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Wikipedia article
'Images/Reflections' is a documentary film on Adoor Gopalakrishnan directed by Girish Kasaravalli. The documentary was first screened in April 2015 in Bangalore.
Plot
The documentary portrays Gopalakrishnan's journey as a film director. The film begins with an evening scene depicting Gopalakrishnan lighting an oil lamp. A large portion of the documentary contains conversations/questions-answers between Kasaravalli and Gopalakrishnan. The career and works of Gopalakrishnan is divided into five parts ("chapters"): 'Kathapurushan' (The man of the story), 'Mukhamukham' (Face to face), Adoor Gopalakrishnan as seen by Naalu Pennungal (Four Women), 'Swayamvaram' (Making one's own choices), and 'Anantharam' (An Epilogue). The film also highlights and revisits a number of scenes from Gopalakrishnan's notable films.
Making
Films Division of India wanted to make a documentary on Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Girish Kasaravalli was asked to direct the film. It took more than a year to complete the shooting of the film. Many of the scenes were shot at Gopalakrishnan's house and in the places where Gopalakrishnan himself shot his movies. Kasaravalli commented on the movie title and film designing:
The documentary is titled Images/Reflections. It is Adoor's images and my reflections or my images through the reflection of Adoor's images. I thought of creating a narrative using Adoor's images rearranged in my way--the compositions, the sound design, music, the pacing, etc. So, while I was writing the structure for my movie, it suddenly occurred to me that dividing the film into five parts, each one named after his movies, would bring out my intentions clearly.
Screening
The making of the documentary was completed in March 2015. On 13 April 2015, it was first screened in Bangalore, India.
References
Category:Indian documentary films
Category:Films directed by Girish Kasaravalli
Category:2010s English-language films
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