4/18 - Monsoon Wedding
This Tuesday (4/18) we’ll be screening Monsoon Wedding, directed by Mira Nair from 2001.
Mira Nair returned to Delhi to film this wry and celebratory portrait of her native Punjabi people. A joyous yet incisive study of the intersection of the traditional and the global in today’s urban, upper-middle-class India, the film unfolds through several plot lines that emerge in the course of planning a wedding. At the center is the story of Aditi [played by Vasundhara Das], a young woman who agrees to an arranged marriage as a way out of her secret relationship with a married man. During the final days of preparation, new romances, old conflicts, and deep family secrets come to the surface as her relatives arrive from around the world. Deploying a rousing musical score and dance numbers, Nair captures both the magical realism of Bollywood and a striking blend of melodrama and naturalism. - Harvard Film Archive
This movie was selected by Piper:
I am excited to watch Monsoon Wedding by director, Mira Nair, for the first time since viewing her other movie, Mississippi Masala, this past winter. Her films, often navigating the intersection of love, family, and culture; I have felt wrapped in the lush & vibrant narratives that Nair crafts. It is monsoon season, and all is a bloom!
Monsoon Wedding will be playing at Working Room this Tuesday, April 18th. Doors will open at 7:30 PM and the movie will begin promptly at 8:00 PM! RSVP is not required but is always appreciated. Email me if you need the address!
Don’t forget your pillow / blanket if you want to watch from the floor! <3