Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Movie review - "Gandhi" (1982) ****

 Does anyone watch this any more? Or talk about it? A big deal in its day. The day has passed. But it's smart. Literate. There's an Indian actor in the lead. The lead characters are Indian.

Gandhi is frequently helped by a friendly white - Ian Charleston as a reverend, Martin Sheen as a journalist, etc. This is needed, I believe, to get the film white audiences. 

Beautifully shot and framed. Looks gorgeous. Smart. Powerful.

Long. A collection of scenes it feels like. Intelligent. I can see why no one watches it any more. 

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