Frozen

I saw this movie on a DVD. Initially i was expecting something adventurous , but as the movie goes on it reveals that its a realistic kind of dreamy harsh cinema which focuses on the hard lifestyle of persons(who lived in mountains). it also shows that its really hard to maintain the balance between our inner thoughts and outer world. "FROZEN" that's what the title is!! completely fits in that word. the best part in this was cinematography, Shanker Raman had beautifully captured the emotions and moods of nature as well as humans. everybody had good presence on screen except Gauri - Lasya. but may be we can compromise because it is completely a cinematographer's cinema. story and screenplay are just average. If you want to experience the life on an Indian mountain, then simply go for it.. really a good work in Indian cinema...!!!!

I had the chance to watch this film at DIFF, and it turned out to be a bad chance. Be it a Black and white film doesn't make it look great or add any value when the script is so vague and boring. The philosophy behind it isn't interesting at all. The director, who turned out to have a hobby in photography and knows the place where the shot it very well, included in his first feature film a whole lot of childhood memories without even having a clear narrative story, a well built character or a good premise. It's crystal clear that he wanted to communicate all his feelings, which I totally understand, but it turned out to be a complete beautifully done disaster. I personally don't invite anyone to watch it, but maybe 20 minutes will be enough to watch some stunning B&W photography, and beautiful cast.

I've just seen this film at the London Film Festival and found it truly astonishing. Shot in winter high up in Ladakh (northern India), this black and white film from a first time director and cinematographer engages the eyes and the mind. The story concerns a family living at high altitude and heavily in debt. The father is old and the daughter a little wild. The army moves in to the area and everything shifts. Against this background a series of events unfold until a tragedy is triggered.

The cinematography is outstanding and the landscape revealed in a fashion I have never seen before. It looks unlike any other film of this region and is the better for it.

The music is an integral part of the experience and wisely sidesteps traditional choices for a contemporary soundtrack. Go see it. If you cannot see it on the big screen try to get a DVD!!!

AMAZING film. The B&W cinematography alone makes the film worth seeing, but the bleak yet beautiful depiction of a life and terrain few people ever lay eyes on just sweeten the pot. And the story, with its sparse dialog and intense narrative, provides a very compelling background to the magnificent shots that one after another steal the show. And the acting, down to the smallest roles, was spot on perfect. Amazing. Simply amazing. It was the best film I saw at Hawaii Intl. Film Festival 2007 (and I watched a lot), and easily one of the most beautiful films I've seen in recent years. The film compelled me enough to write my first review of any film on any site ever. Yes, it's really that good!

I heard about Frozen when it was winning awards all over the world and I was curious to watch the film.

Few years later I got the chance to see the film and realized it was nowhere near to all the hype it had generated.

The only good thing about the film was Danny's acting and his voice with heavy baritone and its cinematography by Shankar Raman.

The story it appears has been lifted from the Bimal Roy's film "Do Bigha Zameen" and is given a different twist.

An apricot Jam seller finds himself in the middle of a conundrum when his house falls in the way of army operations and they want him to leave the house and move somewhere else.

The story was good but the treatment was so boring that I slept twice during the film.

The film moves with the speed of snail pace.

Something I guess festival people loves. They love slow pace and films with metaphors and hidden meanings.

This film didn't have any.

I didn't like the film at all.

In the end the director tries to do a Schindler list while bring a color in the film and no one understands it why.

Not recommended.