You know those fake pretentious people who throw around famous names and heavy terms while talking about simple things. Yeah we're them. We're people. Hey, it's not our fault the world has designed itself in this manner, we're just ahead of the curve. See what I did there? This podcast will be dedicated to such things. We're here to talk about the literature, films, philosophies and what not (throws around other heavy terms). We'll do discussions about things that interest us and try to make sense out of nonsense. From talking about the cinematic aspects of literature to the literary elements
Dreams and Absurdism: Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (PART2)
This is the second part of the conversation about the film eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. Please do check out part 1 before continuing over here. In this episode we discuss the literary background of this film and how it adds to make the movie what it is. You guys can join our budding cinephile community on Instagram @classics_covered
6 Sept 2020
Dreams and Absurdism: Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind(part 1)
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is a film with multiple layers and polarizing views and characters. In this episode we discuss about the way this film explores its ideas like dreams and how the absurd ideas are portrayed visually. There is a slight indian connect to this film, we explored it at length too, so stay tuned and listen till the end. There will be a part-2 of the conversation which will be out soon.
24 Aug 2020
Shaitan: of Humans and Horrors
Shaitan(2011) by Bejoy Nambiar is a film which exposes us to the darker side of the human psyche. We dwell deep into the themes and technicalities of this film and try making some sense out of what we percieved in this film.
9 Aug 2020
Shakespeare in India - Maqbool by Vishal Bhardwaj
In this episode we talk about the Shakespearean themes of Macbeth adapted in an indian setting constructed around strong tragic characters. How the blending of Indian culture into the universal story of Macbeth makes the movie that Maqbool is.
24 Jul 2020
Tamasha and Existentialism
Imtiaz Ali's Tamasha takes upon the issue of existential crisis in the modern world. In this podcast we explore the different ways the crisis is portrayed and resolved. You can share yours views on this topic on our Instagram page @classics_covered
17 Jul 2020
Dance like a man - Gender stereotypes and Social conventions
In this episode we discuss Mahesh Dattani's Dance like a man. The play explores gender stereotypes and social conventions in the contemporary indian context.
9 Jul 2020
The Guide by RK Narayan - Adaptations and Mis-adaptations
The first part of a series about literary adaptations into cinema. This one is about Vijay Anand's adaptation of the guide by RK Narayan. We discuss what they movie has got right and what the movie couldn't from this novel. Please do give us more recommendations for this series on our Instagram @classics_covered
1 Jul 2020
The philosophy in Ship of Theseus
In this episode we discuss about Anand Gandhi's Ship of Theseus (2012). This film is filled with a lot of allusions and we tried to discuss everything. This movie is available on YouTube we urge you to watch this film and take part in the discussion. If you like this episode follow us on Instagram @classics_covered and share us your views about this film.
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