International Film Festival Of Marrakech
Journey trough indian cinema 2004
Chandralekha
By S. S. Vasan
India - 1948 - 3h28
Two brothers, princes of royal blood, fight against each other to ascend the throne and win a young dancer favour named Chandralekha. The youngest brother, Sasank, a bloodthirsty brute who likes to pillage, kidnaps Chandralekha and forces her to get married with him. The older prince, Veer Singh, raises troops to rescue her...
By S. S. Vasan
India - 1948 - 3h28
Two brothers, princes of royal blood, fight against each other to ascend the throne and win a young dancer favour named Chandralekha. The youngest brother, Sasank, a bloodthirsty brute who likes to pillage, kidnaps Chandralekha and forces her to get married with him. The older prince, Veer Singh, raises troops to rescue her...
Awaara
de Raj Kapoor
Inde - 1951 - 3h13
A judge's wife is kidnapped and on being rescued is found to be pregnant. The husband turns her out accusing her of infidelity. Their son Raju born in the slums ends up a criminal and faces a murder charge. Rita, Raju's lover and a lawyer herself (the Judge's ward) defends him and examines the judge in the witness box. She holds the judge and society responsible for depriving and dehumanizing Raju. The judge owns up to Raju being his son.
de Raj Kapoor
Inde - 1951 - 3h13
A judge's wife is kidnapped and on being rescued is found to be pregnant. The husband turns her out accusing her of infidelity. Their son Raju born in the slums ends up a criminal and faces a murder charge. Rita, Raju's lover and a lawyer herself (the Judge's ward) defends him and examines the judge in the witness box. She holds the judge and society responsible for depriving and dehumanizing Raju. The judge owns up to Raju being his son.
Shree 420
By Raj Kapoor
India - 1955 - 2h57
The tramp Raju comes to Bombay to become rich. In the course of drifting from one job to another Raju meets two different women: the beautiful and poor school teacher Vidhya whose he falls in love, and the glamorous Maya, who introduces him to the gay social life of posh hotels.
By Raj Kapoor
India - 1955 - 2h57
The tramp Raju comes to Bombay to become rich. In the course of drifting from one job to another Raju meets two different women: the beautiful and poor school teacher Vidhya whose he falls in love, and the glamorous Maya, who introduces him to the gay social life of posh hotels.
Bharat Mata
By Mehboub Khan
India - 1957 - 2h32
A Radha now an old woman remembers her past. She remembers her married life. The family has to work extremely hard to pay off the moneylender Sukhilala. Her husband loses both his arms in an accident and feeling useless abandons the family. Alone, Radha has to raise her children while fending off financial as well as sexual pressures from Sukhilala. One son dies in a flood, and in later years one son, Ramu, grows to be a dutiful son while the other, Birju, becomes a rebel committed to direct, violent action.
By Mehboub Khan
India - 1957 - 2h32
A Radha now an old woman remembers her past. She remembers her married life. The family has to work extremely hard to pay off the moneylender Sukhilala. Her husband loses both his arms in an accident and feeling useless abandons the family. Alone, Radha has to raise her children while fending off financial as well as sexual pressures from Sukhilala. One son dies in a flood, and in later years one son, Ramu, grows to be a dutiful son while the other, Birju, becomes a rebel committed to direct, violent action.
Pyaasa
By Guru Dutt
India - 1957 - 2h33
Vijay is an unsuccessful poet whose works are not taken seriously by publishers. He stays often out on the streets and encounters Gulab, a prostitute, enamoured of his poetry. He also encounters Meena, his ex-girlfriend from college, and finds out that she is married to Mr. Gosh, a big publisher. A dead beggar to whom Vijay gave his coat and whom he tries to save unsuccessfully from the path of a running train is mistaken for Vijay. Gulab goes to Mr. Gosh and gets his poems published, while Vijay becomes sick of all the hypocrisy in the world around him.
By Guru Dutt
India - 1957 - 2h33
Vijay is an unsuccessful poet whose works are not taken seriously by publishers. He stays often out on the streets and encounters Gulab, a prostitute, enamoured of his poetry. He also encounters Meena, his ex-girlfriend from college, and finds out that she is married to Mr. Gosh, a big publisher. A dead beggar to whom Vijay gave his coat and whom he tries to save unsuccessfully from the path of a running train is mistaken for Vijay. Gulab goes to Mr. Gosh and gets his poems published, while Vijay becomes sick of all the hypocrisy in the world around him.
Guide
By Vijay Anand
India - 1965 - 3h03
Rosie is married to Marco, a middle-aged archaeologist who neglected her. Seduced by Raju, a tourist guide who groomed her to become a professional dancer, she left her husband and came to live with Raju. They get separated when Raju is arrested and sent to jail. After his release from jail, Raju decides to search for his fortunes elsewhere. He ends up in a remote village temple and finds himself suddenly elevated to the position of a holy man.
By Vijay Anand
India - 1965 - 3h03
Rosie is married to Marco, a middle-aged archaeologist who neglected her. Seduced by Raju, a tourist guide who groomed her to become a professional dancer, she left her husband and came to live with Raju. They get separated when Raju is arrested and sent to jail. After his release from jail, Raju decides to search for his fortunes elsewhere. He ends up in a remote village temple and finds himself suddenly elevated to the position of a holy man.
Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham
By Karan Johar
India - 2001 - 3h30
Rahul falls for the peppy Anjali, which displeases his father, Yash, who wants him to marry the more suitable Naina. After a falling out, Yash and Rahul refuse to have anything to do with one another, a situation that brings anguish to their kin. Pooja, Anjali's sister, joins forces with Rahul's brother Rohan to reunite the shattered family.
By Karan Johar
India - 2001 - 3h30
Rahul falls for the peppy Anjali, which displeases his father, Yash, who wants him to marry the more suitable Naina. After a falling out, Yash and Rahul refuse to have anything to do with one another, a situation that brings anguish to their kin. Pooja, Anjali's sister, joins forces with Rahul's brother Rohan to reunite the shattered family.
Devdas
By Sanjay Leela Bhansali
India - 2002 - 3h
A young couple in love, Devdas and Paro, desperate to be with each other, but forbidden, because of the differences in their social status, spend the rest of their lives pining for each other in utter turmoil. Devdas turns to alcohol and the affections of a beautiful courtesan, Chandramukhi, who adores him, but can never take the place of Paro, the one he truly loves.
By Sanjay Leela Bhansali
India - 2002 - 3h
A young couple in love, Devdas and Paro, desperate to be with each other, but forbidden, because of the differences in their social status, spend the rest of their lives pining for each other in utter turmoil. Devdas turns to alcohol and the affections of a beautiful courtesan, Chandramukhi, who adores him, but can never take the place of Paro, the one he truly loves.
