MAUVE x SUPAKINO present WONDERWALL & THE CLOUD DOOR

ENCLOSED ECSTASIES: a double bill of erotic short film The CLOUD DOOR and cult psychedelic feature film WONDERWALL

Doors open at 19:30 for mingling and food

19:45 THE CLOUD DOOR and discussion

We are thankful to Ziegler Films for allowing this very rare screening of Indo-German short film THE CLOUD DOOR (1994) aka DIE HIMMELSPFORTE. This later erotic short by Mani Kaul, the renowned master of Indian Parallel Cinema, draws on centuries-old literary love tales by Bhasa and Jayasi. The first screening in India in 1995 caused an uproar, with police being called to prevent rioting. The film then toured the great international film festivals but has since been rarely seen on the big screen or included in retrospectives of Mani Kaul's films.

Dr. Omar Ahmed is a UK-based film scholar with a PhD in Screen Studies from the University of Manchester. He is also a teacher, writer and international curator of South Asian Cinema. He co-curates ‘Not Just Bollywood’ for HOME, Manchester. He is also currently writing a book on Indian Parallel Cinema and will be joining Ranjit S. Ruprai of SUPAKINO to talk about Mani Kaul and discuss this sensual film.

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[The short film will be in Hindi with English subtitles. The discussion will be in English.]

21:00 WONDERWALL

"Poor Oscar, he only wanted to watch her through the Wonderwall."

George Harrison's soundtrack for the psychedelic British film WONDERWALL (1968) seems to be much more well known than the film itself. It was the first solo album by a Beatle and the first LP released by Apple Records. Quincy Jones told the director Joe Massot that it was the greatest soundtrack he had heard. The film has little dialogue and takes much inspiration from the silent film era but is set firmly in the world of swinging 60s London: 'dolly bird' models, caddish photographers, vivid costumes and colourful artwork (by Dutch design collective The Fool).

An eccentric professor (Jack MacGowran) prone to daydreaming becomes obsessed with peeping at the alluring world of the fashion model next door (Jane Birkin). The film unfolds like a series of dreams, each one accompanied by Harrison's beautiful musical vignettes featuring Aashish Khan, Mahapurush Misra, Vinayek Vora and other maestros of Indian Classical Music.

[The feature film will be in English with German subtitles.]

Ends 22:30

The Mauve Movement is a non-for-profit collective based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, hosting regular happenings and championing underground venues. After the pandemic, it was clear that the creative community needed to band together. We wanted to build a network and bring more artists to our vibrant city. Launching in February 2023 with local and international musicians we look forward to nourishing the flourishing modern day Renaissance and collaborate with other like minds across multiple mediums in music, art, film and fashion. Now with our budding relationship with SUPAKINO we are keen to branch out into expanding the experiences we can share through our happenings with the public and the creators!

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Ranjit S. Ruprai is an independent programmer and supporter of indie cinemas, film festivals and film clubs in London. Since founding SUPAKINO, he has been presenting friendly film screenings around fun and unusual themes including Turbans Seen On Screen, Bombay Mix double-bills and Midnight Excess late-night shows. These are often accompanied by live music, short films, cast/crew and renowned guest speakers. Ranjit also speaks at film conferences about repertory/archive film exhibition, guest lectures at the National Film & Television School in England, and was Chair of the Board of Trustees at the historic Rio Cinema, Dalston. 

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