tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post5903394221224213928..comments2023-11-22T04:10:49.266-05:00Comments on Dispatches from Zembla: Angels in AmericaAlokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-24233336773444128932007-05-19T22:34:00.000-05:002007-05-19T22:34:00.000-05:00Yes in particular terms it does seem a little anac...Yes in particular terms it does seem a little anachronistic. Gay-rights activism has indeed come a long way since the 80s but it makes a lot of some general points about historical progress, exclusionary politics etc too. The second part is also very good. I still find it difficult to believe that it came on a mainstream TV channel!Alokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-72007581952663559872007-05-19T21:28:00.000-05:002007-05-19T21:28:00.000-05:00I have only seen Part I after hearing Tony Kushner...I have only seen Part I after hearing Tony Kushner's interview on NPR. The film offers quite a brilliant insight into a rather ugly face of American Politics in the 1980s.That was when identity politics was at its peak.I thought it would be quite depressing but it was quite addictive. There is this anachronistic aspect of timeframes between the play and the miniseries, what was a burning issue in the 70s and 80s seem less urgent today. Analogically speaking, if Ghatak had made Meghe dhaka tara today I doubt if it would have made an impact.Vidya Jayaramanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878238708389655574noreply@blogger.com