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Monsoon Wedding (2001)

Any film with the word wedding in the title should be approached with caution, especially if the story is about a bride who loves someone else and rushes off to see him the night before her wedding. Fortunately, Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding is not that film. Instead, it offers a deeper look into issues facing [...]

Auteur Tennis, Match #1: Antonioni v. Lumet

Welcome to Auteur Tennis, a new feature here at Perhapses. The goal of Auteur Tennis is to compare key films from two directors from different countries but who worked at the same point in time. It is part of my ongoing self education in film history and theory, as well as a way to structure [...]