Charulata (1964)
Directed by Satyajit Ray this film based on the novella “Nastanrih” stars Madhabi Mukherjee, Soumitra Chatterjee and Shailen Mkherjee. The wife of a newspaper owner lives a lonely life until they are visited by her husband's cousin.
This is one of those tales of unrequited love in a conservative era where you have to be willing to look for the subtle clues of what is happening rather than expect things to be explicitly spelled out for you. A little slow at times but if you can handle the pace this is a fascinating tale. Yet another fantastic film from Ray with a couple of really great moments of direction.
4/5
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