Charulata
1964 · Movie · 117 min · ★ 7.5 · 88% critics
In 1870s India, a lonely, artistically minded wife spends her days in a quiet household while her journalist husband is consumed by work. Hoping to ease her isolation, he invites a young relative to keep her company and encourage her writing, sparking a close bond built on shared love of art and literature.
Based on Nastanirh
Also known as The Lonely Wife
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Details
- Original title
- চারুলতা
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-04-17
- Language
- BN
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (151 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, emotionally nuanced period drama about marriage, loneliness, and creative awakening, in the vein of The Music Room; Not for you if you need fast pacing or clear-cut resolutions.
Pros: sensitive relationship drama; calm, immersive atmosphere; strong performances | Cons: slow, patient pacing; emotionally heavy themes; minimal plot action
Themes
- swing
- black and white
- writer
- india
- calcutta
- newspaper editor
- based on short story
- 19th century
Awards & recognition
- National Film Award — Best Feature Film · 1965
- Silver Bear — Best Director · 1965
Cast & crew
Madhabi Mukherjee
as Charulata
Soumitra Chatterjee
as Amal
Shailen Mukherjee
as Bhupati Dutta
Shyamal Ghoshal
as Umapada
Gitali Roy
as Mandakini (Manda)
Subrata Sensharma
as Motilal
Bankim Ghosh
as Jagannath
- DB
Dilip Bose
as Shashanka
- ND
Nilotpal Dey
as Joydeb
- BK
Bholanath Koyal
as Braja
Directed by Satyajit Ray