Soongava: Dance of the Orchids (Nepali: सुनगाभा, translit. Soongava) is a 2012 Nepalese drama film written and directed by Subarna Thapa. It is Nepal's first lesbian film.[1] The film was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[2] but it was not nominated.
| Soongava: Dance of the Orchids | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Subarna Thapa |
| Written by | Subarna Thapa |
| Starring | Saugat Malla Deeya Maskey |
| Cinematography | Sara Cornu |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Nepal |
| Language | Nepali |
Cast
edit- Saugat Malla as Milan
- Deeya Maskey as Diya
- Nisha Adhikari as Kiran
Reception
editBoyd van Hoeij writing for Variety, said the acting and technical aspects are passable, Hoeij further added "Unfortunately, the well-intentioned pic’s highly melodramatic (if tonally very serious) plotting and focus on a conservative, family-oriented society won’t do much to convince local queer youths that it does get better".[3] Clarence Tsui of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "It's true that Soongava is not exactly an epic tragedy in terms of story and look".[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Soongava: Dance of the Orchids". psfilmfest. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "Soongava: Nepal's entry to the Oscars". ekantipur. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Hoeij, Boyd van (30 January 2013). "Soongava: Dance of the Orchids". Variety. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Soongava: Dance of the Orchids: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. October 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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