The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.
Director: Satyajit Ray
Writers: Rabindranath Tagore (from the story "Nastaneer"), Satyajit Ray (scenario), 1 more credit »Stars:Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Shailen Mukherjee | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Charu lives a lonely and idle life in 1870s India. Although her husband Bhupati devotes more time to his newspaper than to their marriage, he sees her loneliness and asks his brother-in-law,Umapada to keep her company. At the same time Bhupati's own brother, Amal, a would-be writer comes home finishing his college education. However, after several months, Charu and Amal's feelings for each other move beyond literary friendship.Charulata Bengali Movie Reviews
Beautiful.
The film is the
masterpiece from Satyajit ray. Even he confessed that it was his best
work. The film is obviously the slowest that I have ever seen but its
beauty lies in the fact that it gradually develops the relationships and
emotions which is very difficult to be filmed. The story revolves
around a woman named Charulata who has an inherent talent of writing but
is not able to make use of this. She finds it very difficult to pass
her time. Brother of her husband comes to live with them and then she
started to find solace in his company. How relationships gradually
changed as the time passed is portrayed beautifully in this wonderful
film from a master filmmaker.
PROS:
The best thing I found in the film was the acting by Charu. Her eyes said more than was required. Cinematography too was nice and noticeable. The development of affection between two people is the key strength here. The film is definitely slow paced but it certainly kept me interested every minute. The thing that I liked in the cinematography most was the very slow movement of the camera around the two people when they were talking. The story is good and normal but the way it was perceived by Ray and his power to display it is fantastic.
MESSAGE: "Some things just happen. You cannot have control over them."
VERDICT: "Most recommended Indian Film."
PROS:
The best thing I found in the film was the acting by Charu. Her eyes said more than was required. Cinematography too was nice and noticeable. The development of affection between two people is the key strength here. The film is definitely slow paced but it certainly kept me interested every minute. The thing that I liked in the cinematography most was the very slow movement of the camera around the two people when they were talking. The story is good and normal but the way it was perceived by Ray and his power to display it is fantastic.
MESSAGE: "Some things just happen. You cannot have control over them."
VERDICT: "Most recommended Indian Film."
