Last weekend my wife had asked me (forced me will be a more accurate statement) to go to the French film festival which was being held at FTII (Film and Television Institute of India). I was a little bit hesitant of the idea. The foremost reason being that i was not sure how we will enjoy french movies (at that time i had no idea that movie will have subtitles too) especially with our 4 year old son who will be bored easily. Second being the usual problem of finding a parking space in an unknown crowded place in Pune (FTII had its own parking space in one of the ground). However the fact that it was free and she was very excited about seeing movie in an open space was reason enough to go there.
FTII is situated on the Law College Road in Pune. It is one of the busy and narrow main road. With the help of GPS and general directions on the road we reached there without any problem. At the gate security person showed us the parking space and asked us to collect the movie pass. In the newspaper advertisements it was written that admission will be on first come basis, so i was thinking that this movie pass will be required to watch movie, but nobody asked for it. Since we were little early, we decided to explore the law college road.
After wandering around for around 15 minutes in which we saw the usual sweet shop, grocery shop, maruti showroom, cafe coffee day etc, we found a local fast food corner near the institute. There we had tea (for adults) and chocolate milk (which proved little too hot for our son).
Then we headed back to FTII, movie was being shown in Shantaram auditorium. To reach there from the entrance you have to walk for about 10 minutes on a slightly sloped pathway.
Then we reached Shantaram Pond. It was a nice view with chairs and red carpet. But the most sought after seats were on the stairs and balcony like platforms. At 7 they started the adjustment of projector ( i wish the organizers had done it sooner, not when everyone is comfortably seated). Further people were coming with their own pillow and blankets which was very comfortable and handy when you are sitting on the floor.
It was a collection of short movies (each being 15-20 minutes in length). The first one was "Piano Tuner". A very suspenseful and thriller movie. Maybe the soundtrack of the movies was too good or maybe the dolby surround sound system was very good, the overall effect was simply amazing.
Several other good movies followed "She can be your grandmother", "Blue Shadow", "Mozart", "Edmund was a donkey".
Finally after 7 such movies my son's patience ran out and we decided to say goodbye to FTII and Shantaram Auditorium. Thank you for providing an entertaining and memorable evening.
FTII is situated on the Law College Road in Pune. It is one of the busy and narrow main road. With the help of GPS and general directions on the road we reached there without any problem. At the gate security person showed us the parking space and asked us to collect the movie pass. In the newspaper advertisements it was written that admission will be on first come basis, so i was thinking that this movie pass will be required to watch movie, but nobody asked for it. Since we were little early, we decided to explore the law college road.
After wandering around for around 15 minutes in which we saw the usual sweet shop, grocery shop, maruti showroom, cafe coffee day etc, we found a local fast food corner near the institute. There we had tea (for adults) and chocolate milk (which proved little too hot for our son).
Then we headed back to FTII, movie was being shown in Shantaram auditorium. To reach there from the entrance you have to walk for about 10 minutes on a slightly sloped pathway.
Then we reached Shantaram Pond. It was a nice view with chairs and red carpet. But the most sought after seats were on the stairs and balcony like platforms. At 7 they started the adjustment of projector ( i wish the organizers had done it sooner, not when everyone is comfortably seated). Further people were coming with their own pillow and blankets which was very comfortable and handy when you are sitting on the floor.
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Several other good movies followed "She can be your grandmother", "Blue Shadow", "Mozart", "Edmund was a donkey".
Finally after 7 such movies my son's patience ran out and we decided to say goodbye to FTII and Shantaram Auditorium. Thank you for providing an entertaining and memorable evening.
