Mr. and Mrs. Iyer by Aparna Sen October 16, 2003

Mr. and Mrs. Iyer by Aparna Sen (2002, 115 min.). A conservative Tamil Brahmin woman (Konkana Sensharma) and her baby are helped by a cosmopolitan Muslim photographer (Rahul Bose) as they travel by bus to Calcutta. Their journey is violently disrupted when riots erupt in the area. Posing as a Hindu family, the unlikely threesome attempt to make it to their destination. Aparna Sen?s critically and popularly acclaimed film sensitively portrays the complexities of life in multicultural India. In English and other languages with English subtitles.
Tickets: MFA members, seniors, and students $8; general admission $9.