Sunday, May 08, 2022
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: None
- Commentary: I think this movie may have been one of the last I saw in the theatre alone. It is a dream of a movie for me. As well, I like, and have watched a fair amount, of Indian cinema. I'm surprised that this is the only one I own. I look forward to watching it, with or without Mom. From what I remember, I think she'll be transfixed. Sort of an Indian Sex and the City.
UPDATE 2/24/06: For lack of anything better to do that interested Mom, I decided to pull out this movie and view it with her, her first viewing of it. She, too, was entranced by the color and composition of the movie, the dancing and the stylized movements (which actually cause the movie to be more like theater than a movie) and the music. Although there is some full female nudity in it and obvious suggestions of sex (both of which actually make this movie less than a true East Indian cinema), she enjoyed it immensely and was transported back to Guam, primarily because that is where she became familiar with East Indian customs and clothing. We talked about Guam, and a store called Radhi's, which shared a space with Eileen Kershaw's. She remembered the sari material she'd bought which I'd transformed into a table cloth and the rich, stunning Asian fabric selections at Radhi's [which, apparently, still exists, although I found an article (internet access to which no longer exists), dated February 12, 2006, that lamented the closing of Eileen Kershaw's, among other stores with which I was very familiar when Guam was our family's home].
At one point in the movie, when Maya was explaining to Tara how to seduce her husband, essentially telling her that it was simple, I laughed and said, "See, Mom? Men are easy in every culture."
She laughed and added, "Men have always been easy and always will be."
Such a woman!
Update 2/8/18: All updates on stores on Guam, above, were added today.
Update 5/8/22: This post was originally published on 2/7/2005, but I accidentally deleted it a few days ago. Now, it's back, in its original glory.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Indira Varma Maya Sarita Choudhury Tara Naveen Andrews Raj Singh Ramon Tikaram Jai Kumar Khalid Tyabji Biki Rekha Rasa Devi Avijit Dutt Vazir Zoya Akhtar Rasa Devi's courtesan
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1996
Directed by Mira Nair.
Labels: character-study, dramaF, erotic, haunting3, indira-varma, period6, romance5, tragedy2
