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Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988)
A masterpiece
I am not a big fan of movies released in 80's or earlier. I didn't expect much from this movie and watched it only owing to its high rating and ranking at IMDb. But buoy.. was I amazed. The movie is just less than 3 hours(extended version) but there is not a single moment where you find yourself detached from the movie. I wont call the acting at its best but its the story that forms the backbone of the movie. The story brings out relationship between three main pillars of human life - 'Love', 'Friendship' and 'Carrier'. This is the best romantic drama movie I have ever seen. If you weigh story more than big actor names and watching with subtitles is not a turn off(for non Italians) then this is a must watch for you.
Mississippi Masala (1991)
not the best work by Mira Nair but fair enough
After having seen 'Monsoon wedding' and 'Fire' by Mira Nair, I would rate this movie just above average by her standards and lacks the 'wow' factor which makes Nair's movies interesting. The movie basically revolves around an Indian girl who falls in love with a black guy which is not only acceptable to her family but to entire Indian community living the locality.The story might hold you for the entire length of the movie but does not leave any impact at the end. Performances by Sarita Choudhary and Denzel Washington are very good. Even Rohan Seth has done a great job in acting. Rest of the actors were below par, but I was most disappointed by Sharmila Tagore from whom I had expected a far better performance. A mere one time watch movie!!