JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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<strong>JAMESON</strong> <strong>DUBLIN</strong> <strong>INTERNATIONAL</strong> <strong>FILM</strong> <strong>FESTIVAL</strong> 2014<br />
SATURDAY 15TH FEBRUARY<br />
THE LUNCHBOX<br />
Irrfan Khan (Life of Pi, Slumdog Millionaire) stars<br />
alongside the radiant Nimrat Kaur in Ritesh Batra’s<br />
delightful feature debut in which a mistaken lunchbox<br />
delivery paves the way for an unlikely romance. In<br />
Mumbai, more than 5,000 dabbawallas – lunchbox<br />
couriers – navigate chaotic streets to deliver lunches,<br />
lovingly prepared by housewives, to working men<br />
across the city.<br />
‘A wistful, elegant love story’<br />
Screen International<br />
Sat 15 Feb / Cineworld 12 / 3.45pm / 104 minutes<br />
Director: Ritesh Batra 2013 India/Germany/France/US<br />
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui<br />
Ila (Kaur) is a housewife living in a middle-class<br />
neighbourhood with a husband who ignores her.<br />
Saajan (Khan) is a beaten-down widower about to<br />
retire from his number-crunching job. After Ila realizes<br />
that Saajan is receiving the meals meant for her<br />
husband, the two begin sending each other letters<br />
through the lunchbox. What starts as an innocent<br />
exchange about Ila’s cooking gently develops into<br />
something more.<br />
The Lunchbox paints a nuanced portrait of life in<br />
contemporary Mumbai, effortlessly weaving themes<br />
of gender values, social class and generational<br />
differences into its love story. Batra’s beautifully<br />
penned characters and gentle, precise direction<br />
simply envelope you.<br />
Toronto International Film Festival<br />
DESIGN IS ONE: LELLA AND MASSIMO VIGNELLI<br />
One of the first and most dominant power couples<br />
of the design world is Lella and Massimo Vignelli, the<br />
influential creators of graphics, products, furniture,<br />
interiors, and jewellery for more than six decades.<br />
Lella and Massimo each have distinct creative voices<br />
and mediums, yet together both represent the same<br />
name and brand: Vignelli. Today in their 80s, the<br />
two’s CV includes a long list of iconic clients – Ford,<br />
Bloomingdale’s, the New York City subway. Now<br />
comes a career-capping documentary by Kathy Brew<br />
and Roberto Guerra, Design Is One.<br />
‘For a design fan of any pedigree, Design is One<br />
is not to be missed’ Dwell<br />
Sat 15 Feb / Light House 3 / 4pm / 86 minutes<br />
Directors: Roberto Guerra, Courtney Harmel 2012 US<br />
Photo: John Madere<br />
Design Is One, a title that pinpoints where the<br />
Vignelli’s individual lives converge, is an illuminating<br />
tribute and biography. There are the requisite<br />
testaments with analysis by a cast that includes<br />
Richard Meier, Peter Eisenman, Milton Glaser, Paola<br />
Antonelli and others. Yet the most interesting talking<br />
heads are the Vignellis themselves, who reveal the<br />
temperaments and tension that have kept their<br />
partnership operating for so long. But despite their<br />
dogmas, their humanity is on display here as well.<br />
So are some juicy anecdotes.<br />
Steven Heller<br />
The Atlantic<br />
BOOK ONLINE AT JDIFF.COM 35
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