All We Imagine As Light

Directed by Payal Kapadia
France
2024
115 mins

Synopsis

The first Indian film to appear in the Cannes Competition in 30 years, Payal Kapadia’s dreamy romantic drama follows two women in Mumbai who are thwarted in their quests for love but retain hope. Grand Prix Winner Cannes 2024.

In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.

Kapadia won the Golden Eye for Best Documentary at Cannes in 2021 for her hybrid film, A Night of Knowing Nothing. Here, in her first fiction film, she delivers on that great promise. Kapadia captures the city of Mumbai in an observational and dreamlike manner, revelling in the lives and dreams of two women in their search for love.
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This is a glorious film
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Tickets

Thu 13 June 2024, 8am
State Theatre
Assisted ListeningWheelchairSubtitled
Fri 14 June 2024, 5:05am
State Theatre
Assisted ListeningWheelchairSubtitled
Sun 16 June 2024, 8:15am
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2
Assisted ListeningWheelchairSubtitled
Thu 20 June 2024, 8:15am
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1
Assisted ListeningWheelchairSubtitled
  • Year
    2024
  • Country
    France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg
  • Language
    In Malayalam and Hindi with English subtitles
  • Director
    Payal Kapadia
  • Producer
    Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim
  • Cast
    Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam
  • Screenwriter
    Payal Kapadia
  • Cinematographer
    Ranabir Das
  • Editor
    Clément Pinteaux
  • Genre
    Women Directors, Focus on Women, Cannes Selected, Indian subcontinent
  • Premiere
    Australian Premiere
  • Company Credits
    Australian Distributor: Rialto Distribution
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