The Lunchbox

  • Irrfan Khan: Saajan Fernandes
  • Nimrat Kaur: Ila
  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui Shaikh

Lunchbox is an Indian movie of 2013. The film is the feature film debut of screenwriter and director Ritesh Batra.

Premiere of the film in 2013 as part of the film festival in Cannes, India was the official theatrical release on September 20, 2013, on the other hand, however, the film in Germany was only on 21 November 2013, a dubbed version of.

Action

Who lives in Mumbai housewife and mother Ila cooks like every working day for her husband Rajiv and sends him lunch to the office. The Lunchbox is collected by a Dabbawala with a bicycle, transported in carrying racks on the train, and finally delivered to its recipient in the office. Although this traditional transport system works almost flawlessly, does not reach the Lunchbox her husband, but the widower Saajan Fernandes, who usually refers to the rather unimaginative meals a Eckrestaurants. Ila noticed in the evening that their food does not arrive with her husband. What the eh not interested because he has an affair with another woman.

Advised by her neighbor Mrs. Deshpande ( " Auntie " ), with which she speaks through the ventilation shaft of her house, Ila puts a small letter in the next lunchbox. And she receives a response letter, which says they have used too much salt. Her neighbor tells her, this time to use a lot of chili. In response undergoes Ila, this time enough salt was in the meal, just a bit too much sharpness.

Thus ensues a lively correspondence. Saajan, who was usually taciturn and unsociable, now looking forward to his lunch. Even at the desk he sniffs the box. Since he will retire soon, he should merge his young colleagues Shaikh. First, he deviates from this, but with progressive correspondence with Ila he divides even his lunch with his successor.

Ila and Saajan write from their daily experiences and get to know each other. Ila wants a meeting in a restaurant. On this day comes no lunchbox. Both go into the restaurant, only Saajan is not to recognize because he thinks he is too old.

Ila sold all their jewelry and sets off with her ​​child Saajan office. This, however, has now quit his job and his successor is seated at a desk. Saajan has left his apartment and moves in the path to his retirement home. In his compartment sits an old man, in the face of Saajan is clear that he is not yet so old. So he returns to the city. Will he meet Ila? The end is left open.

Idea

In India, especially in Mumbai, most office workers get their lunch freshly cooked from home. The Lunchbox, usually from three to five successive stuck round stainless steel cans and insulated in a colored bag is delivered by the " dabbawalas " whose transport system came to international attention due to their high delivery accuracy.

Batra began 2007 to make a documentary about the dabbawalas of Mumbai and accompanied several of them around here for a week. He began to care more about their personal stories about their clients before occurred to him the central idea of ​​the film: the confusion of a Dabba, which leads to a love story. He completed a first draft of the script in 2011.

Production

Lunchbox is a production of Indian DAR Motion Pictures with Sikhya Entertainment and international partners Raw Film ( Germany ), ASAP Films (France ) and Cine Mosaic (USA). Co-production partners were ARTE France and the Indian National Film Development Corporation in support from the media board Berlin -Brandenburg. Prior to the production filmmakers Batra 2012 had presented his project at the International Film Festival on the funded project "Berlinale Talent " belonging "Talent Project Market " and thereby courting international participation.

Criticism

" Bolly - like Hollywood are here very far away at this very fine hymn to the great taste of affection. The charming " art house cinema " offers at the end with the back in the spring, at the Cannes Festival gemochten film ( Audience Award ), a sparkling scent intense, loving entertaining canvas Sleeper Great pleasure. "

" A wonderful crossover film from India, in which it comes to love and delicious food and its motto is that a wrong train can sometimes bring one to the right station, gives hope to the good end! "

"And yet, despite all the warmth that is able to rekindle this film as his audience Ritesh Batra remains in his film, which was accepted into the prestigious program of the Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival, the realism committed: Although seems for some time between Ila and Saajan everything possible, but ultimately take the romantic features of this comedy is not out of hand. So there is for them no everything debordering salvation, but both come closer to yourself to find a way out of isolation, numbness, hopelessness. "

" In a deliberately sober and realistic ambience filmed (the kitchen Ila, the open-plan office Saajans and again the buses and trains, where commuters as they jostle for Rush Hour) here unfolds a charming little love story full of sensuality. When Ila at the stove and lovingly simmering their delicious curries and chutneys, which in itself is a feast for the eyes. And you would like to reserve a table immediately liked the Indians! "

" Smell, taste, feel. The senses and the heart open at the same time. A magical alchemy of cooking and love longing evokes director Ritesh Batra, when he linked the fate of a melancholy office workers ( Irrfahn Kahn ) and a lonely wife ( Nimrat Kaur ) tender. An Indian arthouse film, masterfully staged against the backdrop of the bustling mega-city Mumbai. "

Synchronization

For the German synchronous processing in the recording studio was built K13 mixture cinema in Berlin after the dialogue book by Beate Klöckner, which immediately resulted in synchronous directed.

Awards

  • Audience Award " Grand Rail d'Or " the Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival 2013
  • "Golden stroller " ( Grand Prize of the Jury) at the Zagreb Film Festival 2013
  • " Chistera " ( Spitz basket while Jai Alai ) as the main prize for Best Director at the International Festival of Young filmmakers from Saint- Jean -de -Luz 2013 Ritesh Batra
  • " Chistera " as the main prize for the best male lead at the International Festival of Young filmmakers from Saint- Jean -de -Luz 2013 Irrfan Khan
  • Audience Award at World Cinema Festival 2013 in Amsterdam

Festival participation

  • Cannes Film Festival 2013 ( Semaine de la critique ), World Premiere
  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2013
  • World Cinema Festival 2013 in Amsterdam ( Official Competition )
  • Telluride Film Festival 2013
  • International Festival of Young filmmakers in Saint -Jean -de -Luz 2013 ( competition )
  • Toronto International Film Festival 2013
  • BFI London Film Festival 2013 ( Official Competition )
  • Dharamshala International Film Festival 2013
  • Indian Film Festival The Hague in 2013
  • Leiden International Film Festival 2013
  • Zagreb Film Festival 2013 ( competition )
  • Ghent Film Festival 2013
  • Stockholm International Film Festival 2013
  • Dubai International Film Festival 2013
  • Sundance Film Festival 2014
  • Sarajevo Film Festival 2014
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