Charulata
- Soumitra Chattopadhyay: Amal
- Madhabi Mukhopadhyay: Charulata
- Shailen Mukhopadhyay: Bhupati
Charulata - The Lonely Wife ( Bengali: চারুলতা, Cārulatā ) is an Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray in 1964, he was based on a story by Rabindranath Thakur Nastanir. .
Action
Charulata lives in the 19th century with her husband Bhupati, a wealthy political publisher, in a large villa in Kolkata. His work takes all his time and Charulata fights against boredom with manual labor, reading and Passantenbeobachten.
Order and to give his wife to distraction relief, he invites Charulatas brother and his wife. The brother is employed as a manager and authorized representative of the publisher. During a sudden storm appeared unexpectedly also the brother Bhupatis, the innocent and light-hearted literature student Amal on.
Bhupati commissioned Amal, to take care of Charulata and promote their hidden literary talents. But you should not notice the planned Targeted awareness of care. Amal takes on the task and spends most of his free time Charulata and philosophical and literary discussions. Practically he goes ahead with his own verses as an example, yet when he tries to encourage her to write, she is hesitant. In the garden of the house Charulata discovered her sudden emotional freedom and their affection for Amal. Ambitious aims Amal to a release of his records.
Bhupati indicates Amal a marriage offer ( daughter of a lawyer ) further to which this responds indignantly. Charulata is well then to be able to live together as extended family in the hope of the house of the elder brother Bhupati, thrilled. His brother tried to make Amal tasty, by promising him a paid by the future father abroad. You fabulieren what you there in Europe so could see everything, but Amal is the Bengal preference.
Inspired records of the successful release of Amal, it activates itself secretly to the spring and lets her memoirs in the form of a short story published.
Bhupati celebrates the victory of the Liberals at a UK general election with like-minded people. He is convinced that this would have without the lectures her compatriot Raja Ram Mohan Roy had no chance, which is why Roy would actually be celebrated. At the same time Amal muses with Charulata how many Bengal probably go abroad and that Bristol (Note: where Ram Mohan Roy died ) yes so far was gone. Charulatas brother arrived meanwhile off on some pretext with his wife. Bhupati is for literary publication hailed his wife ( of which he knew nothing ) of his political friends. The next day discovered Bhupati, his brother in law has massively embezzled money as an officer and ruined his publishing.
Secretly Amal leaves the house at night because he has noticed that Charulata has enamored by the intensive care in him, and he did not want to hurt his brother. Charulata is shocked by the news. As a letter from Amal later his stay reveals and Bhupati Charulata looks terrible cry, he realizes her true feelings for Amal and he leaves the house.
After days Bhupati returns, ranging hesitant with Charulata hand.
Background
Charulata was published on 17 April 1964.
Satyajit Ray was the most satisfied of all his films with Charulata. Although Western audiences, is, as so often lost in films from other cultures, without cultural background knowledge a part of associations, this film is quite understandable. The input sequence in which Charulatas inner emotional world - her loneliness and boredom - is represented, is one of the highlights of the work. Likewise, the only real outdoor scene: Amal and Charulata in the garden - they liberated and happy but emotionally staggering, which is symbolized by a long camera stays on a swing with Charulata.
Reviews
"The political aspects of the story comes second to the psychological. Influenced by the commitment to truth, honesty and mutual trust, the film conveys a serious statement about the nature of human relationships. "
" A monumental love triangle that ends grave, an arts and crafts museum piece today. The lonely woman is a noble, of her husband, who has only the publication of his newspaper and politics in the head, neglected Indian woman: She spends her days in humility and boredom. Until the brother of her husband shows up, a poet. His zest for life is contagious it, she longs for something else. But before it comes to that, to remembers the husband and travels the poet again. Ray has the inexhaustible patience with staged, no nuance of over slowly looming and then did not take place marriage drama he does not miss. Since the film is set around the turn of the century, we learn at least something from the then Bengali fashion and interior design. "
" Professional and marital problems of an Indian newspaper publisher in a wide, human representation that wins their magic from the great peace that radiates this film. For viewers aged 16, a human profit. "
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Film 1964
- Silver Bear for Best Director at the International Film Festival Berlin 1965
- Catholic Award, Berlin, 1965
- Best film, Acapulco, 1965