Masterpieces to touch the silver screen

A week for movie buffs. The National Film Archives of India will screen The guns of Navarone, a film guaranteed to excite viewers with it...

A week for movie buffs. The National Film Archives of India will screen The guns of Navarone, a film guaranteed to excite viewers with its World War II adventure story. Aashay Film Club will screen The man who knew too much, Torn curtain and Topaz 8211; the works of the master of suspense 8211; Alfred Hitchcock. Added will be a discussion on Hitchcock8217;s style and films at Ranade8217;s Institute on Wednesday. Movies based on love and romance take their place at Alaka with A walk in the clouds, One fine day, Nine months and Body guard. Films which have won acclaim such as Sant Tukaram, Gopalkrishna, Shejari, Kunku and Ramshastri are to be screened at Prabhat Talkies. Made by Prabhat Film Studios, these timeless masterpieces reflect creativity, genius and an excellent choice of culture-based themes.

National Film Archives of India: The guns of Navarone USA/ 1961/ Colour/ 157 min. Directed by J Lee Thompson, the script is by Carl Foremna based on Alistair MacLean8217;s novel. The cast includes Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quale, Irene Papas and Gita Scala. This is a World War II spectacle, in which British intelligence discovers that two enormous, long-range guns have been installed on the Aegean island of Navarone. Gregory Peck, with a handful of men has to land there secretly and somehow dismantle the gun, It is a product of Hollywood8217;s dream tank and despite its cliched story, hackneyed characters and mission impossible, it is a great adventure. Lavish, rich and often breathtaking, the film, shot on the Greek islands of Rhodes, deservedly won an Oscar for special effects.

At 6.30 p.m. on Saturday
Max Mueller Bhavan: Was geschah wirklich zwischen den Bildern What really took place between the scenes 8211; 1986, Colour, 83 min. Directed by Werner Nekes, the camera is handled by Bernd Upnmoor.

The experimental film maker Werner Nekes is a passionate collector of projection devices from the early days of motion pictures and is now the owner of a large and priceless collection available to the cinema-going public. He guides the viewer through his museum consisting of peepshows and lithographs, magic lanterns and shadow theatres and presents the pieces as functional devices in operation. At 7 p.m. on Friday.

Aashay Film Club: The Aashay Film Club is organising a festival of films directed by the famous Alfred Hitchcock, maker of suspense movies. The festival will be inaugurated with The Man Who Knew Too Much, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Torn Curtain at 9 p.m. on Monday, Topaz at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The films will be screened at the National Film Archives of India auditorium. A discussion on Hitchcock8217;s style and films will be held at Ranade8217;s Institute on Wednesday.

Romantic films: Watch some romantic films by Ajay Exhibitors. A walk in the clouds on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. One fine day on Monday and Tuesday, Nine months on Wednesday and Body guard on Thursday. The films will be screened at Alaka at 11.30 a.m. For bookings contact 321103/ 321834.

Chahul: Written by Prashant Dalvi and directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni, the cast includes Tushar Dalvi and Sonali Kulkarni. At Bharat Natya Mandir, 9.30 p.m. on Saturday.

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Amchya Sarkhe Amheech: Written and directed by Kedar Shinde, the cast includes Sanjay Narvekar, Ankush Chaudhary, Bharat Jadhav and Savita Malpekar. At Balgandharva Rangmandir, 5 p.m. on Saturday.