tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36989715.post59330809326246219..comments2023-06-27T07:52:04.012-07:00Comments on sakagaze: "Clerk" - No popcorn fare this !!Anindo Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797937746390651769noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36989715.post-73217013220503851832013-03-17T06:46:27.334-07:002013-03-17T06:46:27.334-07:00Watched this film recently on home video and was t...Watched this film recently on home video and was thoroughly moved. <br />It has a certain pensive, brooding quality and it also makes one question. The performances left a profound impression, I would never have known that Prosenjit Chatterjee can play such a complex character had I not seen this film. Thanks for writing about it.jeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461388240267201549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36989715.post-81440042196075514052010-01-28T08:30:43.775-08:002010-01-28T08:30:43.775-08:00Hey dude, I was finally able to watch CLERK, in th...Hey dude, I was finally able to watch CLERK, in the second week. I have to admit that it is a difficult film, and a brave film too. I am glad that you chose to review it on your blog. <br />I was floored by Prosenjit's performance. Here is an actor, a superstar at that, who has dared to be shown on screen stripped of his aura (shedding clothes for the bathtub scene is really a non-issue) of stardom! Commendable effort.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179681389332642207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36989715.post-201611375575575552010-01-22T07:42:34.000-08:002010-01-22T07:42:34.000-08:00Nitesh Sharma deserves a fulsome praise for having...Nitesh Sharma deserves a fulsome praise for having dared to back an experimental film like 'Clerk'. I saw this film at an almost empty auditorium (Inox, City Centre) and was a witness to the squirming in the seats, and even giggling, by the few who had walked in cluelessly to the screening. In spite of the marginal reach of the film, I would have to say that the film breaks some new grounds in Bengali cinema. Notwithstanding the commercial fate, we should encourage new filmmakers with fresh ideas, even if the final product appears stilted at times.Sharmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762205137119048162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36989715.post-28590378641235462192010-01-21T08:14:20.761-08:002010-01-21T08:14:20.761-08:00I thought it was an English language film going by...I thought it was an English language film going by the film's title. I wish the film had subtitles. Not just for the dialogues, but even for the substance - I found much of the proceedings going tangentially above my head!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071069222657843511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36989715.post-40449464145912203202010-01-21T07:18:24.586-08:002010-01-21T07:18:24.586-08:00Clerk is a bold Bengali film. Very, very 'hatk...<b>Clerk</b> is a bold Bengali film. Very, very '<i>hatke</i>' - as it is commonly said for non-mainstream stuff that comes out of Bollywood. It is easy to dismiss it as an art-house type film that many have even labelled as pseudo intellectual, but I liked it....<br />inspite of the slow pace, and some boring moments.<br />For me, it was enjoyable largely because Prosenjit oozes unbelievable sex-appeal.... even at this age.... and the director has made a breakthrough attempt, not caring about audience acceptance, that's cool in a skewed manner, ha ha ha.Imranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866473158876623882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36989715.post-86006436097882009442010-01-21T07:05:34.816-08:002010-01-21T07:05:34.816-08:00I have never been a fan of Prosenjit, and that'...I have never been a fan of Prosenjit, and that's why I was elated that he had done a film like CLERK, when I came to know about it from the newspapers. However, I must say that Prosenjit lolling in the bathtub isn't exactly titillating stuff. Hence, it feels odd that such a hoo-ha was made of it unnecessarily in the media.<br />The male fantasizing in the Biplab's world is strangely devoid of sexual undercurrents though. I found that weird. I understand that he has a self-perception of both a confidant and lover boy of the screen heroines, however his drinking sessions and the tender ramblings on the phone fails to blend realism with romanticism.<br />The camerawork deftly projects the brushing of the real world against the illusory one. It is a splendid job done by Shirsa Roy.aniruddhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676078919252396463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36989715.post-14427702300407856212010-01-21T06:52:51.434-08:002010-01-21T06:52:51.434-08:00The USP of the film is its novel concept.
I think...The USP of the film is its novel concept. <br />I think the handling could have been a bit better. <br />Even though I agree that a theme as bold and unique as this needed a non-mainstream treatment, else it would have seemed too trite.Siddhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307705936832875896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36989715.post-3842912241058906372010-01-20T03:45:04.138-08:002010-01-20T03:45:04.138-08:00Nice review indeed .. Am yet to catch the film ..
...Nice review indeed .. Am yet to catch the film ..<br /><br />It seems from the review too that the film is really a different one in terms of bangla Contemporary cinema..<br /><br />Bt great job I must admit...Dibyendu Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06414409438136438288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36989715.post-84729265683454479432010-01-19T23:03:45.624-08:002010-01-19T23:03:45.624-08:00Thanks for looking through the layers of reality w...Thanks for looking through the layers of reality we presented in the film 'Clerk' & appreaciating the cinematic language which seems so lost in commerce-driven films of present time. 'Clerk' is going to do the 2nd week! Catch it in Priya Cinemas (2:40pm)& in Nandan (4:15pm).Show timings will be updated in case of change.<br /><br />Shreya Nandy<br />(Bangla Talkies)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513085970286698269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36989715.post-29310278720706970422010-01-19T05:43:56.889-08:002010-01-19T05:43:56.889-08:00Loneliness is a serious issue. The problem of lone...Loneliness is a serious issue. The problem of loneliness is consuming more and more people from all walks of life. Biplab, the clerk, is a loner, and his travails with his loneliness is unique, though not quite far-fetched. What I liked best were the poignant tales that he would conceive with each heroine that he desired, and the way he narrated the same, that's really special. I found it a paradox that those tales in themselves held the key to his agony and also to his release.<br />I wish the film had the end more sharpened by a swift delineation. <br />Anyways, an intellectually rewarding film. Nice review.Piyushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463254820613902199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36989715.post-44818355105744534722010-01-19T04:03:45.064-08:002010-01-19T04:03:45.064-08:00never expected to see Prosenjit in a film like thi...never expected to see Prosenjit in a film like this! That for me was the greatest surprise. I liked the film somewhat for the brooding tone, and the gripping lunacy. But I would have preferred if it had more redeeming moments. I am sure the film would have greater acceptance (I saw it in an almost empty theater!) if the director had woven in more light-hearted situations. <br />The sequence involving a cross-section of people mouthing their reactions on the Aishwarya-Abhishek marriage seemed forced, and too amateurish, maybe that was done intentionally, but I did not like it. I loved the sequence towards the end with Prosenjit chasing the huge bill-board laden display vehicles on the road.Shounnakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02901075910491676855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36989715.post-60597155195918837382010-01-19T03:08:27.991-08:002010-01-19T03:08:27.991-08:00Hey, I have to catch it, dude! I hope it plays for...Hey, I have to catch it, dude! I hope it plays for the second week too....<br />I thought it would be yet another pretentious film, and hence had decided to give it a miss....<br />Will definitely watch it & comment yet again. <br />Wonderful review. Quite a tease, in fact!;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179681389332642207noreply@blogger.com