Exploring Dreams and Reality in 'All We Imagine as Light'
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Vulture
Payal Kapadia's film "All We Imagine As Light" offers a poetic and intimate portrayal of Mumbai, focusing on the lives of three women working in a hospital. The film, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes, explores themes of loneliness, forbidden love, and displacement, set against the backdrop of a city depicted as both dreamlike and illusory. As the protagonists leave Mumbai for a coastal town, the narrative shifts towards magical realism, highlighting the tension between reality and fantasy.