KAMA SUTRA
A film review by Michael Redman
Copyright 1997 Michael Redman
*** (out of ****)
Although the plot (commoner and princess vie for the affection of a king) comes straight from a Harlequin romance, this Indian film is so rich with sensuality and lush richness that it is a joy to behold.
Directed by Mira Nair (Salaam Bombay!, Mississippi Masala), the tale follows two young girls Maya (Indira Varma) and Princess Tara (Sarita Choudhury) as they mature in the ways of sex and politics. Tara marries Raj Singh (Naveen Andrews) but not before Maya seduces him the night before.
On her wedding day, Maya tells her "All my life I have lived with your used things. Now something I have used is your forever." Tara is not too happy with this turn of events and Maya is banished from the village.
Wandering through 16th century India, she comes upon royal sculptor who turns her on to a Kama Sutra class. This prepares her for her new occupation as courtesan to the same king that her childhood friend married.
The story isn't much, but the costumes and sets are grand. The real star of the film is the erotic love-making. The scenes are hot without being explicit, sweaty without being offensive and certainly qualify as some of the best filmed sex scenes to hit the cinema. See it and take a close personal friend.
[This appeared in the 5/2/97 "Bloomington Voice", Bloomington, Indiana. Michael Redman can be reached at mredman@bvoice.com ]
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