Club activities Film Festival 2007 Edition
Register / Login
"My Fair Lady" directed by George Cukor has been wonderfully adapted from the classic play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, released in 1964. The movie is a semi-musical play with melodious scores by Andre Previn.
The starting of the play gives the initiation of the main theme in which Shaw through Prof Higgins reveals his passion for phonetics - the science of speech and his contempt for people who cannot speak proper English. The director brings out the main theme of the play ironically criticising the English people through Higgins by saying - "why can't English learn to speak?"
The cinematographer Jack L. Warner captures a clear picture of the suburbs of London and starts the play showcasing flowers, an indicator of one of the main characters; – Eliza, a flower girl. It has been edited beautifully by William Fredger keeping in the mind the classic play without distorting the main theme. The costumes have been very well coordinated doing justice with the characters of the play, by Beaton. The hypocrisy of the 'Victorian era' where people maintained double standards is also reflected in the Ambassador's Garden Party.
It is on the whole humorous play with the best of actors - Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn. The movie which has won 8 Academy Awards and holds the record of longest run of any major production is definitely a "must watch" all time entertainer.
|
Tuesday, 25 September 2007 13:01
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – The Magical Car is one of the finest children movies directed by Ken Huges portraying the heartening imaginations with a touch of reality. It is based on a remarkable children’s classic written by Ian Fleming – the creator of the James Bond series. It also resembles to his work – Goldfinger. The movie has been well scripted by Roald Dahl and Ken Huges. The movie, in a very beautiful and appealing manner, gives a touch of love, tenderness and humanity. The writer in a very fine way has brought out the main theme of the movie: the cruel heartedness of the people, the children being ill-treated and the adversities of monarchy.
Monday, 24 September 2007 14:45
The second edition of DNS Film Festival cum Appreciation Workshop successfully concluded on September 23 evening at the Fr McFarland Auditorium, De Nobili School FRI with the screening of extracts from Hot as Hell, a documentary on Jharia – by senior journalist Paronjay Guha Thakurta. Ruchita Robinson from Carmel School, Dhanbad was judged the overall BEST REVIEWER at the workshop for her analytical piece on Academy Award winning film – My Fair Lady. Rishab Agarwal from De Nobili School CMRI and Archana Sinha from Carmel School Dhanbad won accolades for reviewing Mr & Mrs Iyer and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang respectively. De Nobili School, Maithon won the first prize for the best dance drama. |
Tuesday, 18 September 2007 15:16
The second edition of DNS Film Festival cum Appreciation Workshop is scheduled to be organised on September 22 and 23, 2007. The event is expected to be attended by over 120 select students from nine schools in the Dhanbad district including the De Nobilis and Carmels. Cinema has emerged as the one of the most powerful means of communication in the present world. The scope of cinema is no more limited to entertainment; it has many more social and cultural connotations involved. Film appreciation courses are fast becoming part of schools and universities curriculum. DNS Film Appreciation Workshop is an initiative under the aegis of DeNobili.edu.in to create a critical appreciation of world cinema among students of Dhanbad. Focus of the workshop is on such movies that are not otherwise screened or viewed in the coalfields.
Thursday, 03 May 2007 11:17
This year, the event is expected to be organised on Set 21-23, attended by over 150 students from 9 schools. The theme for the event is 'Freedom', keeping in mind the 60th anniversary of Indian Independence. |