Let the Wind Blow, directed by Partho Sen-Gupta (India, 2004, in English and Hindi with English Subtitles, 96 min.) At the height of nuclear tensions between India and Pakistan, Arjun and his best friend, Chabia, weigh their options for the future against the reality of life on the streets of Mumbai. Director Partho Sen-Gupta's gritty, apocalyptic version of Krishna's counsel to Arjuna, from the Bhagavad Gita.This film is part of the Global Lens Film Series, a co-presentation with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and is co-sponsored by the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts, The Chao Center for Asian Studies, and the Transnational China Project at Rice University. All students are FREE, others pay $5/$6. |