Life Goes on
- Synopsis
- Feature film telling of the prejudices and Islam-phobia which is still deep-rooted among some sections of immigrant Indians in London. The director sees Life Goes On as a modern retelling of King Lear, for in the five days between his wife Manju’s death and her funeral, Sanjay has to examine his troubled relationship with his three daughters as well as "confront his past demons". There are many quotations from the play and it is chosen as the graduation play in which Dia appears.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2009
- Duration
- 122 mins; 10, 823 feet
- Availability
- No distributor found (12/2009).
Credits
- Director
- Sangeeta Datta
- Cinematographer
- Robert Schacklady
- Screenplay
- Robert Schacklady; Sangeeta Datta
- Music
- Soumik Datta
- Production Design
- Vipul Sangoi
- Cast
Girish Karnad Sanjay Sharmila Tagore Manju Soha Ali Khan Dia
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- King Lear
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Bollywood; Student productions
Notes
- History
- The film was first screened at the 2009 11th Mumbai Film Festival.
- Reviews
- Naman Ramachandran, Sight & Sound (vol. 21. issue 2, February 2011), p. 63.
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Life Goes on". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72413 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)