Madly (2016 film)

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Madly
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Official poster
Directed by Anurag Kashyap
Mia Wasikowska
Sebastián Silva
Sion Sono
Gael García Bernal
Natasha Khan
Produced byNusrat Durrani
Eric Mahoney
Starring Radhika Apte
Satyadeep Misra
Adarsh Gourav
Kathryn Beck
Lex Santos
Tamsin Topolski
Mariko Tsutsui
Yuki Sakurai
Ami Tomite
Taro Suwa
Justina Bustos
Pablow Seijo
CinematographyJay Oza
Stefan Duscio
Shawn Peters
Hajime Kanda
Julian Ledesma
Chloe Thomson
Edited byPrerna Saigal
Mat Evans
Sofia Subercaseaux
Junichi Ito
Sebastian Schjaer
Arttu Salmi
Music byKaran Kulkarni
Kim Green
Danny Bensi
Susumu Akizuki
Lynn Fainchtein
Production
companies
Viacom Media Networks
Rei Cine
Cowboy Films
Scarlett Pictures
Phantom Films
Diroriro, Nikkatsu Corporation
Django Film
Release date
  • 26 April 2016 (2016-04-26)
(Tribeca Film Festival)
Running time
98 minutes
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
India
Australia
Argentina
Japan
LanguageEnglish

Madly is a 2016 English-language international anthology film. The film, composed of six segments, features casts and crews from countries that include Australia, Chile, India, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Madly was conceived and produced by Nusrat Durrani, [1] then general manager at MTV network.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Plot

"Clean Shaven"

Archana is a woman who is forced into a conservative married life. When her husband realizes that she has shaved her pubis, he decides to imprison her as a punishment.

"Afterbirth"

A mother struggles to recognize her newborn son as a human creature.

"Dance Dance Dance"

Rio, a young break dancer from the Bronx is rejected by his family after telling them that he is gay. He is forced to leave his parents' house and live on the streets.

"Love of Love"

Members of a close-knit Japanese clan end up performing an orgy in a sordid a sex club.

"Love of my life"

Flashbacks evoke the story of a long relationship.

"I do"

A young bride has a panic attack shortly before celebrating her wedding. What helps her is an unexpected encounter with a man from her past.

Segments, directors and cast

Clean Shaven by Anurag Kashyap Afterbirth by Mia Wasikowska Dance Dance Dance by Sebastián Silva Love of Love by Sion Sono The Love of My Life by Gael García Bernal I Do by Natasha Khan
  • Lex Santos as Rio
  • Antonio Stewart as Diami
  • Marshall Brando as Rio's father
  • Ami Tomite as Mio
  • Dai Hasegawa as Shota
  • Yuki Sakurai as Sayaka
  • Eita Okuno as Takunya
  • Justina Bustos
  • Pablo Seijo
  • Tamsin Topolski as Nora

Reception

David Ehrlich of Indie Wire said that "The film, like love itself, is inconsistent and hard to define. The film, like love itself, is also hard to resist". [2] Kenji Fushima of Slant Magazine wrote that "Madly broadly tackles the subject of love without, even at its least successful, stooping to the dire, barrel-scraping cultural condescension of Rio, I Love You ". [3] Jay Weissberg of Variety opined that "Like most compilation projects, the effort yields an uneven anthology with little thematic glue holding it together, although for the most part, the six shorts could stand alone and overall quality is high". [4] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "Uneven in the way of so many cinematic anthologies, this is a more artistically ambitious collection than most, even if its aspirations aren’t always fulfilled". [5] Patricia Contino of The Upcoming ave the film 3 stars out of 5 andopined that "On the whole Madly is an ambitious project of compelling filmmaking and storytelling – and instead of one worthwhile film, there are several!" [6] TV Guide said of the film: "this compilation resonates as a portrait of how we love today." [7]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryAwardeeResult
2017 Tribeca Film Festival Award Best Actress in an International Narrative Feature Film Radhika Apte Won [8] [9]

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References

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