BIFFES Inauguration Program

Bangalore International Film Festival kicked off on 15^th of January at the Chowdiah Memorial Hall. The Inauguration program started of late like all programs held in India and like most of the inauguration ceremony this one was also filled with flattering speeches after which followed the loud and annoying claps which I also joined in with.

It’s what happened after the pestering, that interested me. A dance program followed by a German film were presented after the film. The dance was very vibrant and colorful. It wasn’t like the normal cultural dance but still showed fusion of various cultural dances. The dance was a very delightful and an awakening experience after the boring speech.

It was getting late and they were supposedly to premiere “Seven Pounds” a film from USA starring Will Smith. But unfortunately due to technical difficulties they had to replace the premiere with a German film called “Yella”. The film was excruciatingly slow but the way the whole film was built was splendid. One very sad part of the movie is after you see through all the slow parts of the movie and you expect for something more, it comes to a sudden end which will irritate you. The shots taken in the movie are splendid especially the ones the beautiful landscapes and the very slowness of the movie actually gave a horrific feel to it. Maybe that’s why these films do better than internationally arena.

All in all, A good kickoff to a promising film festival.