-minute film The Grinding Machine (Girni, 2005), which won the short film competition at the Fresh Film Fest in 2005. His latest film The Wild Bull received awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography in 2008 at the International Film Festival in Pune, India, and also enjoyed successful screenings at the international film festival in Rotterdam. |
Screening Venue:
Tribeca Cinemas 2. Friday, November 7 at 9 PM.
Tickets for Tribeca Cinemas
Museum of Arts and Design. Saturday, November 8 at 12 PM.
Tickets for Musuem of Arts and Design |
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