OSCARS '82: Gandhi
“You will walk out.”
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of colonialism, racism, the Holocaust, repression, rebellion, conflict, nationalism, fascism.
It’s near impossible for any biopic to capture the true story of anyone’s life, but it’s even more daunting talking about the figure at hand this week. A man took on the weight of a nation of hundreds of millions to stare down the British Empire, and in doing so created an entire philosophy of activism that took decades to formulate. It would take several books just to cover everything that went on in his life, let alone a 3 hour film. And while most movies buckle under that pressure, this one manages to keep you engaged, most notably because our lead performer is just so amazingly talented. As much as the production was a labor of love, it all means nothing without a stellar, stunning debut from Sir Ben Kingsley. We’re talking about Gandhi this week on Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?!
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Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive.
Excerpt taken from “Discovery of India” from the motion picture soundtrack to Gandhi. Composed by Ravi Shankar. © 1982 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.; ℗ 1982 RCA Records.
Excerpts taken from the motion picture Gandhi are © 1982 Carolina Bank Ltd. and National Film Development Corporation Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Excerpt taken from “Love Theme” from the motion picture soundtrack to Sophie’s Choice. Composed by Marvin Hamlisch. © 1983 Fifth Continent Music Classics, successor in interest Southern Cross Records, Inc.
