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Indian society is today still characterised by fundamental divisions based on both class and caste. Nishtha Jain’s film is about the relationship she has with her own maid who is defined by society as a social inferior. A western audience can appreciate how deep-rooted the social divisions are and at the same time appreciate why individuals are beginning to challenge traditional definitions and to demand change.

Lakshmi and Me is a reflective and deeply personal film. Only one hour long it is able to carefully approach a subject and tell a story that leaves us closer to understanding ingrained Indian social and cultural attitudes, attitudes that are subject to increasing resistance. km

Seminar in connection with this film:
Saturday October 18th 15:00 Tancred
CASTE, CLASS AND WEALTH: HOW INDIAN SOCIETY IS RESPONDING TO ECONOMIC GROWTH
Conversation: Namrata Goswami. Namrata Goswami is Associate Fellow with Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) in New Dehli.

Organiser: Oslo Documentary Cinema
and Films from the South


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Kommentarer

Veldig bra dokumentar, som viser godt til de sosiale forskjellene I India, hvor dypt det sitter hos folk... og hvordan den former omgivelsene og livene til disse "kastene"

Burde lages mere lignende situasjoner med en så personlig innblikk som dette her...
Ble veldig rørt av Lakshmis historie og valg selv om man la merke til at hun var ikke så komfortabel med all den filmingen..
Mikelxxxviii / 18. okt 2008 kl. 19:33

Synes det var en flott skildring av livet til Lakshmi.
India er uten tvil et land hvor kastesystemet fortsatt er i full makt, håper virkelig det blir en forandring snart.

Tim_Norway / 18. okt 2008 kl. 22:07



Lakshmi and Me

Lakshmi and Me

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COUNTRY India
YEAR 2007
RUNTIME 59 min
PROGRAM Dokumentar

DIRECTOR Nishtha JAIN
WRITER Nishtha JAIN
CINEMATOGRAPHER Deepti GUPTA, Rakesh HARIDAS, Nishtha JAIN

LANGUAGE English, hindi, marathi, tamil
SUBTITLES English
PRODUCER Iikka VEHKALAHTI
PRODUCTION COMPANY Smriti Nevatia for Raintree Films


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