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Rat-Trap (1981) [Second Run #027] [Re-UP]

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Date: 10 Jun 2015 13:43:00
Rat-Trap (1981) [Second Run #027] [Re-UP]

Rat-Trap (Elippathayam) (1981)
DVD9 | ISO+MDS | PAL 4:3 | Cover | 01:55:53 | 5,67 Gb
Audio: Malayalam AC3 2.0 @ 256 Kbps | Subtitles: English
Genre: Art-house, Drama | Second Run #027

Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Stars: Jalaja, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Rajam K. Nair

Arguably the true heir to Satyajit Ray, Adoor Gopalakrishnan is regarded as one of India’s most outstanding filmmakers and Rat-Trap was the first film to bring him widespread international acclaim.

Remarkable for its focus on characterization and detail, Rat-Trap is set in rural Kerala. Its story concerns Unni, the last male-heir of a feudal and decaying joint family. His inability to accept the socio-economic changes of a new society result in his gradual withdrawal into a metaphorical rat-trap sprung from his own isolation and paranoia. The decline is vividly told, with colour and music used as a striking and significant constituent of the film’s thematic development.

This is the first-ever DVD release of this award-winning and important Indian film.

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Adoor Gopalakrishnan, for long regarded as one of India's pre-eminent film-makers, has not always received the attention he has deserved as far as commercial distribution in the West is concerned. This is as much because of the restrictive systems operating in the West as of any difficulties that might be apparent in his work. But it is certainly true that the South Indian cinema, particularly that of Kerala, is not so easily understood in Europe and America as is that emanating from Bengal or, of course, Bollywood.

Rat-Trap (1981) [Second Run #027] [Re-UP]

Yet Adoor's films have been celebrated with retrospectives and tributes in both Europe and America at festivals and in non-commercial outlets. He is recognised by cineastes as a film-maker with a unique style and the force and compassion to go with it. No other Indian film-maker has been so consistently assured and so determined, whatever the circumstances, to hold to his cinematic and moral principles. In today's climate, that is particularly admirable. But it doesn't make for an easy life as an artist when commercial interests are seen to dominate more and more. This is true all over the world, and in India too. Even Kerala is infected by the bug of the facile, and the idea that nothing is any good unless it makes money. Adoor has always stood for different values, and his obstinacy has paid ample dividends with a body of work, not yet completed, which will undoubtedly stand the test of time.

Rat-Trap (1981) [Second Run #027] [Re-UP]

Such film-makers should be cherished rather than ignored and Adoor has certainly been rewarded with the praise and prestige he deserves. I could only wish that there was an even wider audience for his films because they speak to ordinary people just as well as to cineastes. They come from deep inside his own culture but, unlike those films which desperately seek to reach audiences by denying their own sources and becoming ‘international’, they speak eloquently to other cultures as well. This is because they are not closed to outsiders, however subtle they are in examining Kerala's social, political and cultural history. They invariably contain some of the eternal verities of our existence, and they do so with a humanity and skill that is not easily matched. There are a few other directors who work has the same strength and purpose. But all too few, and I honour him both as a man and a director who has never given up and will never give in to those who would have him compromise his principles.
Second Run
Rat-Trap (1981) [Second Run #027] [Re-UP]

A brilliant character study.
Sight & Sound
Gopalakrishnan constructs his film like a cinematic rondo, making every composition and every camera movement count.
Tony Rayns, Time Out
(Adoor) is to my mind the most original and imaginative filmmaker. Humanist to the core and realist by conviction…
Mrinal Sen
Rat-Trap (1981) [Second Run #027] [Re-UP]

Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan has been compared to Satyajit Ray, but Ray never had a film as enigmatic and free from narrative structure as this. I would say it’s closer to Ghatak, although less formally playful (although the heightened sound effects and eerie, dissonant score are there). Or perhaps Mrinal Sen. At times I thought of Weerasethakul (mysterious, quiet moments), Haneke (slow disintegration of a closed societal unit) and Buñuel (sly political satire). It is certainly one of the strangest Indian films I’ve ever seen, one that is begging to be decoded but also entrancing when appreciated on a surface level. There are highlighted items that may or may not have symbolic value… the flashlight, certainly, but what of the iron? And are the rats one of many punishments against Unni, or are the other inconveniences, impositions and tragedies some form of cosmic retribution for the first rat?

Rat-Trap (1981) [Second Run #027] [Re-UP]

At least one major theme is the feudalist treatment of women. Unni does absolutely nothing except pamper himself. He relies mostly on Rajamma to feed him, prepare his bath water, and chase away intrusive cows. The sisters are color-coded. Janamma wears green to show her as a practical person. Sridevi wears red, the color of revolt. And Rajamma wears blue, a symbol of gentleness and submission. It is she who suffers the most under Unni’s reign of the household, quietly standing by while he dismisses potential husbands for her.

Rat-Trap (1981) [Second Run #027] [Re-UP]

This movie really crept under my skin from the get-go. It mixes a placid mood with light humor and ominous, haunting dread. I’m not entirely sure what to make of all of it — the ending alone raises many questions — but that’s often the sort of film I’m drawn to. It’s a wonderful movie that I don’t think I’ll soon forget, potentially one of my new favorites. Very nice cinematography with simple but thoughtful compositions and vibrant use of color, and the soundtrack as mentioned is quite offbeat. Excellent performances as well, particularly Sharada. I’ll be keeping my eyes open for more by Gopalakrishnan.
Martin Teller's Movie Reviews
Rat-Trap (1981) [Second Run #027] [Re-UP]

Special Features:
- Newly filmed interview with director Adoor Gopalakrishnan (21:47, in English)
- New digital transfer with restored image and sound, approved by the director
- New and improved English subtitle translation

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