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World cinema

Cinema — caught up in a yarn

From the recent Bengali film Sweater to the classic Kaagaz Ke Phool, the act of knitting has been used for plot development and also, to convey varied emotions in cinema

And the Oscar goes to…

The Academy Awards, the most coveted accolade worldwide, has been brought to the country by five Indians, not to mention Satyajit Ray, who put Bengali cinema squarely on the world map.

Over to the new masters

The Cannes Film Festival is shaking things up, with a host of fresh talent vying for the Palm d’Or at this year’s edition.