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1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (32 pages)
Set in late 19th-century, pre-independence India, this film is about a woman's artistic and romantic yearning. It is about the lonely wife of a workaholic newspaper editor, Charulata, whose beautiful face masks a burning creativity. When her husband's poet cousin comes to stay with them, Charulata finds herself both inspired by him creatively and dangerously drawn to him physically. A delicate tale of a marriage in jeopardy and a woman taking the first steps toward establishing her own voice.
Janus Films ; the RDB Organization ; produced by R.D. Bansal ; screenplay, music, and direction by Satyajit Ray.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
Based on Nastanirh = The broken nest / by Rabindranath Tagore.
Special features: New interview program with actors Madhabi Mukherjee and Soumitra Chatterjee; Adapting Tagore, a new interview program featuring film scholar Moinak Biswas and Bengali cultural historian Supriya Chaudhuri; archival audio interview.
Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Shailen Mukherjee.
Blu-ray Disc; region A; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; monoaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Cinematography by Subrata Mitra ; production design by Bansi Chandragupta ; edited by Dulal Dutta ; songs, Raja Rammohan Roy, Rabindranath Tagore, Tansen, Baiju Bawra, Joydeb, Nidhubabu.
Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 669