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Charulata, Janus Films ; the RDB Organization ; produced by R.D. Bansal ; screenplay, music, and direction by Satyajit Ray

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Charulata

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Janus Films ; the RDB Organization ; produced by R.D. Bansal ; screenplay, music, and direction by Satyajit Ray

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The Criterion collection, 669

Set in late 19th-century, pre-independence India, this film is about a woman's artistic and romantic yearning. It is about the lonely wife of a workaholic newspaper editor, Charulata, whose beautiful face masks a burning creativity. When her husband's poet cousin comes to stay with them, Charulata finds herself both inspired by him creatively and dangerously drawn to him physically. A delicate tale of a marriage in jeopardy and a woman taking the first steps toward establishing her own voice

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