Category: Best Picture
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13. CODA (2021)
The chirping of birds, the hearty laugh of a loved one, raindrops on the window or a favorite song – almost all of us have felt a certain comfort in these and many such sounds throughout our lives. But imagine a world without any of them. A world full of nothing but silence, which would…
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8. Shakespeare In Love (1998)
There’s a seemingly odd line in the movie ‘Shakespeare In Love’ when the character of Lady Viola De Lesseps asks William Shakespeare whether he “is the author of the plays of William Shakespeare”. This, in fact, is a light-hearted reference to a recent debate that questions how much of Shakespeare’s work was his own. But…
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7. Chicago (2002)
We Indians have a very interesting relationship with Hollywood musicals. In spite of having been brought up on a staple of song and dance sequences from Bollywood films until very recently, we seldom appreciate the Broadway style musicals of the West. Granted, there are a few exceptions like ‘The Sound of Music‘, but our overall…
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