NEW DELHI: Writer-director Varun Grover, who has turned guest curator for streamer MUBI’s latest ‘Hand-picked by’ edition, says he wanted to explore various aspects of the theme of ‘coming of age’ through his selection of eight films, which includes “Gamak Ghar”, “Joyland”, and “Cleo from 5 to 7”.
The phrase ‘coming of age’ is largely used to describe a journey undertaken by children and teenagers, but Grover said he has “broadened” the ambit to show transition of both people and places.
“‘Coming of age’ has come to be associated with stories of adolescence and teenage. But I wanted to view the topic a bit broadly and include films which are coming of age of not just kids or people but sometimes of places also,” Grover told PTI in an interview.
