Tuesday, January 12, 2010

THE BLUE UMBRELLA

Director: Vishaal Bharadwaj
Language: Hindi
Courtesy: Netflix

Synopsis: Based on a novel by author Ruskin Bond, this is a touching and thought-provoking film about a little girl who makes a valuable trade (her lucky charm) for a beautiful Blue Umbrella with a Japanese tourist, which captivates everyone in the village but no more than one stingy, cunning and miserly shopkeeper who wants to own it any cost. The story unfolds as the shopkeeper's quest for this umbrella brings him face to face with the inner power and maturity of the little girl.

This simple movie has a not so simple message about ego, pride, ethics and morals and the risks involved when you jeopardize them to try and attain attention and fame.

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