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Amma Ariyan / Bericht Für Eine Mutter die ihn zum Selbstmord veranlaßt haben, AMMA ARIYAN (Bericht für eine Mutter) gibt Purushan seine Reise nach Delhi auf. Indien 19B6. Produktion: Odessa Movies; Ein befreundetetr Journalist bringt ihn zu Regie, Buch Script John Abraham; Kamera; einem Arzt ins Krankenhaus, dessen Personal Venu, Ton. Ksishnanunm , Musik: Sunitha; sich aus Protest gegen die Privatisierung Lieder: klassische indische Lieder, der medizinischen Ausbildung im Streik be• gesungen von Umbai und Nazim; Ausstattung. findet. In Begleitung der beiden trifft Pu• Ramesh, Schnitt: ßeena; Regieassistent: rushan mit Balettan zusammen, einem alten Praksh Mencn, Kostüme: Ramachandren; Kommunisten. Ein Hinweis führt zum näch• Darsteller; Joy Mathew (Purushan), Maji sten. Balöttan glaubt, daß der junge Mann Veniketsh (Paru), Nilamboor Balan ein wrindagam-Spieler ist, der den Gitarri• (Balettan), Harinarayanan (Hari), sten Satyajit immer zu begleiten pflegte. Satyajit erkennt seinen Freund Hari augen• Kunhulakshmi Amma (Purushans Mutter), blicklich wieder. Als die Gruppe nach Co- Iringal Narayani (Haris Mutter), Nazim chrin aufbricht, um die Mutter des toten (Satyajit), Ramachandran Mokeri Jungen zu benachrichtigen, schließen sich (Ramachandran), Kallai Balan (Rajettan), ihnen unterwegs immer mehr Menschen an. Thomas (Thomas), Sobhindran, Venu C. Menon, überall, in Calicut, Beypore, Crannangcre, Ramesh, Sasi, Sathyan, Ayyappan. Trichur, Kottapuram, Vypin und schließlich Chandrababu. Ani 1 Kumas, Iyyakku, Moosa, Fort Cochin stoßen sie auf Leute, die Han Roghu, -Soorjith, Rasheed, Azeez, Rajan, gekannt haben. Durch ihre Erinnerungen und Zuhaib, Stella, Venu, Rajappan Reminiszenzen kommt Licht in seine etwas Originalfassung (Malayalami mit englischen trübe Vergangenheit. Die krausen Überzeu• Lintert ite In gungen, das rätselhafte Engagement, die po• Format. 35mm, Schwarzwei8 litisch-anarchistischen Phantasien eines Länge: 115 Minuten jungen Mannes, der sich am Ende umbringt, werden eingewoben in die zeitgenössische Innalt Sozialgeschichte Keralas. Der Film stellt persönliche Meinungen und Gedanken neben 'Niemand ist eine Insel' - das ist.der rote dokumentierte zeitkritische Themen, wich• Fad6n, der sich durch die vielsagende Ei— tige Ereignisse und wirkliche Menschen (den zähluns von AMMA ARIYAN zieht. Der Film, in Streik der Steinbrucharbeiter z.B.), ver• der Form eines offenen Briefes, den ein mittelt Einblicke und Erkenntnisse in die Sohn an seine Mutter schreibt, verwebt Fak• historische Vergangeheit des Landes, das ten, Fiktion und Fragmente der Erinnerung sie durchfahren und stellt Querverbindungen miteinander. Der Protagonist sucht die zur Mikrostruktur der globalen Wirklichkeit Identität und Herkunft eines ihm seltsam her. vertraut erscheinenden jungen Mannes zu Während die jungen Männer auf Haris Mutter eruieren, der sich umgebracht hat. Die warten, versuchen sie die Ereignisse zu Nachforschungen führen den jungen Studenten analysieren. Sie diskutieren und gestehen Purushan von den nördlichen Hochebenen Ke- die Fehler und romantischen Fluchtphanta• ralas bis zur südlichen Hafenstadt Coctinn. sien der extremistischen Bewegung ein. Purushan geht von zu Hause fort und ver• Das Geld für diesen Schwarzweißfilm stammt spricht seiner alten Mutter, ihr regelmäßig von Tausenden von Menschen, die zwei oder zu schreiben. Unterwegs trifft er Paru, zehn Rupien gezahlt oder Anteile in Höhe eine Freundin, die gerade ihre Doktorarbeit von 100 Rupien gezeichnet hatten. Das An• über den Begriff der Muttergöttin schreibt. liegen der Produzenten, Odessa Movies, ist (Dieses Thema wird erneut von Purushans es, eine Volksbewegung für den guten Film Mutter aufgegriffen, die Passagen aus der zu initiieren. AMMA ARIYAN ist Odessas er• Devi Bhagavatam vorliest, einer heiligen stes Filmprodukt für die Bewegung - von der Schrift zum Lobe der Muttergöttin in ihren Bewegung. gütigen und destruktiven Aspekten. Unterwegs wird Purushans Jeep von der Poli• Aus; Indien Cinema, New Delhi, 1986 zei zum Abtransport der Leiche des jungen Mannes beschlagnahmt, die sie in einem Baum * hängend gefunden haben. Um die Identität des jungen Mannes herauszufinden, der ihm "Selbst wenn ich hungern und sterben muß, seltsam bekannt erscheint, und die Gründe, ich werde nie kommerzielle Filme drehen. Ich habe dieses Medium gewählt, um mit dem Volk zu kommunizieren. Ich habe nicht ein• mal ein Dach über dem Kopf. Ich weiß, was 86 es heißt zu hungern. Aber ich will die Art dar Frauenkampf im Matanchery, den Ausstand von Filmen drehen, die mir gefallen." der Mediziner gegen die Privatisierung des John Abraham Medizinstudiums, die Alkoholtragödie in Vy- pen und der Todesschrei der im Hof des Ge• Aus: Cinema in India, Bombay, Juli/Sept. richts gemordeten unschuldigen Fischer, all 1987 das wird in dem Film gezeigt. Auch die Bru• talität der Polizei und die Korruption. * Undatierter Artikel aus einer indischen Zeitung, 1986 John Abraham über AMMA ARIYAN * Dieser Film ist eine Analyse der extremi• stischen Bewegung in Kerala Ende der 70er (...) Jener Geist und jene Gesinnung, die Jahre. Viele meiner engsten Freunde aus den jungen Protagonisten bewegen, haben ih• dieser Extremistengruppe begingen in jener ren Ursprung in dem unbedingten Glauben an Zeit Selbstmord. Sie waren hochintel1igent, die Macht der Mutter und die Macht des Mar• sensibel und hatten einen hochentwickelten xismus. Sinn für Ästhetik. Ihr Tod ließ mir keine Der Titel selbst ist eine Beschwörung der Ruhe und veranlaßte mich, diesen Film zu Mutter. Wie auch die Technik des ungenann• drehen. ten Erzählers, dessen dokumentarischer Kom• Ich meine, Filme sollten das Volk anspre• mentar einen bekenntnishaften Tor, annimmt. chen - und das Volk sollte durch den Film In der Anfangseinstellung sieht man, wie eine Stimme bekommen. Die filmische Erfah• Purushan, nach seiner Rückkehr von der täg• rung und das Filmerlebnis sollte das ge• lichen rituellen Waschung, Abschied nimmt sellschaftliche Bewußtsein des Publikums von seiner Mutter. Viele der jungen Männer, vergrößern. Durch Odessa werde ich meine die ihn auf seiner Reise zu Haris Mutter F-ilme dem Volk zeigen. Wenn sie kein Geld begleiten, verabschieden sich auf gleiche haben, zeige ich sie umsonst. Weise von ihren Müttern. Diese nie senti• AMMA ARIYAN ist der offene Brief eines ver• mentalen, ja sogar emotionslosen Ab• wöhnten Kindes an seine Mutter; er ist auch schiedsszenen sind geprägt von der reinen ein Brief all jener aus meiner Generation, Schlichtheit einer schicksalhaften Tren• die sich mitteilen Können. Ich schreibe in nung. Daher kommt das Ende nicht als Über• ihrem Namen an Mutter. raschung, sondern als schicksalhafter Voll• zug (Haris Mutter erhält die Nachricht vom Aus: Indian Cinema; New Delhi, 1986 Tode des Sohnes und fragt die Freundes• gruppe: "Selbstmord, nicht wahr?"). John Abraham ergreift nicht Partei. Die do• kumentarische Methode distanziert den Zu• Kritik; schauer und verleiht dem Film selbst dort eine Brechtsche epische Qualität, wo Orte (...) Der Film hat keine lineare Erzähl• und Ereignisse aus historischer Sicht dar• struktur. Er reflektiert den Zynismus,- die gestellt werden, wie z. B. bei den Verwei• Hoffnungen und Bestrebungen der heutigen sen auf die phonizischen Händler und auf Jugend. Man kann sehen, daß der Film in ho• Vasco da Gama. Daß er darüber hinaus die hem Maße von den Werken früherer Meister turbulenten Ereignisse der 70er Jahre in wie Godard und Fellini beeinflußt ist. Es Kerala aufgreift, verleiht den Oistanzie- gibt darin lange Passagen des Schweigens, rungstechniken umso größere Wirkung. Es ist das, wie John sagt, durchsetzt ist mit mu• die penible Handhabung dieser Methode, die sikalischen Noten. Die Musik, die wir hö• es Abraham ermöglicht, alle Widerspruche zu ren, sind Auszuge aus den Werken von Mozart einem zusammenhängenden Ganzen zu verweben. und Bach, gesbielt von Yehudi Menuhin. John Es gibt kaum einen Trick des Gewerbes, den sagt von seinen Filmen, es seien 'filmische Abraham nicht anwendet: Toneffekte (die Filme'. ("Nicht literarischer, theatrali• Ironie des Schreies des Neugeborenen, als scher oder kommerzieller Film. Es ist wirk• Purushan Nachforschungen über den toten lich filmischer Fi Im.")(...) Sohn anstellt); eingängige Symbolik (die Der Film hält die Auseinandersetzungen der kleine Puppe, die an den Haaren aufgehängt 70er Jahre ebenso fest wie manche der heu• hinter der Windschutzscheibe eines Autos tigen Unruhen. Der Streik der Granitarbei• hängt, während im Dialog von Jugendlichen ter in Irgalpara, die Unruhen in Kodupuram die Rede ist, die sich aufhängen); Musik gegen das Zurückhalten von Lebensmitteln, (die Raserei der Trommeln, die sakrosankte 87 Edakkai, die Sinnlichkeit der Hindustani- fand eine Menge von Jukti... in AMMA ARIYAN Lieder); Understatement (Marxisten fol• wieder. ternde Polizisten), aber vor allem Bilder voller Gemächlichkeit, hinter der sich die J.Abraham: Ich wollte einen mit einer poli• wachsende Unzufriedenheit der sensiblen Ju• tischen Bewegung in Zusammenhang stehenden gendlichen verbirgt. Zwischenfall schildern. Ein Selbstmord ge• Der Film ist eine Art neuzeitlicher 'Pil- schieht, und ein Junge berichtet seiner grim's Progress' und vermittelt die große Mutter von seinem Erlebnis, viele Dinge er• Ernsthaftigkeit und den großen Glauben de• eignen sich während dieser Reise. So habe rer., die die Pilgerfahrt unternahmen. ich den Film aufgebaut. Ich glaube nicht, daß es Brüche in der Erzählung gibt; die T.M.P. Nedugadi, in: Cinema in India, Bom• Struktur ist so angelegt. Sie folgt keiner bay , Januar 1987 chronologischen
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