#669: RAY, Satyajit: Charulata (1964)
RAY, Satyajit (India)
Charulata [1964]
Spine #669
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
Satyajit Ray's exquisite story of a woman's artistic and romantic yearning takes place in late nineteenth-century, pre-independence India, in the gracious home of a liberal-minded, workaholic newspaper editor and his lonely wife, Charulata (Madhabi Mukherjee). When her husband's poet cousin (Soumitra Chatterjee) comes to stay with them, Charulata finds herself both creatively inspired and dangerously drawn to him. Based on a novella by the great Rabindranath Tagore, Charulata is a work of subtle textures, a delicate tale of a marriage in jeopardy and a woman taking the first steps toward establishing her own voice.
119 minutes
Black & White
Black & White
Monaural
in Bengali
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2013
Director/Writers
Based on the original novella The Broken Nest by Rabindranath Tagore.
Satyajit Ray was 43 when he wrote and directed Charulata.
The Film
Other Satyajit Ray films in the Collection:
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Thirty-six page booklet featuring an essay by critic Philip Kemp and a 1980s interview with Ray by his biographer Andrew Robinson.
Commentary
None.
Interview program
With actors Mukherjee and Chatterjee.
Adapting Tagore
Interview program featuring Indian film scholar Moinak Biswas and Bengali cultural historian Supriya Chaudhuri.
Archival audio interview
With director Ray, conducted by film historian Gideon Bachmann.
Extras Rating (0-40):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Thirty-six page booklet featuring an essay by critic Philip Kemp and a 1980s interview with Ray by his biographer Andrew Robinson.
Commentary
None.
Interview program
With actors Mukherjee and Chatterjee.
Adapting Tagore
Interview program featuring Indian film scholar Moinak Biswas and Bengali cultural historian Supriya Chaudhuri.
Archival audio interview
With director Ray, conducted by film historian Gideon Bachmann.
Extras Rating (0-40):
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