'Lust Stories' is honest and messy, and Indian cinema needs more of it

As Indian cinema's worldwide audience grows, most people are acquainted exclusively with Bollywood – Hindi-language romantic dramas full of dazzling song-and-dance numbers that may or may not be related to plot. 

But Indian cinema has always been more than that, just as Italian film extends beyond neorealism or and the French New Wave is just one piece of a rich history. Cinephiles may know Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy, which offers a glimpse of the type of gritty auteurship that doesn't pay the Bollywood bills, but speaks to some truly fine artistry. Indian short films remain a source of this ingenuity and excellence, and Netflix's Lust Stories is a fresh new installment.  Read more...

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