A portrait of a large extended Indian family over several decades as they gather at the matriarch's rural home, following the inevitable rhythms of change, children moving away to the city, and the decay of traditional village life.
Written, Edited, Produced, & Directed by Achal Mishra
India, 2019
Maithili (with English subtitles)
91 minutes
Press
“Like master filmmakers Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-hsien, Mishra understands how cinematic aesthetics can beautifully mirror the invisible momentum of time. Yet, in the case of Gamak Ghar, there’s less revelation than a twinge of disappointment at something lost forever..”
— Glenn Heath Jr, The Film Stage
“Gamak Ghar is structured like a tripartite movement of a gentle musical piece that encompasses within it the cycle of life.”
— Namrata Joshi, The Hindu
“The film’s still, square images feel so much like paintings that any stray movement — the smoke rising in spirals from a mosquito coil, or a palm tree swaying in the breeze — can seem like magic, a picture come to life.”
— Devika Girish, The New York Times
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