Greetings from the snowy North! To close out the year, we sat down to discuss Uri Zohar's Peeping Toms, a cult classic of questionale taste, and talk beach life, nihilism, French new wave, speedos, Mediterannean masculinities and of course...no

Episode 13: Salah Shabati

Dec 7th, 2021 46m 37s

We're BAAACK! After much delay, we're finally back with season 2 of Calcutta Arthouse. This season, we move from the tropic heat of West Bengal to the humid shores of the Mediterannean, for a deep - but still irreverent - dive into the films o

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Episode 12: Choker Bali

Jul 17th, 2021 48m 16s

A special bonus episode! Just as we were about to despair, we found a copy of Choker Bali, the Aishwarya Rai Tagore movie, and so we sat down to discuss widowhood, tea, novelistic cinematography, and intertexuality. And of course, Pramit takes

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Episode 12: Chokher Bali

Jul 17th, 2021 43m 10s

Episode 11: Season Wrap-Up!

Jul 7th, 2021 1h 1m

It's been a hot minutes, but we are back with the season 1 finale! Pramit and Ayelet discuss the most memorable moments of each film, our favorites and least favorites, big surprises, and sound effects! We also tease our next season, coming soo

Episode 10: Pratidwandi and Padatik

May 13th, 2021 1h 10m

A double-header, biscuit round-up, and Naxalites. This week has something for everyone. If you want to help the unfolding COVID crisis in India, here are some suggestions: Tribal Connect: https://www.facebook.com/Tribal-Connect-10983165751164

Episode 9: Goopy Gyne Bhaga Byne

May 6th, 2021 49m 50s

Finally, a bit of comic relief! In this episode, we tackle West Bengal's beloved children's classic, Goopy Gyne Bhaga Byne, a tale of musicianship, adventure, and magic. We also take in the Mahabarata, funky outfits, experimental jazz, the Wiza

Episode 8: Charulata

Apr 22nd, 2021 1h 4m

Ayelet and Pramit sit down to discuss Charulata, probably our favorite movie so far. We take in wallpapers, politics, Hollywood glamour, the Bengal Renaissance, and get deep into triangles (so many triangles). We also bring a new - salacious! -

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Episode 7: The Big City

Apr 14th, 2021 1h

In today's episode, we discuss The Big City, get both feisty and political, plus a double biscuit feature! In a particularly irreverant departure, Ayelet demands a feminist remake starring Aishwarya Rai and Melissa McCarthy, and Pramit gets int

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Pick Ups 1: Devi

Apr 4th, 2021 25m

We're excited to introduce a new feature: Pick Ups! An occasional series of mini episodes, Pick Ups is the place for all (well, some) the clever things we should have said but didn't. In this episode, we revisit fan-favorite Devi, to discuss na

Episode 6: Cloud Capped Star

Mar 25th, 2021 59m 59s

In today's episode, Ayelet and Pramit welcome a new director to Calcutta Arthouse, and despite not having a new buiscuit to report, we do discuss hipster glassess, the Uselessness of Man, and showboating in a saree. And also TB, because there i

Episode 5: Devi

Mar 18th, 2021 1h 4m

Overcoming many technical obstacles, Ayelet and Pramit start out frivolously discussing casting options (Aishwarya Rai v. Liam Hemsworth), and conclude seriously by talking about the Abused Goddesses Campaign, mental health, and domestic abuse.

Episode 4: The Music Room

Mar 10th, 2021 1h 5m

Just in time for SXSW, we sit down to discuss the intersection of music, class and art. In addition, Pramit explores alternative spellings, Ayelet is feeling judgy, and we have opinions about biscuits.

Episode 3: Apur Sansar

Feb 24th, 2021 1h 12m

Back to normal programming, Ayelet and Pramit close out the Apu Trilogy with a robust discussion of colorization, cockroaches, flutes, and that Jimmy Anderson over. But especially flutes. Shownotes on our Twitter account: @ThatArthousePod.

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Federalize it! (or: The Snow)

Feb 20th, 2021 42m 2s

This is a special bonus episode, in which we talk about what has been going on in Texas over the last week, and how we survived it with the kids. Our tone is lighthearted as usual, but the tragedy here in Texas is real. If you can and want to h

Episode 2: Aparajito

Feb 11th, 2021 59m 40s

In our second episode, we take on Aparajito (1956), the second instalment of the Apu trilogy. Join us as we discuss tea making, Lady Bird river, our mothers, and go on a very opinionated tangent about daal.

Episode 1: Pather Panchali

Feb 5th, 2021 56m 25s

Kicking things off with the first of Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy, Ayelet and Pramit discuss color cinema, trains, poverty, gender, and, of course, Zootopia.

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Introducing Calcutta Arthouse

Feb 3rd, 2021 37m 44s

Welcome to Calcutta Arthouse, an irreverent and uniformed look at the Parallel Cinema of Bengal. Ayelet and Pramit discuss their movie viewing credentials (none), their plans for the podcast (many), their kids (feral), marxism (not really), and

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