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October 20, 2005
Shopgirl's Tucker mothers melodrama
Anand Tucker (ne Thakkar), director of the sleek but wan April-November romance Shopgirl tells Mumbai's rediff.com what makes him swoon: melodrama.
What kind of films appeal to you? I am a sucker for stories with strong emotions. I can watch for hours the classic melodramas Hollywood made in the 1950s and 1960s. Some critics run down melodrama, don't they? I have never been concerned with that. I believe melodramatic films can be intelligently made. What makes you feel so strongly about it? The many great melodramas I have seen. And my own films. When I made 'Hillary And Jackie,' some critics wrote that it was a melodrama. That was perfectly fine with me. I have never ceased to admire melodrama... I believe melodramas�-- books and films�-- are about trying to reach a bigger truth about emotions. And something that touches people and makes them think cannot be anything but admirable.
Posted by pride at October 20, 2005 11:42 AM
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