Charulata

Unrated

9/10/19651h 57m

Premiere Release (US)

Overview:

In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art.

Director:

Satyajit Ray

Status:

Released

Language:

Bengali

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

swing
black and white
writer
india
calcutta
newspaper editor
based on short story
19th century

Cast

Madhabi Mukherjee

~ as ~

Charulata

Soumitra Chatterjee

~ as ~

Amal

Shailen Mukherjee

~ as ~

Bhupati Dutta

Shyamal Ghoshal

~ as ~

Umapada

Gitali Roy

~ as ~

Mandakini (Manda)

Subrata Sensharma

~ as ~

Motilal

Bankim Ghosh

~ as ~

Jagannath

Dilip Bose

~ as ~

Shashanka

Nilotpal Dey

~ as ~

Joydeb

Bholanath Koyal

~ as ~

Braja

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Reviews (1)

deepkino
Written 2 month(s) ago
7
Departing from the West's traditional approaches to narrative, performance, and technique, Satyajit Ray tells a story of marital alienation and the tension between material and spiritual concerns. The result is a profoundly calm film that reflects on the balance between work and one's spouse.