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JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014SATURDAY 15TH FEBRUARYTHE LUNCHBOXIrrfan Khan (Life of Pi, Slumdog Millionaire) starsalongside the radiant Nimrat Kaur in Ritesh Batra’sdelightful feature debut in which a mistaken lunchboxdelivery paves the way for an unlikely romance. InMumbai, more than 5,000 dabbawallas – lunchboxcouriers – navigate chaotic streets to deliver lunches,lovingly prepared by housewives, to working menacross the city.‘A wistful, elegant love story’Screen InternationalSat 15 Feb / Cineworld 12 / 3.45pm / 104 minutesDirector: Ritesh Batra 2013 India/Germany/France/USCast: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin SiddiquiIla (Kaur) is a housewife living in a middle-classneighbourhood with a husband who ignores her.Saajan (Khan) is a beaten-down widower about toretire from his number-crunching job. After Ila realizesthat Saajan is receiving the meals meant for herhusband, the two begin sending each other lettersthrough the lunchbox. What starts as an innocentexchange about Ila’s cooking gently develops intosomething more.The Lunchbox paints a nuanced portrait of life incontemporary Mumbai, effortlessly weaving themesof gender values, social class and generationaldifferences into its love story. Batra’s beautifullypenned characters and gentle, precise directionsimply envelope you.Toronto International Film FestivalDESIGN IS ONE: LELLA AND MASSIMO VIGNELLIOne of the first and most dominant power couplesof the design world is Lella and Massimo Vignelli, theinfluential creators of graphics, products, furniture,interiors, and jewellery for more than six decades.Lella and Massimo each have distinct creative voicesand mediums, yet together both represent the samename and brand: Vignelli. Today in their 80s, thetwo’s CV includes a long list of iconic clients – Ford,Bloomingdale’s, the New York City subway. Nowcomes a career-capping documentary by Kathy Brewand Roberto Guerra, Design Is One.‘For a design fan of any pedigree, Design is Oneis not to be missed’ DwellSat 15 Feb / Light House 3 / 4pm / 86 minutesDirectors: Roberto Guerra, Courtney Harmel 2012 USPhoto: John MadereDesign Is One, a title that pinpoints where theVignelli’s individual lives converge, is an illuminatingtribute and biography. There are the requisitetestaments with analysis by a cast that includesRichard Meier, Peter Eisenman, Milton Glaser, PaolaAntonelli and others. Yet the most interesting talkingheads are the Vignellis themselves, who reveal thetemperaments and tension that have kept theirpartnership operating for so long. But despite theirdogmas, their humanity is on display here as well.So are some juicy anecdotes.Steven HellerThe AtlanticBOOK ONLINE AT JDIFF.COM 35