Five by four (the five string quartet)
Description
An intimate group of five girls embark on the different paths of their lives after college but remain steadfast friends. Their stories are told in a series of four episodic stories, over the course of ten years: Shruti meets a stranger and must decide if she believes in love at first sight; Namita and Meera are best friends and business partners, who get caught in a love triangle with their mutual friend, Nayan; Aishwarya struggles to believe that love and happiness are within her reach in spite of her unfortunate past; Shikha moves to America for work and is caught between cultural identities, but decides only to marry on her own terms. With this film, filmmaker Roopa Swaminathan aims to experiment with and specialize in alternative story structures. Swaminathan went on to write about her experience making "Five by Four" in her national award winning book, "Stardust." Festivals: Shanghai International Film Festival; Chennai International Film Festival; Atlanta Indo-American Film Festival; Ashdod International Film Festival.
Runtime
86 min
Creator
Swaminathan, Roopa. drt
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Date of Publication
2003
Database
Alexander Street
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