TWO TALES OF FILIAL LOVE...AND MUCH MORE!
Will Durant, an American writer, historian and philosopher, said: “ Family is the nucleus of civilization ”. Well...that is exactly what Harivu (' ಹರಿವು ' meaning 'flow')– an offbeat, “national-award-winning” Kannada film– explores. Specifically, the flick examines deeply, and splendidly too, the spectrum of emotions that underpin “father-son” relationships. It weaves myriad strands of joy and sorrow; of love and care; and of hope and dreams to portray the tapestry of family life on the silver screen. The plot, based on Dr. Asha Benakappa's report of a true story, threads together the lives of two strangers on a road journey– one, a poor farmer who's in Bengaluru for the treatment of his son suffering from a serious illness; the other, a young media professional whose father is hospitalised with a life-threatening condition. Manso Re, the director, takes you on a melancholic roller-coaster ride, in which poverty is pitted against human dignity; and,...