Naalu
Pennungal
(Four
Women),
master
auteur
Adoor
Gopalakrishnan's
celebrated
film
about
a
virgin
(Geetu
Mohandas),
a
prostitute
(Padmapriya),
a
housewife
(Manju
Pillai)
and
a
spinster
(Nandita
Das)
will
be
screened
at
the
Viennale,
the
largest
and
most
exciting
film
event
in
Austria
that
opens
in
Vienna
on
October
17.
Gopalakrishnan
will
answer
questions
about
the
film
after
the
screening.
"A
couple
of
my
films
have
been
shown
in
Vienna
in
the
past.
But
this
is
the
first
time
I
am
accompanying
my
film
Naalu
Pennungal
to
the
Viennale.
This
is
indeed
a
privilege
and
honour
for
me
and
I
look
forward
to
discussing
my
work
with
the
audience," Gopalakrishnan
said.
Naalu
Pennungal
is
the
adaptation
of
four
short
stories
written
by
Jnanapith
award
winner
Thakazhi
Sivasankara
Pillai.
It
has
already
been
screened
at
over
20
international
film
festivals.
Its
world
premiere
was
at
the
Toronto
International
Film
in
September
2007
and
it
was
later
screened
at
the
51st
London
film
festival.
During
the
festival,
about
300
features,
documentaries
and
short
films
will
be
screened
from
around
the
world.
Mumbai-based
filmmaker
Nishtha
Jain's
extraordinary
documentary
Lakshmi
and
Me
that
explores
the
relationship
between
the
filmmaker
and
her
domestic
help
will
be
screened
in
the
documentary
section.