Review: The Bengali Detective

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The Bengali Detective


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The effect does fine if the film’s function is as a character study (not to be mistaken, it is quite a character study), but it does detract from the other notable streams, to the point where the film’s raison d’être becomes forgettable. As an in-depth look at Bengali detectives’ day-to-day details, or the national dependence on Bollywood culture, the film sits a bit flat-footed; however, the emotional and free-spirited charms remain very prominent, and aren’t easily shaken.

Blake Williams
Blake Williams
Blake Williams is an avant-garde filmmaker born in Houston, currently living and working in Toronto. He recently entered the PhD program at University of Toronto's Cinema Studies Institute, and has screened his video work at TIFF (2011 & '12), Tribeca (2013), Images Festival (2012), Jihlava (2012), and the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley. Blake has contributed to IONCINEMA.com's coverage for film festivals such as Cannes, TIFF, and Hot Docs. Top Films From Contemporary Film Auteurs: Almodóvar (Talk to Her), Coen Bros. (Fargo), Dardennes (Rosetta), Haneke (Code Unknown), Hsiao-Hsien (Flight of the Red Balloon), Kar-wai (Happy Together), Kiarostami (Where is the Friend's Home?), Lynch (INLAND EMPIRE), Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs), Van Sant (Last Days), Von Trier (The Idiots)

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