Adoor’s Elippathayam (Rat Trap, 1982) is a masterclass in cultural semiotics. The film depicts a decaying feudal landlord, forever trying to catch a rat while the world moves on. The rat trap becomes a metaphor for the Nair joint family system collapsing under the weight of land reforms and the Communist movement that swept Kerala in 1957. You cannot understand this film unless you understand Kerala’s unique political history—the first democratically elected Communist government in the world.
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