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			Chidambaram G. Aravindan, India, 1985; 103m When a farm superintendent's dalliance with a laborer's wife (Patil) leads to tragedy, he guiltily turns to drink and then spirituality (at the titular temple). Read more...		Buy Tickets Sun Nov 14: 3 Wed Nov 17: 3:45 Thu Nov 18: 8:45
			The Churning / Manthan Shyam Benegal, India, 1976; 134m Patil plays an Untouchable peasant girl whose village's traditions (and middlemen) are challenged by a young veterinary surgeon who arrives to start a dairy co-op. Read more...		Buy Tickets Thu Nov 11: 3:40 Tue Nov 16: 6:15
			Deliverance / Sadgati Satyajit Ray, India, 1981; 52m Actor Mohan Agashe in person on Saturday, November 13! Q&A with by Aseem Chhabra. In Ray's stark, moving rarity, a weakened Untouchable laborer dies on the job, forcing the landowner to deal with the consequences. Read more... SCREENING WITH Sharp Note / Teevra Madhyam Arun Khopkar, India, 1974; 21m Patil's screen debut, as a classical music-lover who marries a Marxist.		Buy Tickets Sat Nov 13: 5:15 Thu Nov 18: 1:30
			A Folk Tale / Bhavni Bhavai Ketan Mehta, 1980, India; 135m Mehta's assured debut about a group of traveling Untouchables who tell a story powerfully blends folk idioms and actual footage of India's freedom movement. Read more... Due to unforeseen circumstances, director Ketan Mehta will not be able to join us for the screening.		Buy Tickets Fri Nov 12: 1 Sat Nov 13: 9:15
			Ghungroo Ram Sethi, 1983, India; 163m Patil goes Bollywood musical: the king's commander has a secret courtesan lover (Patil) who may jeopardize his access to the royal inner circle. Read more...		Buy Tickets Fri Nov 12: 3:40 Sun Nov 14: 12
			In Search of Famine Mrinal Sen, India, 1980; 115m Sen's masterpiece: a filmmaking crew re-creating the 1943 Bengal famine in a distant village faces unexpected complications in the form of real-life survivors. Read more...		Buy Tickets Fri Nov 12: 6:40 Tue Nov 16: 2
			The Meaning / Arth Mahesh Bhatt, India, 1982; 138m Two of Indian cinema's greatest actresses in a blistering melodrama: Shabana Azmi plays insecure Pooja, who loses her husband to a glamorous actress (Patil). Read more...		Buy Tickets Thu Nov 11: 1 Fri Nov 12: 9
			The Role (Bhumika) Shyam Benegal, 1977, India; 140m In one of her best-loved performances, Patil stars (and re-creates celebrated roles) in a masterpiece based on the memoirs of Marathi actress Hansa Wadkar. Read more...		Buy Tickets Thu Nov 11: 7 Wed Nov 17: 1 Thu Nov 18: 6
			Spices / Mirch Masala Ketan Mehta, 1986, India; 98m In this stirring, socially alert drama, a visiting soldier brutally sets his sights on a married woman (a captivating Patil). With Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, and Deepti Naval. Read more... Due to unforeseen cirsumstances, director Ketan Mehta will not be able to join us for the screening.		Buy Tickets Sat Nov 13: 7 Tue Nov 16: 4:15
			The Threshold / Umbartha Jabbar Patel, India, 1982; 151m Caught between her family and undeserved scandal, social worker Savitri (Pital) fights the limits thrust upon her by a patriarchal if outwardly progressive society. Read more...		Buy Tickets Tue Nov 16: 8:50 Thu Nov 18: 3:10