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Charulata
(The Lonely Wife) is a 1964 film by Bengali director Satyajit Ray, featuring Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee and Sailen Mukherjee. It is based on a story by Rabindranath Tagore, Nastanirh (The Broken Nest). Many critics and commentators have considered Charulata to be Ray's greatest achievement, with Ray famously remarking that it had the "least flaws" of all his movies, and Charulata (the character) also was Ray's favorite among his many films. This movie belongs to the Indian tradition of parallel cinema, and Ray cited the influence of French New Wave directors such as François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard in the making of Charulata.

Story

The film tells the story of a lonely housewife, known as Charu (Madhabi Mukherjee), who lives a wealthy, secluded and idle life in 1870's Calcutta. Her husband, Bhupati (Sailen Mukherjee), runs a newspaper, The Sentinel, and spends more time with work than with his wife. However, he notices that Charu is lonely, and asks his brother, Amal (Soumitra Chatterjee), to keep her company. Amal is a writer and is asked to help Charu with her own writing. However, after several months, Charu and Amal's feelings for each other move beyond a mentoring relationship.

Awards

Charulata won Satyajit his second Silver Bear for best direction in Berlin in 1964. He had won in the previous year with Mahanagar
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Category:Indian films Category:Satyajit Ray

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