MANICHITRATHAZHU

(NR) India – 2 hr 35 min – with English subtitles 1993 · d. Fazil Starring Shobana, Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Vinaya Prasad When a woman (Shobana, winning India’s highest acting honor) decides to explore a forbidden room in her husband’s family home, she unleashes the spirit of a vengeful dancer—or so it seems. Weaving the supernatural with the psychological, complimented by amazing music and dancing, Manichitrathazhu is one of Malayalam cinema’s treasured classics, yet criminally underseen in the West. Join us for the North American premiere of this new 4K restoration. This screening will be introduced by Sankeerthna Vedamtam, BMFI Programs and Education Coordinator and Archive Panic founder. Stick around for a post-film talkback!