Padmaavat
पद्मावत
2018IndiaLanguage: hiDirected by Sanjay Leela Bhansali★ 6.9
Available in English: subtitled
Rajputana, India, 13th century. The tyrannical usurper Alauddin Khilji, sultan of Delhi, becomes obsessed with Queen Padmavati, wife of King Ratan Singh of Mewar, and goes to great lengths to satisfy his greed for her.
Themes and style
Tone
hauntingmelancholicbrutaltense
Pacing
slow burnescalatingmethodical
Story
pursuitsiegewarsurvival
Emotion
all-consuming loveloyalty under pressuresacrificefiguring out who you are
Themes
men and women navigating expectationsnational identityreligion and faithcolonial historyclass and money
Feel
crowd pleasergut punchquietly hauntingdiscussion startercathartic
Violence
moderate