This graceful film by Ray is as much a tragic love story as an examination of political turmoil in 1908 India.
The Home and the World (1984)
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Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 6
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 7.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Nikhil Choudhry and his wife, Bimala, lead happy lives in an Indian palace in the country. Although they had an arranged marriage, the couple has fallen in love with each other. However, when Nikhil's childhood pal, politician Sandip... Nikhil Choudhry and his wife, Bimala, lead happy lives in an Indian palace in the country. Although they had an arranged marriage, the couple has fallen in love with each other. However, when Nikhil's childhood pal, politician Sandip Mukherjee, visits them, the husband and wife start drifting apart. Nikhil encourages Bimala to spend time with Sandip, but he never imagines an attraction will develop between the two... [More]
Starring: Victor Banerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Swatilekha Chatterjee
Starring: Victor Banerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Swatilekha Chatterjee
Director: Satyajit Ray
Director: Satyajit Ray
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Reviews for The Home and the World
As with the works of any great director, The Home and the World defies easy categorization.
Vividly depicts the clash of values when the modernism of the West impinges on ancient Eastern ways in India.
Ray soft-pedals the ironies (the politician is, of course, a bounder), while bringing out the full emotional sweep of the young woman's awakening, suggesting that the violent demonstrations that rock the streets are the product of a similar repression.
It is a contemplative movie -- quiet, slow, a series of conversations punctuated by sudden bursts of activity.
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