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Charulata

1964 · 117 min

A quiet, tender chamber piece that aches with unspoken longing, its stillness and small gestures carrying enormous emotional weight.

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.

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • love
    • identity
    • betrayal
    • freedom
    Places
    • big city
    • single country house
    • sea
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Satyajit Ray
    Written by
    Satyajit Ray
    Starring
    Madhabi Mukherjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Shailen Mukherjee, Shyamal Ghoshal, Gitali Roy, Subrata Sensharma, Bankim Ghosh, Dilip Bose
    Music
    Satyajit Ray
    Cinematography
    Subrata Mitra
    Runtime
    117 min
    Country
    India
    Languages
    Bengali, English

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