Martin Scorsese Bowled Over By Malayalam Film Kummatty, Calls It A Must-Watch & Engaging Story
He is hailed as a living legend in the film industry. Since the 1960s, Martin Scorsese has been making fans go crazy with hisgritty, meticulous filmmaking style. Peopel love his films for they display philosophical truths of our world.?
Can you believe?Martin Scorsese?is bowled over by the Malayalam movie?Kummatty?
He praised the Malayalam movie Kummatty
A legend in his own right, Martin Scorsese took to Instagram to praise the classic film that was originally released in 1979. He called the film a must-watch engaging story that is visually appealing.
Praising the movie, he wrote, "Govindan's KUMMATTY is an adaptation of a Central Kerala folktale featuring a partly mythic and partly real magician called Kummatty. A sweet and engaging story and a visually stunning film, KUMMATTY is a must-see, especially since it has been largely unavailable outside of India until now. Also be sure to watch the special features with Govindan's son, Ramu and Film Heritage Foundation founder Shivendra Singh Dungarpur."
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For the unversed, the ace filmmaker known for movies like??The Departed (2006), Shutter Island (2010) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)?has picked?Kummatty?to be screened at Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation (TFF).
The Aravindan Govindan-directed film is being showcased in The Film Foundation Restoration Screening Room, a free virtual space that presents restored versions of old films, Scorsese said in an Instagram post on Monday.
"KUMMATTY (India, 1979, d. Aravindan Govindan) will be presented in The Film Foundation Restoration Screening Room. Tune in at 7:00pm BST/ET/PT for the screening accompanied by a live chat. The film will also be available on demand at 7:00pm local time," the multiple Oscar winner wrote alongside a number stills from the movie.
The Film Foundation is a non-profit organisation, which was founded by Scorsese in 1990, and it works with archives and studios to restore and preserve films from all over the world.??
Kummatty was restored by The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur's Film Heritage Foundation, and Cineteca di Bologna at L'Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, in association with General Pictures and the family of Aravindan Govindan, Scorsese said in the post.??
The funding for the restoration was provided by the Material World Foundation, he added.??
(With inputs from PTI)
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