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Title: Rat-Trap (Elippatahyam) Format: DVD Condition: New Number Of Discs: 1 Release Date: 06/23/2008 Actors: Jalaja, Sharada, Karamana Janardana Nair, Rajam K Nair Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan Audio Language: Bengali Runtime: 1 hour and 56 minutes Region Code: DVD: 2 (Europe, Japan, Middle East...) Studio: Secondrun Subtitle Language: English Description: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Arguably the true heir to Satyajit Ray, Adoor Gopalakrishnan is regarded as one of India's most outstanding filmmakers and Rat-Trap was the first film to bring him widespread international acclaim. Remarkable for its focus on characterization and detail, Rat-Trap is set in contemporary Kerala. Its story concerns Unni, the last male-heir of a feudal and decaying joint family. His inability to accept the socio-economic changes of a new society result in his gradual withdrawal into a metaphorical rat-trap sprung from his own isolation and paranoia. The decline is vividly told, with colour and music used as a striking and significant constituent of the film's thematic development. This is the first-ever DVD release of this award-winning and important Indian film.
REVIEW A brilliant character study. --Sight & Sound
Gopalakrishnan constructs his film like a cinematic rondo, making every composition and every camera movement count. --Time Out
(Adoor) is to my mind the most original and imaginative film-maker. Humanist to the core and realist by conviction... --Mrinal Sen
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