Trishna
Pinto, stoic and stunning, demonstrates why this heroine and this tale of her woe still have power more than 150 years after it was written.
Trishna
Based on Thomas Hardy's classic novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles, master filmmaker Michael Winterbottom's newest film stars Freida Pinto as Trishna in her most revealing performance yet.
Trishna lives with her family in a village in Rajasthan, India's largest state. As the eldest daughter, she works in a nearby resort to help pay the bills. Jay (Riz Ahmed, FOUR LIONS) is the wealthy son of a property developer. When he takes up managing a resort at his father's request, he meets Trishna at a dance and their fates cross. Jay finds every opportunity to win Trishna's affection and she accepts his efforts with shy curiosity. But when the two move to Mumbai and become a couple, Jay's deep family bond threatens the young lovers' bliss.
Shot with Winterbottom's agile camera, TRISHNA is a powerful look at the tension between ancient privilege and modern equality, between codes of urban and rural life and ultimately a hymn to both the glory and the tragedy that comes with beauty in all forms.
FESTIVALS:
2011 TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
2011 BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
2011 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA
2011 TOKYO INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL
2012 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
Trishna lives with her family in a village in Rajasthan, India's largest state. As the eldest daughter, she works in a nearby resort to help pay the bills. Jay (Riz Ahmed, FOUR LIONS) is the wealthy son of a property developer. When he takes up managing a resort at his father's request, he meets Trishna at a dance and their fates cross. Jay finds every opportunity to win Trishna's affection and she accepts his efforts with shy curiosity. But when the two move to Mumbai and become a couple, Jay's deep family bond threatens the young lovers' bliss.
Shot with Winterbottom's agile camera, TRISHNA is a powerful look at the tension between ancient privilege and modern equality, between codes of urban and rural life and ultimately a hymn to both the glory and the tragedy that comes with beauty in all forms.
FESTIVALS:
2011 TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
2011 BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
2011 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA
2011 TOKYO INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL
2012 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
Genre
Drama
Web Site
Runtime
113
Language
English
Director
Michael Winterbottom
Cast
Freida Pinto,
Riz Ahmed,
Anurag Kashyap
FEATURED REVIEW
Andrew O’Hehir, Salon
Maybe this sounds familiar: A British filmmaker goes to India and makes a vibrant contemporary love story that combines elements of realism and fantasy, stars a fresh-faced, dewy-eyed former model named Freida Pinto, and borrows a bit of energy and luster from the elaborate song-and-dance spectacles ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 7.20.12 - 8.02.12
Town Center 5 7.20.12 - 7.26.12
Lumiere Music Hall 7.27.12 - 8.02.12
Claremont 5 7.28.12 - 8.05.12
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