Love and food, lust and gluttony — the intertwined themes of Aamis
5 years, 9 months ago

Love and food, lust and gluttony — the intertwined themes of Aamis

The Hindu  

At first glance, Bhaskar Hazarika’s second feature film, Aamis, is nothing like his debut Kothanodi. Yet, whom you can love is limited by bewildering range of boundaries — class, caste, religion, age, nationality and gender,” reads the director’s statement. “ Aamis is not designed to carry any message other than empathy for those who make terrible choices in the pursuit of love,” says Hazarika. As Hazarika says, around the world, cities have begun to resemble each other and offer a similar anonymity when it comes to love, food or sexting.

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Films as diverse as Aamis and Moonlight use food as a tool to express intimacy, than just an exercise in sustenance
2 years, 11 months ago

Films as diverse as Aamis and Moonlight use food as a tool to express intimacy, than just an exercise in sustenance

Firstpost  

At its heart, Aamis is a film about the different ways we express intimacy: the ways we discover little nuggets about ourselves and others through the food we choose to put in our mouths and on our plates. * “When I eat out with you, I only feel like eating meat,” Nirmali, an older, married pediatrician tells Suman, a young …

‘Aamis’ Questions the Normal Through an Unusual Love Story
5 years, 1 month ago

‘Aamis’ Questions the Normal Through an Unusual Love Story

The Quint  

In another sequence, Sumon narrates an incident from his childhood. I kept tending to it till one day he asked me to slaughter the creature so that we can eat it.” “You didn’t feel bad?,” asked Nirmili, to which Sumon replied. “I did, but succumbed to the hunger.” The same hunger that consumes Nirmili and her “lover.” So much is …

Aamis director Bhaskar Hazarika on spinning a brilliant tale of love, desire and sin in his critically lauded film
5 years, 8 months ago

Aamis director Bhaskar Hazarika on spinning a brilliant tale of love, desire and sin in his critically lauded film

Firstpost  

Aamis is a must-watch that will have you questioning everything you have ever believed about love. But more than anything else, the film — and Bhaskar Hazarika — ask a simple and yet potent question: How can something that feels so good be wrong? After giving us the deliciously innovative Japanese horror and native folklore inspired Kothanodi a few years …

Aamis movie review: Bhaskar Hazarika’s delightfully simple yet deranged Assamese food film
5 years, 8 months ago

Aamis movie review: Bhaskar Hazarika’s delightfully simple yet deranged Assamese food film

Firstpost  

There’s a devilish simplicity to Aamis, Bhaskar Hazarika’s follow-up to Kothanodi and the on-screen debut of one of its leads. Minor spoilers: When it feels most like the film is slipping into familiar territory — Niri’s husband returns, forcing her to choose between him and Sumon — Aamis turns on its head. It seems almost like a joke at first, …

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