| Directed by | Ere Gowda
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|---|---|
| Produced by | Vivek Gomber, Chaitanya Tamhane |
| Starring | Jnanesh, Bhagya Shree, Chandrashekar C.S, Nagaraju D.P |
| Cinematography | Saumyananda Sahi |
| Edited by | Saumyananda Sahi |
| Music by | Benedict Taylor, Naren Chandavarkar
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada
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Balekempa (translation: The Bangle Seller) is a 2018 Kannada drama film written and directed by Ere Gowda. Produced by Zoo Entertainment Pvt Ltd, the film is about the relationship between a travelling bangle seller and his wife.[1][2][3][4][5] The film was included in the list of the ten most notable films at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.[6]
Plot
Kempanna, the bangle seller, roams the countryside adorning the hands and faces of women with beauty products. Yet he seems to have little time for his own wife, Saubaghya. Indeed, the only activity that husband and wife do together is taking care of Kempanna's invalid mother. Otherwise, Kempanna seems to prefer the company of his childhood friend, Hanuma, in the quiet and private setting of Hanuma's farm. Meanwhile, Saubaghya’s only companion is the neighbour's teenage son Mahesha, who delivers the milk and can't quite control his hormones. The now long married couple’s inability to conceive is a concern for Saubaghya’s mother who goes to the local deity and prays for the boon of a child. However, without Kempanna’s participation, prayers have little effect.
When Saubaghya insists on getting a life insurance policy and disappears to her mother’s house, Kempanna has to face what is really wrong with their marriage. For behind every frustration there seem to lurk burning desires. Who is concealing the greater secret - husband, or wife? While society watches, will a child be born?
Awards
References
- ↑ 'Thithi' screenwriter Eregowda's BaleKempa will be a raw telling. The New Indian Express.
- ↑ Ere Gowda's next gets NFDC backing - Times of India. The Times of India.
- ↑ Sandalwood Scriptwriter Ere Gowda Talks About 'Balekempa'. Desimartini.
- ↑ Day 3 of Film Bazaar at International Film Festival of Indian 2017 - Pandolin, Pandolin(24 November 2017).
- ↑ Film Bazaar at IFFI 2017 comes to a close. oHeraldo.
- ↑ #Rotterdam2018: The Shape of Water, Balekempa, Respeto… See the 10 most notable films from the IFFR » YNaija. YNaija(2018-02-17). Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ↑ 42ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema - Filme - O VENDEDOR DE PULSEIRAS. 42.mostra.org. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
- ↑ [{{{url}}} Chinese Film Festivals]. Palgrave Macmillan US(2017).
- ↑ Lisa Jakelski, Making New Music in Cold War Poland: The Warsaw Autumn Festival, 1956–1968JakelskiLisa, Making New Music in Cold War Poland: The Warsaw Autumn Festival, 1956–1968, University of California Press: Oakland, CA, 2017; 272 pp., 9 illus., 3 tables; 9780520292543, $65.00 (hbk). European History Quarterly({Template:Date).
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- ↑ Indian Film Festival Melbourne, Melbourne, Indian Film Festival of. www.iffm.com.au. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ↑ JeonJu Intl. Film Festival. eng.jiff.or.kr. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ↑ Balekempa – IFFSA Toronto. www.iffsatoronto.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ↑ Balekempa - East End Film Festival. East End Film Festival. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ↑ NYIFF 2018. www.iaac.us. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ↑ NYIFF 2018. www.iaac.us.
- ↑ Balekempa. IFFR(16 January 2018).
- ↑ Balekempa bags Rotterdam Festival honour. The Hindu(4 February 2018).