2006-Jul-5 - "Man Push Cart", Cart Rolls
Last week I took in Man Push Cart at the L.A. Film Fest. Ramin Bahrani's film (he wrote, produced, directed, and edited it- now that's indie filmmaking) is a poignant offering of one man's isolation in the New York metropolis.
The character of Ahmad, played subtly and deftly by Ahmad Razvi, awakes every morning at 3 and takes the train from Brooklyn to Manhattan where he mans a breakfast cart for the city's suits and other assorted morning types. This in itself would be quite a daunting task for most of us. However, Ahmad has also lost his wife only a year before and his mother-in-law blames him for her daughter's death. Because of this, he is prevented from seeing his son but once in a great while. As if all of this weren't enough, he has tasted success as a former Pakistani rock singer, but that life is long behind him.
Right off the bat, Bahrani effects a dizzying, frenetic atmosphere through liberal use of close ups, camera jitters, and quick cuts giving us a feel for the hectic pace of Ahmad's worklife. It is only in a few varied moments throughout the film that things slow down for Ahmad: when he does see his son, when he plays with a stray kitten he has taken in, when he hikes in the woods with his friends.
As his story plays out, it is hard not to root for Ahmad. However, he isn't purely sympathetic. He does make some bad choices, though these choices are caused by his confusion over how to deal with his lot in life.
What I really admired about Man Push Cart was its execution. It has the look of a film with a budget exponentially greater. One wonders how much guerrilla filmmaking took place on the busy Manhattan thoroughfares.
The only critique I'd have of the film is its tendency to be repetitive in depicting Ahmad's routine. But, this of course was Bahrani's purpose.
One image, that's difficult not to be consumed by, is Ahmad's wrestling with his cart. In one scene it seems he is almost in the middle of the street about to be engulfed by garbage trucks and buses.
BEER RATING: Yeti Beer- a delightful Indian brew- I don't know any Pakistani beers (7.5 out of 10).
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