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“Amelia” is little more than smoke on the wind

Amelia
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Mira Nair’s most American film may well be her most impersonal.

Tim Stevens Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021

“Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love” is Mira Nair’s inane misadventure

Kama Sutra a Tale of Love
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Mira Nair crafts a messy, regressive tale of sexual liberation filtered through a heteronormative gaze, giving us sex without tempering it with love.

Sumeet Kaur Posted on January 24, 2021January 24, 2021

“Monsoon Wedding” is a warm-hearted ode to family and Indian culture

Monsoon Wedding
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Mira Nair’s breakthrough international hit both draws from Bollywood tradition and breaks out of its restrictions, creating something wholly new and endearing in the process.

Soham Gadre Posted on January 24, 2021January 23, 2021

“Vanity Fair” puts a modern flair on a dusty classic

Vanity Fair
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Mira Nair turns a dreary novel into something bright and beautiful, and changed how we looked at it.

B.L. Panther Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

Revisiting Mira Nair’s vibrant, character-driven “Salaam Bombay!”

Salaam Bombay!
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Mira Nair’s 1988 breakout remains a scintillating tale of poverty in India’s slums, even as it toes the line of exploitation.

Manish Mathur Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

January’s Filmmaker of the Month: Mira Nair

Mira Nair Filmmaker of the Month
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We start 2021 by profiling the vibrant, richly textured, deceptively political works of Mira Nair.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021
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