Art for Cart’s Sake
Ramin Bahrani’s Man Push Cart, currently doing boffo business at the Angelika Film Center, has done for the humble Pakistani street vendor what The Bicycle Thief did for poster hangers. The drama, which is about a roll-and-coffee seller with a mysterious past, comes on the heels of the Vendy Awards and increasing attention to legendary New York street vendors like midtown’s Muhammed Rahman or Jackson Heights’ “Arepa Lady.”