Friday, January 15, 2010

ORU PENNUM RANDAANUM (A CLIMATE FOR CRIME)

NJISACF 2009 Film Festival
Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Language: Malayalam

Synopsis: A compilation of 4 films based on 4 short stories by Thakazhy Shivashankar Pillai which have "CRIME" as the common thread, presents situations in which protagonists face human predicaments. In 'The Thief', a schoolboy rebuffs slurs on his father being a thief and a jailbird. But the boy is crushed when his desperate belief that his father will reform is proved wrong. 'The Police' is a story of a couple of corrupt policemen who frame a poor unskilled worker to cover their own tracks. In 'Two Men and a Woman', a student under the patronage of a rich family, thinks he has made a servant girl pregnant which initially unleashes his shame - and subsequent strength. Finally, 'One Woman, Two Men' sees two rivals, vying for the affection of a beautiful woman, who pay a heavy price to win her commitment while she remains enigmatic in her choices.

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