I am a great fan of Art movies, especialy from Sathyajith Ray, Shyam benegal, Adoorgopala krishnan(bit slow)...thanks to Doordarshan sunday afternoon movies which I never use to miss during my teenage...I dont know how I developed such a taste for art movies been a stanch fan of Super star Rajnikanth...but I know to categories, what to expect from the director..though some of the art movies are too slow but there was something I liked in all of them, it was from here my taste for good movie was groomed!Sathyajith Ray, the only indian (or asian??!) to win a Oscar.His movies like Pather Panchali,Appu triology,Charulata,Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne...which I enjoyed watching them because of the Camera,editing,music,dialogues(sub-title)...most of them are in Black & White, for all his movies the music been composed by him, besides directing!
Shyam Benegal was also have his style of narrating a story where you like the film even though you dont like the story...
To replace these great icons of Art movies now you have Ram Gopal Varma, but he is good in making only gangster sort of movie when it comes to horrow! Phoonk was too normal too...not like the effects or moves you see in "Satya" "Company"..if you guys have any new directors like this pl comment.
So I watched "The Last Lear" with great interest only to see our Big B in a big wig, and arjun rampal coming and going...Preity Zinta smoking...not giving the complete pleasure of watching a bengali story.I was quite disappointed.