The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
157 audience votes
Key crew
- Satyajit RayDirector
- Satyajit RayScreenplay
- Satyajit RayOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Madhabi MukherjeeCharulata
- Soumitra ChatterjeeAmal
- Shailen MukherjeeBhupati Dutta
- Shyamal GhoshalUmapada
- Gitali RoyMandakini (Manda)
- Subrata SensharmaMotilal
- Bankim GhoshJagannath
- Dilip BoseShashanka
- Nilotpal DeyJoydeb
- Bholanath KoyalBraja
- Suku MukherjeeNisikanta
- Kamu MukherjeeFellow Liberal at the Party
Stills
Themes
swingblack and whitewriterindiacalcuttanewspaper editorbased on short story19th century