It was more than 50 years ago when a film was made with just a single character right through its 100 odd minute duration. The film was Yaadein [1964] and it featured none other than reigning superstar Sunil Dutt in lead.
Most recently, a similar experimental affair was seen in the form of British film Locke [2013]. It had Tom Hardy in the lead, and the entire film was set in a moving car.
Circa 2015 and the trend, which is not so common, is being taken forward with a film which has a sweet-n-simple title Pihu. The unique part about the film is that instead of an experienced actor, the central protagonist this time around is a two year old girl. Interestingly, her real name is also Pihu and this time around, the film has been set as a social thriller, a genre that is seldom attempted in Hindi cinema.
No wonder, the film...
Most recently, a similar experimental affair was seen in the form of British film Locke [2013]. It had Tom Hardy in the lead, and the entire film was set in a moving car.
Circa 2015 and the trend, which is not so common, is being taken forward with a film which has a sweet-n-simple title Pihu. The unique part about the film is that instead of an experienced actor, the central protagonist this time around is a two year old girl. Interestingly, her real name is also Pihu and this time around, the film has been set as a social thriller, a genre that is seldom attempted in Hindi cinema.
No wonder, the film...
- 4/11/2015
- by BollySpice Editors
- Bollyspice
"127 Hours" is James Franco's show -- there are other people in the cast, like Kate Mara and Amber Tamblyn as hikers his character, Aron Ralston, encounters while exploring the canyons near Moab, Ut. There's his family, his coworker and his former lover, all glimpsed in memories, but for the majority of the runtime of Danny Boyle's film Franco is alone on screen, doing a remarkable job of holding our attention with no one to talk to but his camera and his own increasingly desperate self.
Movies may be a visual medium, but it's through dialogue that we tend to get to know characters and grasp plots. So having an actor alone on screen is a tricky proposition, one that often requires gimmicks, games or just letting go of any traditional narrative. Here's a look at a few films, recent and older, that have offered significant solo time for a character.
Movies may be a visual medium, but it's through dialogue that we tend to get to know characters and grasp plots. So having an actor alone on screen is a tricky proposition, one that often requires gimmicks, games or just letting go of any traditional narrative. Here's a look at a few films, recent and older, that have offered significant solo time for a character.
- 11/4/2010
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
India would probably be the only country when the cinematic content uses the veritable tool of flashbacks to provide a linkage to the narrative. While flashbacks have been a part of the content for quite sometimes, reflecting the Indian tendency probably to keep on seeking inspiration from the past, it really came into its own being when Sunil Dutt made a whole film that was situated in flashback and aptly enough the film was titled as Yaadein. Such was the forceful manner of the narrative that Yaadein went on to win various film awards at international levels apart from getting recognition at the national level as a work of merit....
- 2/1/2010
- GlamSham
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