Interview (1971)

Original title

ইন্টারভিউ

Directed by

Mrinal Sen

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 41m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man in Calcutta goes to a job interview and faces questions that reveal the lingering effects of colonialism and his own middle class anxieties. The story looks at unemployment and the fear of challenging authority.

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What happens

Interview is a 1971 Bengali film directed by noted Indian art film director Mrinal Sen. It was the debut film of Ranjit Mallick. Although it was a film on the colonial hangover, it touched on diverse issues like anti-establishment, middle class cowardice, and unemployment. This film is considered to be the first film of Mrinal Sen's Calcutta trilogy, the others being Calcutta 71, and Padatik. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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