Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992)
- Directed by
- Shyam Benegal
- Genre
- metafiction, art film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man tells stories about three women from his past as he sits with a friend. The film examines memory and how we shape our own narratives about love and loss.
thoughtfulcontemplativelayeredlyricalmelancholicreflectiveself-awareslow-burn
What happens
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (lit. 'The Sun's Seventh Horse') is a 1992 Indian Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal and based on the novel The Sun's Seventh Horse by Dharmavir Bharati. It won the 1993 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. The self-reflexive film is also known for its subversive take on the "Devdas" syndrome. The film was produced by the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC). It stars Rajit Kapur, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Pallavi Joshi, Neena Gupta and Amrish Puri, among others. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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