Clyde Coffee and The Roxy Theater are thrilled to present Cinema Abroad. A new series of classic and contemporary foreign films.
The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne) has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens. Outraged, Bhuvan (Aamir Khan), a rebellious farmer, rallies the villagers to publicly oppose the tax. Russell offers a novel way to settle the dispute: he challenges Bhuvan and his men to a game of cricket, a sport completely foreign to India. If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed. A dazzling cinematic throwback to the best of Bollywood, Lagaan was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2002 Academy Awards.
"a carnivalesque genre packed with romance, swordplay and improbable song-and-dance routines" - New York Times
"Lagaan is an enormously entertaining movie, like nothing we've ever seen before, and yet completely familiar... At the same time, it's a memory of the films we all grew up on, with clearly defined villains and heroes, a romantic triangle, and even a comic character who saves the day. Lagaan is a well-crafted, hugely entertaining epic that has the spice of a foreign culture." - Roger Ebert
