(This happens several times it never occurs to anyone to stand, distribute their weight evenly, and aim for the center of their target.)Ī byproduct of "Mountains of the Moon" lacking the narrative drive to be a successful adventure movie is that it allows for far too much time to contemplate some of the less savory aspects of the genre. Continuing the litany would be gratuitous except to point out one recurrent peculiarity, which is that the world of "Mountains of the Moon" is one in which guns can apparently only be fired after running slowly for five minutes and then jumping, twisting backward, and firing two shots that miss by a mile. The pacing is the direct antithesis of what normally induces the excitement of adventure. I have admittedly not seen Kamaleswar Mukherjee's first two films, and so can't speak to whether this is an issue with his filmmaking in general, or whether this is specific to the challenges of working on a larger-than-customary scale in a foreign country, but literally every aspect of the work he does in "Mountains of the Moon" fails. Where the film stumbles-or more accurately, never stands up at all-is in the direction. The guilelessness of the presentation is as well, aided immensely by a sincere and warm performance as Shankar by Dev, one of the biggest stars of the Tollywood (that's the Bengali Hollywood) film industry and rightfully so. Hanneli Slabber, country manager of South Africa Tourism said, "We have received a lot of queries and there is a huge interest because of the movie.Considering that "one of the most expensive Bengali-language films ever made" cost a mere $2.5 million US, beating it up over the terrible digital FX would be a little unfair, especially considering that some of the effects, like a particularly lengthy volcanic eruption, look faintly Ray Harryhausen-esque if you squint, which is an asset to the type of old-fashioned adventure picture "Chander Pahar" sets out to be. Kamaleshwar Mukherjee's film, the most expensive Bengali celluloid outing till date, was filmed for 45 days in the 'Rainbow Nation'.īased on author Bibhutibhushan Banerjee's novel, the movie was shot in locales like the Kruger National Park, Kalahari Desert, jungles of Mpumalanga, Elands River valley, Blyde River Canyon and the majestic Drakensberg Mountains. Shot extensively in South Africa, Bengali blockbuster film Chander Pahar (Mountain of the Moon) has generated huge interest among travellers from West Bengal, said a South African tourism official. Among the four metropolitan cities of Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore, the eastern metropolis ranks fourth in terms of number of tourists visiting South Africa."We are working with Bengal tourism officials to help them put together various packages and options," Hanneli Slabber said.The movie, which released December last year, has created a "tremendous" awareness about the variety the African country has to offer.Hanneli Slabber, country manager of South Africa Tourism said, "We have received a lot of queries and there is a huge interest because of the movie.".Based on author Bibhutibhushan Banerjee's novel, the movie was shot in locales like the Kruger National Park, Kalahari Desert, jungles of Mpumalanga, Elands River valley, Blyde River Canyon and the majestic Drakensberg Mountains.Kamaleshwar Mukherjee's film, the most expensive Bengali celluloid outing till date, was filmed for 45 days in the 'Rainbow Nation'.Shot extensively in South Africa, Bengali blockbuster film Chander Pahar (Mountain of the Moon) has generated huge interest among travellers from West Bengal, said a South African tourism official.
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