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Film masterpieces, like our heart's desire, shouldn't elude us forever; Charulata is an experience every movie-lover should share.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
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Charulata
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.
Director and cast
- Satyajit Ray Director
- Madhabi Mukherjee as Charulata
- Soumitra Chatterjee as Amal
- Shailen Mukherjee as Bhupati Dutta
- Shyamal Ghoshal as Umapada
- Gitali Roy as Mandakini (Manda)
- Subrata Sensharma as Motilal
- Bankim Ghosh as Jagannath
- Dilip Bose as Shashanka
- Nilotpal Dey as Joydeb
- Bholanath Koyal as Braja
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Ray recognizes the paradox that reformers are insulated from the people for whom they toil, but the movie is too stately and attenuated.
Michael Sragow, New Yorker
Fresh
You shouldn't miss this.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Possibly more relaxed and leisurely than most Satyajit Ray films, Charulata nevertheless has a graciousness and dignity which impart an added sincerity to the simple, yet thoroughly acceptable story.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Certainly one of Ray's best films, with a superb music score of his own composition.
Tom Milne, Time Out
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