CHARULATA: THE LONELY WIFE (Charulata) (1964) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Satyajit Ray

Written by - Satyajit Ray, Rabindranath Tagore

Starring - Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Shailen Mukherjee

"In Calcutta in the last decade of the nineteenth century, a wealthy man neglects his bored housewife due to his passion for his political newspaper; as a result she draws nearer to his brother in law who encourages her to write. Ray’s own brand of family drama is a wonderfully gripping one also because of his ability of building up and atmosphere filled with drama and tension. The style is poetic and sophisticated and the underlying hints at poetry and art make this much more than a pretty film to look at, but a great film experience."

Drama, India