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Brannavan Gnanalingam

Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer

Brannavan Gnanalingam is a novelist and reviewer from Wellington. He reviewed films for the Lumiere Readerfrom 2006-2016, and has covered film festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Rotterdam and Berlin. His latest novel A Briefcase, Two Pies and A Penthouse was released in June 2016. Follow him on Twitter @brannavan.

Everything By: Brannavan Gnanalingam

Performance18.11.19

My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak: Bringing back Bollywood

Brannavan Gnanalingam revisits his Bollywood awakening in light of Ahi Karunaharan’s latest play, My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak.

By Brannavan Gnanalingam
Read Time: 18 mins
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Documenting a Struggle: On Merata Mita

Brannavan Gnanalingam on the enduring legacy of Merata Mita.

By Brannavan Gnanalingam
Read Time: 20 mins
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One Word, Masterpiece: A Review of Faces Places

Brannavan Gnanalingam considers Agnès Varda’s Faces Places. Warning, spoilers are included in this review.

By Brannavan Gnanalingam
Read Time: 8 mins
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The NZIFF in Brief: Strange histories, and a buffalo

Brannavan Gnanalingam on Certain Women, The Death of Louis XIV and Lost and Beautiful at the NZIFF.

By Brannavan Gnanalingam
Read Time: 13 mins
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Review: Happy Hour

Brannavan Gnanalingam on a 5.5 hour film that doesn't outstay its welcome.

By Brannavan Gnanalingam
Read Time: 8 mins
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I Could Not Stop For Death: The Poetry of Terence Davies

Brannavan Gnanalingam talks to Terence Davies, director of Sunset Song and A Quiet Passion, about the struggles and the euphoria of creation.

By Brannavan Gnanalingam
Read Time: 23 mins
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On adapting the unadaptable: a chat with Alison Maclean

Brannavan Gnanalingam speaks with director Alison Maclean about adapting difficult novels and on how her first and latest films deliver two very different visions of New Zealand.

By Brannavan Gnanalingam
Read Time: 22 mins
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