The Home and the World
1984 · Movie · Not Rated · 140 min · ★ 7.3 · 95% critics
A sheltered woman looks back on how education and new freedoms pull her beyond the confines of her home in early-1900s Bengal. When a charismatic visitor draws her into a nationalist boycott movement, personal loyalties and political ideals collide, revealing tensions between tradition and modernity, rich and poor, and divided communities.
Based on Ghare-Bhaire
Also known as Ghare Baire
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Details
- Original title
- ঘরে বাইরে
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1985-01-04
- Language
- BN
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (28 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a reflective, character-driven story where romance and politics intertwine amid social change, in the vein of Charulata; Not for you if you dislike slow, talky dramas or moral ambiguity.
Pros: morally complex drama; strong performances; thoughtful political themes | Cons: slow pace; long dialogue scenes; stage-like feel
Themes
- love triangle
- patriotism
- family drama
- drama
Awards & recognition
- National Film Award — Best Bengali Feature Film · 1985
- National Film Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1985
- National Film Award — Best Costume Design · 1985
Cast & crew
Soumitra Chatterjee
as Sandip Mukherjee
Victor Banerjee
as Nikhilesh Choudhury
Swatilekha Sengupta
as Bimala Choudhury
Gopa Aich
as The Sister-in-Law
Jennifer Kendal
as Miss Gilby
Manoj Mitra
as Headmaster
- BC
Bimal Chatterjee
as Kulada
- IR
Indrapramit Roy
as Amulya
- SS
Sunil Sarkar
- TG
Tinu Ghosh
Directed by Satyajit Ray