An Easy Life

At first glance, this is an ordinary youth film from the second half of the 1950s, and at second glance, a unique look at contemporary college life. In just five years since Tomorrow, People Will Be Dancing Everywhere was released, times have changed somewhat, with students of national history being replaced by students of Indian classical literature. The forthcoming thesis on Indian music theory is just the icing on the cake. The main characters are so heavily drawn from life that at times it felt like a feature documentary. An unexpectedly strong mirror of today. It’s just too bad about the violent ending. (13.06.2016)