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Don't try any of this at home! Advertized as "The Great Indian LSD Trip", Om
Dar-B-Dar is the curious case of a film that has been praised as both the least
Indian and the most Indian movie you will ever see: the only film that has ever
succeeded to capture the true essence of Indian mythology, and the only one
that has ever dared to make an absurd, blasphemous, psychedelic mess of it.
Of those who have attempted to retrace the long and winding journey along the
lines of its plot, only few have returned with a proper synopsis. Most of them
tend to agree that we are following the story of a schoolboy named Om who grows
up in a small town in Rajasthan, and many will acknowledge the recurring
appearances of bicycles, frogs and diamonds, even though not necessarily in any
particular order. But while some are going to point out the rather peculiar
prominence of certain chemical substances, most notably nitrogen, helium and
potassium cyanide, others will insist that the film draws a secret connection
between the moon landing, birth control and jihadi pollywogs (sic). A few
scholars are even making the claim that the many spiritual dimensions of the
story are fully contained within a single toothpaste commercial, whose inclusion
in the film should be surprising enough on its own. In addition, there have
been reports of gunshots around the one-hour mark, followed by fireworks and/or
explosions. Also, Om dies, kind of... but that's about it. Kamal Swaroop's film
is undoubtedly the weirdest assortment of footage anyone has ever managed to
sneak past the Indian film censorship board, and it remains, to this day, one
of our favorite entries in the entire history of Indian cinema - including the
rather obvious nominations for best screenplay and absolutely best soundtrack.
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Sunday
August 26
from 9 pm
Om Dar-B-Dar
Kamal Swaroop
1988, 101 min
https://0xdb.org/0246825
https://indiancine.ma/ACZS
https://piratecinema.org/trailers/s07e14.mp4
+ Vorfilme
+ Nachfilme
+ Bar
Pirate Cinema Berlin
U Kottbusser Tor
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