Chokher Bãli : a passion play = Cokhera bāli /
Binodini is a beautiful and educated woman who is struggling to free herself from the oppression of widowhood. Widowed within a year of marriage, she moves into Mahendra's house as a companion to his mother. There she meets Mahendra's wife, Ashalata and his brother, Behari, who is in and o...
| Uniform Title: | Chokher Bāli (Motion picture : 2003) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Hindi English |
| Language Notes: | Hindi and English dialogue, English, Gujarati, Tamil and Telegu subtitles. |
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Kolkata :
Eagle Video ;
[2005?]
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| Summary: | Binodini is a beautiful and educated woman who is struggling to free herself from the oppression of widowhood. Widowed within a year of marriage, she moves into Mahendra's house as a companion to his mother. There she meets Mahendra's wife, Ashalata and his brother, Behari, who is in and out of the house, Mehendra and Behari were both offered her hand in marriage and had refused. Binodini sees the husband, the home and marital bliss that could have been hers and seduces Mahendra through the innocent medium of Asha. Asha and Binodini soon become inseperable. Among these four develops a forbidden attraction. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the original novel by Rabindranath Tagore. Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Special features: Digitally re-mastered from the original film. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (124 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; all regions; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; DVD9; NTSC. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Aveek Mukhopadhjee ; art director, Indranil Ghosh ; editor, Arghyakamal Mitra ; music, Debajyoti Misra ; costume designer, Sushanta Rai ; interior designer, Bubi Ray. |