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Friday, August 29, 2008

36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) - Aparna Sen

VCD Rip
Rating: 8.2/10
Runtime: 107
Language: English | Bengali | Hindi (With Bengali Dialogue having hardcoded subs)
Country: India
Color: Colour

IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081968/

Description:
’36 Chowringhee Lane’ is the story of an old lady Violet Stoneham. Violet is an Anglo-Indian schoolteacher who teaches Shakespeare and has a dingy house to live. On a fateful day, she meets her ex-student Nandita and her boyfriend Somaresh. She invites them over to her place. The lovers were tired of stealing intimate moments in taxis and public places. Their eyes lit up on seeing Violet’s apartment.
As the time passes, a warm and exciting relationship develops between the lovers and the old lady. For the old lady this relationship becomes the most precious thing in her life.
Many a frames capturing the emotional journey of Violet follow. Suddenly, the ephemeral joy in her life does a disappearing act and leaves Stoneham groping for solace in Shakespeare.

Director: Aparna Sen
Cast:
Jennifer Kendal … Miss Violet Stoneham
Dhritiman Chatterjee … Samaresh Moitra
Debashree Roy … Nandita Roy
Geoffrey Kendal … Eddie Stoneham
Soni Razdan … Rosemary Stoneham
Sanjana Kapoor … Young Violet (as Sanjna Kapoor)
Karan Kapoor … Davie
Ruma Guha Thakurta … Nandita’s Mother
Munmun Kapoor … Bijoya
Dina Ardeshir … Mrs.Wendy McGowen
Fae Soares … Mrs.Berger
Renu Roy … Miss Mazumdar
Sylvia Philips … Mrs.Roy Chowdhury
Kamalini Sen Sharma … 1st School Girl
Mahrukh Doctor … 2nd School Girl

Bengali Dialogues are covered with hardcoded English Subs.

A social reflection of the decay of the Anglo Indian Community in Kolkata and a poignant tale of human beings which elates you and at the same time disturbs you with a vague sense of guilt.

It makes you search your memories to find out whether you may have unknowingly hurt somebody in order to achieve your goals.

A dream direction debut for Ms. Aparna Sen, this movie won a number of awards.

A CLASSIC !!!!

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