The Arthaus Podcast

Participants: Mohammed, Krithik, Vivek  Film: The Sea That Thinks (2000)   Director: Gert de Graaff  Country: Netherlands  Language: Dutch  Format: Feature Film   Podcast video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CfLV5UPmfc Making of: https://vimeo.com/745330646  Website: http://www.theseathathinks.nl/  Synopsis: Incredible optical illusions in a story in a story in a story helps the surprised viewer finally to find out that he has been watching himself all along.    The Arthaus Project is an invite-only online film society catering to the more experienced cinephile.

Participants: Aroonav, Mohammed, Vishal, Vivek Film: Song of the Sea (2014) Director: Tomm Moore Country: Ireland Language: English Format: Feature Film Synopsis: Ben,  a young Irish boy, and his little sister Saoirse, a girl who can turn  into a seal, go on an adventure to free the fairies and save the spirit  world. The Arthaus Project is an invite-only online film society catering to the more experienced cinephile.

Participants: Aroonav, Mohammed, Vishal, Vivek, Film: The Cremator (1969)  Director: Juraj Herz Country: Czech Republic Language: Czech Format: Feature Film Synopsis: Set in World War II, a demented cremator believes cremation relieves earthly suffering and sets out to save the world. The Arthaus Project is an invite-only online film society catering to the more experienced cinephile.

Participants: Jeffrey, Vivek, Mohammed, Vishal   Film: Ardh Satya (1983)  Director: Govind Nihalani  Country: India  Language: Hindi  Format: Feature Film   Synopsis: A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.   The Arthaus Project is an invite-only online film society catering to the more experienced cinephile.

Participants: Vivek, Mohammed, Krithik Film: Ivan the Terrible I & II (1944, 1958)  Director: Sergei Eisenstein  Country: Soviet Union  Language: Russian  Format: Feature Film   Synopsis: During the early part of his reign, Ivan the Terrible faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people.   As Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate their Tsar.   The Arthaus Project is an invite-only online film society catering to the more experienced cinephile.

New members application form: https://forms.gle/S2wv1WzsFVV2o28M6 Participants: Vivek, Mohammed, Aroonav Film: Enjoy Poverty (2009) Director: Renzo Martens Country: Netherlands Language: Lingala/English Format: Documentary/Video Art Synopsis: Dutch artist Renzo Martens spent three years traveling throughout the  Democratic Republic of the Congo asking the question: "Who owns  poverty?" The Arthaus Project is an invite-only online film society catering to the more experienced cinephile.

New members application form: https://forms.gle/S2wv1WzsFVV2o28M6 Participants: Vivek, Mohammed, Aroonav, Krithik Film: The Green Ray (1986) Director: Éric Rohmer Country: France Language: French Format: Feature Film Synopsis: A lonely Parisian woman comes to terms with her isolation and anxieties during a long summer vacation. The Arthaus Project is an invite-only online film society catering to the more experienced cinephile.

Participants: Vivek, Mohammed, Aroonav Film: The Five Obstructions (1968) Director: Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth Country: Denmark Language: Danish Format: Documentary Synopsis: Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, filmmaker Jørgen Leth, to remake  Leth’s 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, each with a  different set of bizarre and challenging rules. The Arthaus Project is an invite-only online film society catering to the more experienced cinephile.

Film: Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968) Director: Bill Greaves  Country: USA  Language: English  Format: Documentary   Synopsis: In Manhattan’s Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It’s a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what’s wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? What’s the nature of making a movie?   The Arthaus Project is an invite-only online film society catering to the more experienced cinephile.