Fresh
As with the works of any great director, The Home and the World defies easy categorization.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
The Home and the World
TRADITION VERSUS MODERNISM
1985 · 2h 20m · Not Rated
Drama
Directed by
Satyajit Ray
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The Home and the World
Overview
In the early 1900s, Nikhilesh, a wealthy Westernized Hindu in colonial East Bengal, feels compelled to test the love of his wife, Bimala. He introduces her to his friend Sandip, a politician agitating against British rule, and Bimala is equally taken with both Sandip's anti-colonial fervor and the man himself. Personal and political tensions subsequently flare as the now assertive Bimala has to make a crucial decision.
Director and cast
- Satyajit Ray Director
- Soumitra Chatterjee as Sandip Mukherjee
- Victor Banerjee as Nikhilesh Choudhury
- Swatilekha Sengupta as Bimala Choudhury
- Gopa Aich as The Sister-in-Law
- Jennifer Kendal as Miss Gilby
- Manoj Mitra as Headmaster
- Bimal Chatterjee as Kulada
- Indrapramit Roy as Amulya
- Sunil Sarkar Cast
- Tinu Ghosh Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It is a contemplative movie -- quiet, slow, a series of conversations punctuated by sudden bursts of activity.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Ray soft-pedals the ironies (the politician is, of course, a bounder), while bringing out the full emotional sweep of the young woman's awakening, suggesting that the violent demonstrations that rock the streets are the product of a similar repression.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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