Palador Pictures and NFDC extend 'Remembering Bergman – A Retrospective'

Media News

Mumbai, September 23, 2008

Palador Pictures and NFDC today announced the extension of “Remembering Bergman – A Retrospective” by one week in Mumbai. The six-city Bergman Retrospective organised by Palador Pictures and the Embassy of Sweden garnered immense support and appreciation in all the cities in which it was exhibited, i.e. Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune, and went on to create greater 'Bergman Magic' at its grand finale in Mumbai. Witnessing the packed theatre for all seven days and bowing to insistent demand by Bergman fans, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and Palador Pictures decided to extend the festival by one week.

The extended festival showcasing Bergman’s masterpieces like Wild Strawberries, Summer Interlude, Summer with Monica, Through a Glass Darkly, Music in Darkness, Winter Light, The Silence & The Devil’s Eye will take place at NFDC preview theatre in Worli from September 22 to September 28, from 9:00 pm onwards. The extension is especially for Mumbaikars who have given tremendous support to the country’s very first International Festival on World Cinema, an initiative by Palador Pictures. This will come as a boon to those Mumbaikars who couldn’t watch the movies earlier.

“'Remembering Bergman – A Retrospective' is our tribute to the legendary Swedish filmmaker who passed away in July last year," said Gautam Shiknis, Founder and Managing Director, Palador Pictures. "We are delighted with the fantastic reaction to this festival and amazed by the viewers' enthusiasm for World Cinema across all the cities on this tour. We have plans to expand the viewership for World Cinema with many such initiatives and look forward to replicating this response every time.”

The Managing Director of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Nina Lath Gupta added, “The decision to extend the Bergman retrospective by a week was a unanimous decision between Palador and NFDC. We made this decision when we saw the astonishing turnout at the retrospective last week. There were many who missed the opportunity due to limited seating at the venue. We hope this will give them another chance to witness Bergman’s magic on the big screen”

“Bergman stormed into the World Cinema scene with two masterpieces in the same year, 1957. Though the legend is not with us, his work still receives the same response today as it did 50 years ago. The retrospective has had such tremendous response in Mumbai that our decision to extend the festival for his fans was but obvious,” remarked Mohan Polamar, Co-Founder and Joint MD Palador Pictures.

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