Set against the bustling backdrop of Mumbai, this Cannes Grand Prix winning film follows the lives of three women: Prabha, a nurse grappling with the complexities of life and love; Parvaty, a cleaner facing displacement; and Anu, a younger nurse navigating an affair. Writer-director Payal Kapadia's debut fiction film blends personal narratives with societal issues, offering a glimpse into the lives and struggles of women in modern India.
Much of the action in this Cannes Grand Prix winner is set in Mumbai. It opens at the city’s central station among the surging crowds at morning peak hour, which is terrifying, especially if you’ve been there. But the camera keeps its cool, scanning the faces of the commuters as their voices form the narration, catching the pounding pulse of the city with vignettes from their daily lives.
All We Imagine as Light, starring Kani Kusruti as a nurse called Prabha, gives us intimate tales about women. When a rice cooker is delivered to Prabha’s apartment with no note, we learn she has a husband working in Germany. She has not heard from him for a year or more and, at first, she ignores the gift. It’s only later when she opens the package again, hugging it to her, that we get a hint as to how much she cares about his disappearance from her life.
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