Charulata

Satyajit Ray’s rarely seen 1964 film is set in Calcutta at the height of the “Bengal Renaissance” of the 1880s and based on a Rabindranath Tagore novel. Charulata is the lovely, childless, intelligent, and neglected wife of a newspaper editor and political activist. Sight and Sound: “The interplay of sophistication and simplicity is extraordinary.” Post-film event: journalist Aseem Chhabra will discuss the film. Sponsored by Jane and Ed Pincus. Community Partner: Friends of Indian Music and Dance. 114 minutes, in Bengali with subtitles. CHARULATA was restored by the Satyajit Ray Preservation Project at the Academy Film Archive. Restoration funding provided by The Film Foundation.  Print courtesy of the Satyajit Ray Film and Study Center Collection at the Academy Film Archive. Film review

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