Coumaré
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Coumaré |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 84 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Vikram Gandhi |
| production |
Bryan Carmel Brendan Colthurst |
| music | Alex Kliment |
| camera | Kahlil Hudson |
| cut |
Adam Barton Nathan Russell |
| occupation | |
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Vikram Gandhi | |
Kumare is an American documentary film of director Vikram Gandhi. To make the film, the American filmmaker Vikram Gandhi turned into Sri Kumaré , an enlightened guru from a fictional village in India . He took on a false Indian accent and grew his hair and beard. In the film, Kumaré travels to Arizona to preach his made-up philosophy and make serious disciples.
Kumaré premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2011 , where he received the Audience Award for Best Documentary. Gandhi had the idea of inventing a guru when he was making a film about yogi .
reception
Kumaré received good reviews. However, many critics also held the false identity on the one hand immoral on the other hand, the film also shows the consequences of manipulation. Many compared the figure of Kumaré to Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat . Stephen Holden of the New York Times and Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave good reviews . They praised the message of the film
See also
- In the Oscar-winning documentary Marjoe , revival preacher Marjoe Gortner describes how he manipulated believers.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Melissa Bell: 'Kumare' film examines blurred lines of virtual identities . In: The Washington Post , March 16, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ Bryce J. Renninger: SXSW '11 | "Borat" Gets Religion: An Interview With "Kumare" Director Vikram Gandhi . In: indieWire , March 16, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ↑ Dave McNary: Kino Lorber nabs 'Kumare': Vikram Gandhi pic won Audience Award at SXSW . In: Variety Magazine , December 22, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ↑ Kumaré: A True Film About a False Prophet . Time Magazine . May 23, 2012. 00: 51-00: 57.
- ↑ Holden, Stephen. "Finding Some Principles by Telling Some Lies." New York Times . June 19, 2012. May 9, 2013.
- ↑ Ebert, Roger. "Kumare." Roger Ebert . August 8, 2012. May 9, 2013.