Mira Nair’s Adventures in Moviegoing
10 Episodes
The director of MONSOON WEDDING reflects on the different worlds she has lived in and shares some of the films that have helped her cross between them.
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24:04Episode 1
Mira Nair in Conversation
Episode 1
The director of MONSOON WEDDING on a lifetime of moviegoing
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03:46Episode 2
Mira Nair on THE MUSIC ROOM
Episode 2
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1:38:52Episode 3
The Music Room
Episode 3
Directed by Satyajit Ray • 1958 • India
Starring Chhabi Biswas, Padma Devi, Pinaki Sen GuptaWith THE MUSIC ROOM (JALSAGHAR), Satyajit Ray brilliantly evokes the crumbling opulence of the world of a fallen aristocrat (the beloved actor Chhabi Biswas) desperately clinging to a fading way of life....
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02:56Episode 4
Mira Nair on 8½
Episode 4
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8½
Episode 5
Directed by Federico Fellini • 1963 • Italy
Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido Anselmi, a director whose new project is collapsing around him, along with his life. One of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 (Otto e mezzo) turns one man's artistic crisis into a grand e...
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02:25Episode 6
Mira Nair on LA JETEE
Episode 6
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La Jetée
Episode 7
Directed by Chris Marker • 1963 • France
Chris Marker, filmmaker, poet, novelist, photographer, editor, and now videographer and digital multimedia artist, has been challenging moviegoers, philosophers, and himself for years with his complex queries about time, memory, and the rapid advancement ...
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03:56Episode 8
Mira Nair on BATTLE OF ALGIERS
Episode 8
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02:47Episode 9
Mira Nair on AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE
Episode 9
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2:38:19Episode 10
An Angel at My Table
Episode 10
Directed by Jane Campion • 1990 • New Zealand
Starring Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen FergussonWith AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Jane Campion brought to the screen the harrowing autobiography of Janet Frame, New Zealand’s most distinguished author. Three actors in turn ...