Monica, O My Darling
2022
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The White Tiger. The films of Ramin Bahrani invite us to trespass into liminal space, and his sympathies are with the outsiders threatened to be left behind by those transitions. For the majority of his career, the first-generation Iranian American has extended unfussy empathy to people struggling to make sense of the ever-changing world and ...
Jan 21, 2021 · The title of the movie suggests a different metaphor, one that Balram clings to through years of suffering and privation. A white tiger is a rare, once-in-a-generation phenomenon. The idea is that ...
Jan 22, 2021 · Review: Netflix drama ‘The White Tiger’ is a sharp-clawed satire of upward mobility. Adarsh Gourav in the movie “The White Tiger.”. The fabled beast that gives “The White Tiger” its ...
- justin.chang@latimes.com
- Film Critic
Jan 22, 2021 · The White Tiger is like a Dickensian rags-to-riches story by way of a Patricia Highsmith psychological thriller, but Balram's wickedly conspiratorial narration gives it an extra layer of satire ...
Jan 5, 2021 · This adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Booker-winning novel about aspiration in modern India is teeming with energy and sadness. T he White Tiger is a story of servitude, resentment and love – and ...
- Peter Bradshaw
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Jan 5, 2021 · “The White Tiger,” written and directed by Ramin Bahrani, is a movie that clearly owes a major debt — maybe its very existence — to “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008), Danny Boyle’s Oscar ...
Jan 23, 2021 · Balram brings total loyalty to his urbane, US-educated new boss. But loyalty cuts both ways. When Balram is betrayed by his employers, his ingratiating smile curdles, and generations-worth of ...
