"All of Nair's films attempt to expose some social ill or prejudice, esp those tolerated in Indian culture. I think as someone here suggested that in Kama Sutra she was going after inter-caste relations esp sexually and perhaps current India's tendency towards puritanism. I think this was one of her clumsier films but still one of her typical attempts of breaking social boundaries and certainly not an attempt at porn."
That is what disappointed me. She does cool character driven work in other films, and this didn't deliver 3-D characters for me. --- In [email protected], "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > Kama Sutra movie > > > > How they managed to make a movie with hot chicks in an exotic setting > > almost unwatchable, was twisted artistic genius. I came to the film > > with every expectation of loving it, and I could barely finish the > > film. I forget if it was the mind numbingly stupid dialog that > > ruined it for me, but I remember a throbbing between my temples > > instead of further south while watching it that made me reach for the > > remote. Such a waste. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <groups@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Mira Nair did Mississippi Masala and Monsoon Wedding, among > > > > > others > > > > > > > > > > Mira Nair film proposal revives interest in Beatles visit to > > > > > Rishikesh > > > > > > > > This almost certainly had to have come from an Indian > > > > source, or it would have mentioned that she's also the > > > > director of Kama Sutra. It's one of the loveliest films > > > > ever, but was not received well in India (and in fact > > > > was prevented from being shown there in many locations). > > > > > > > > Fascinating to me that the country that invented the > > > > Kama Sutra is too prudish to deal with a film that > > > > has the same title and shows a little nudity. (Actually, > > > > it's the cross-caste sex that was probably taboo for them.) > > > > > > > > And re Shemp's suggestion that Kama Sutra was > > > > "soft-core porn," that comment reflects his > > > > attitude towards sex, not the film's. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Uh, no. It's soft-core porn, period. Good soft-core porn but porn > > > none-the-less. Along the lines of David Hamilton films but even > > > more explicit than Hamilton and much more sex and nudity. > > > > > > And, hey, don't get me wrong. As porn, I liked it...mostly lesbian > > > scenes. But to call it "art" because of the Kama-Sutra theme is, > > > well, just silly. Take out the sex scenes and it's not really such > > > a good movie. > > All of Nair's films attempt to expose some social ill or prejudice, > esp those tolerated in Indian culture. I think as someone here > suggested that in Kama Sutra she was going after inter-caste relations > esp sexually and perhaps current India's tendency towards puritanism. > I think this was one of her clumsier films but still one of her > typical attempts of breaking social boundaries and certainly not an > attempt at porn. > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
